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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most of mine are food related:

EVERYONE gets a drink at a restaurant. Kids want a Shirley Temple? Fine. Get a refill!

We don’t often WANT it, but dessert is an option that’s always on the table. Same with appetizers.

I will splurge on expensive spaghetti sauce and nicer pasta. I buy REAL Parmesan. I spend a small fortune on good EVOO.[b] We buy the expensive ice cream[/b]. We eat some form of meat almost every single day. I buy giant roasts or steaks for the weekend. Quality cheeses, fancy crackers, nice cured meats. Things like that.

But I also panic like you about “worst case scenarios”. I have a number I like to keep in savings and I panic if something take us below it. [/quote]

This one resonated for me.
We were not super poor but grew up in TX knowing we were on a strict budget. 
When we had ice cream in the house, it was this cheap Borden brand, but I had a friend whose mom splurged on Blue Bell, which was the gold standard in Texas. I was in awe.
Buying Blue Bell ice cream always makes me feel like I’ve hit the big time![/quote]

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