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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]46 y.o. mom of two kids. This is less than what I spend on my appearance, but we have a higher income. I also have a job where I travel and am in front of large audiences frequently, so certain things I spend on make it easier to do my job (e.g. Brazilian blowouts so I don't have to spend time styling my hair).

The one thing that stands out to me is the $500-$1K on a luxury item annually. When we earned closer to what you do, I would not have done that.

Overall, it doesn't matter what's normal, it's what you can afford. When our HHI was closer to yours, DH and I both set ourselves monthly budgets for personal spending. I tracked mine pretty closely at the time. Notably, while I do spend more now and don't track things, some of the habits related to thinking about the trade-offs when making purchases have stayed with me.[/quote]

It’s very different if you earn your income. She does not.

I am a WFH mom with a small contractor job and manage our rentals and our household. My spending exceeds this woman’s for a reason - on my card. I cover soccer club dues for three kids, our tv. All rental house expenses. All groceries. All kids clothes, haircuts, school supplies, anything kid related  Our housekeeper 2x month. We pool our money and he pays my card off every month. Our grocery bill is high- we often host tons of kids and family and love doing it. 
My personal expenses- pedi 2xmonth ($80 total), gym $120/mo, highlights 2x year $300, Botox 2x year $350. I buy very little clothes unless needed and certainly no nice bag etc..  I budget carefully. When I am earning more of my own money again that might change!! But I like living below our means and I like being with the kids as the primary parent versus both being strung out working full time! [/quote]

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