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<p>Depends on what you mean by problem. I think it’s very silly to spend a lot of money on handbags and flowers but I don’t actually care if anyone else does it.</p>
<p>CT1417 - H is Irish and spent a lot of time there as a teen. He is all about butter. He doesn’t put butter in the refridge. No low fat for us.</p>
<p>Count me as another fan of fresh flowers. I buy them every week and display them in 3 rooms of my house. To me they are beautiful and sometimes fragrant. I suppose appreciation of them depends on how important aethestics are to one’s life.</p>
<p>I don’t consider them a “splurge” item though, because a decent bouquet can be bought at Trader Joe’s for $6.99. Over a year’s time, 3 bouquets per week add up to about $1,100. Worth it because I enjoy them every single day in my home.</p>
<p>Sirius radio…for long drives
Real Maple syrup
Real butter
K-12 private tuition
Smart phone - Note 3
iPad
touchscreen laptop
Pedicures - twice in the summer (do my own touchups in between)
Clark shoes
Ugg boots
Brighton shoes/accessories
designer purses (not too many)
Travel
Heated seats for my car ( a must!!)
Keurig
Teavana</p>
<p>You guys are adding things to my list that I hadn’t considered a splurge.</p>
<p>Count me in for heated car seats
Satellite radio
Irish butter-double yum
Smart phone
iPad</p>
<p>However, my laptop is almost 7 years old! :eek:</p>
<p>Funny I didn’t even consider my iPad or iPhone as a splurge, just a basic necessity. That’s sad, I know.</p>
<p>A necessity to some is a splurge to others.</p>
<p>I remember being in New York City with my mother and having her muse, “Should we splurge and take a taxi, or save and take a bus?” I wasn’t sure how one was supposed to simply get from one place to another without either splurging or saving.</p>
<p>My hair salon.</p>
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My cousin told her soon-to-be-husband: “there are two things I will lie about: how much I spent on my hair, and how much I spent on my shoes. So, don’t ask.”</p>
<p>^^which works great until your cousin becomes ill (like my mom did this year and my dad had to take her to the hair dresser. He just about keeled over when it was time to pay).</p>
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<p>Botox. I like to think of it as more of an anti-depressant than a splurge. Teehee.</p>
<p>Maybe I don’t understand the premise, but I haven’t seen anything on here that I would have a problem with someone else buying/having/spending.</p>
<p>I might think you are nuts for spending $500 on a pair of shoes, but that’s not the same as having a problem with it.</p>
<p>Now if someone said “hookers” that might be a different story…</p>
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<p>I wish more people would learn that a little bit goes a long way. I saw Courtney Cox recently on TV and she looked SO ODD. I finally figured it out. She was so botoxed, she couldn’t even speak properly. SAD SAD SAD.</p>
<p>But a little bit on the frown lines? In my work with plastic surgeons, I’ve seen that seems to be the best use of it.</p>
<p>I have a hodge-podge list </p>
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<li><p>Very nice car for DH. It’s cheaper than many boats, and he enjoys it every single day. </p></li>
<li><p>Any clothes or shoes that my frugal college grad daughter will allow me to buy her </p></li>
<li><p>Fresh produce… makes lots more sense than splurging on cookies</p></li>
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<p>I am having some work done this year. So, yeah…plastics are my friend.</p>
<p>And, although I tend to purchase vintage pieces diamonds are also my friend. The “vintage” is from the 60s. </p>
<p>I won’t buy fur. Absolutely will not…ever. I turned down a mink coat from a relative. I have my mother’s lambskin coat. Won’t wear it ever.</p>
<p>“Maybe I don’t understand the premise, but I haven’t seen anything on here that I would have a problem with someone else buying/having/spending.”</p>
<p>Yep. I haven’t seen anything yet that I would imagine someone would have a problem with. Maybe not everyone would spend their money the same way, but actually having a problem with? No. There may be some critics, but I don’t think too many. Maybe if you were living in a third world country, but who is actually going to have a problem with flowers, butter, potatoes, fruit, shoes, hair, spa, electronics? Maybe ones spouse might have a problem with paying for it, or some judgmental few, but otherwise?</p>
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<p>DH: “Why the Hell are we buying butter from Ireland? What’s wrong with the cows in Texas? They’re everywhere around here, and they look pretty happy to me, at half the price!”</p>
<p>Sigh…</p>
<p>I had to think a minute because off the top I wouldn’t have said we do splurge. But after reading here, I’m sure some of the things we consider important would not be to others. So here goes: lawn guy (we are all allergic to grass), soccer package on cable, musical instruments, music/voice lessons, dance lessons, any educational expenses( although we have saved for years for them), club soccer (with no expectation of soccer scholarships, just a hope he would make a college team which he did), and that’s about it. We don’t drink, vacations are camping, we drive old cars, no manicures, etc. I guess that is why I don’t feel so much that we splurge as much as we have made choices. I suppose that is the same for everyone here</p>
<p>"DH: “Why the Hell are we buying butter from Ireland? What’s wrong with the cows in Texas? They’re everywhere around here, and they look pretty happy to me, at half the price!”</p>
<p>Funny. I can’t imagine my husband ever noticing something like that in million years. The butter shows up, it’s in the refrigerator, it’s on the bread. Case closed.</p>
<p>^^^Busdriver, my DH notices if I have on new socks. “Oh, those are nice, are they new?” WOW.</p>
<p>Lately he is in a “How much is that going to cost?” mode. Ironically, he’s been closing deals left and right, so lack of money is not the issue.</p>