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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live in a less expensive house so that I don’t have to work FT or even at all. This also lets me afford Botox, quality skincare products (not drugstore stuff), Retin-A, time to work out, hobbies, and down-time. I have a SN kid and I really don’t have time to do it all. I envy that some moms can manage it. More power to them.

[b]If it really means something to you, you’ll have to free up resources for it because it will cost some time and money. You might have to cut cable or buy a cheaper car or whatever you think you can swap out. [/b]

The Botox, Retin-A, skincare and gym cost about $3k a year. I don’t drink alcohol, think of how much people spend on that and it’s not even good for you!

You’ll have to decide it’s not frivolous and it’s important to you. I told my husband “Look, I only get one face and if I don’t take care of it, it won’t take care of itself.”

My husband wasn’t on board with the Botox and pricier skincare until he saw the results. He said the change is “pretty amazing.”[/quote]

Similar story here.  I have a friend who was aghast at the cost of medical grade skin treatments for a mid-40s woman, even though she really wanted to do it.  She drives a way nicer car than me, she has a lovely home with a stunning yard, and she takes great vacations.  More power to her, if she prefers to spend her money that way.  But, at a certain point, you have to decide what is important to you.  I'd rather spend my money at a medispa than on landscaping, because I get more enjoyment out of the results.  Everyone is different and can make different choices, but really fighting aging requires resources.[/quote]

Yes, you have to decide what is important to you.  I am all for exercising, because it is healthful. It is worth spending the money to eat good, healthy food (and good, healthy food is definitely more expensive than unhealthy food).  But spending money on cosmetic procedures is not for me.  People who worry so much about wrinkles are too shallow for me.  Many of us derive more satisfaction from spending time with friends and family, etc., and have no time for or interest in people so caught up in appearances.[/quote]

You could have simply ended your comment with "is not for me", but you decided to nastily bash people who choose differently than you.  It sounds like that's what you actually derive satisfaction from! [/quote]

Um, it is shallow. I'd rather talk to someone who's been spending their time and money diving on the Great Barrier Reef, or becoming a serious horticulturalist, than someone who has spent their time gazing in the mirror, wondering if her brow is slightly less smooth than it was six months ago, and spending money to futilely slow the inexorable march of time. The first two would have really interesting things to say, the latter...well. [/quote]

It's not an either or proposition. I'd generally tend to agree if it were,  but myself and plenty of my friends lead pretty interesting,  adventurous lives and have a lot to say. We also spend the 2 hrs a heat it takes to get some Botox.[/quote]

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