Yarn and coffee. I crochet and have way more yarn then I will probably ever use! I also enjoy coffee. I try to make it for myself at home but there is nothing like a fresh roasted cup of coffee.
Sigh!
-r
I splurge on two things on a consistent basis.
1) Coffee - I just can't stand to drink nasty coffee and I NEED my coffee!
2) Diapers - I've tried all different brands, from very cheap to over-the-top expensive. We found that one brand (one of the higher priced ones that rarely give out coupons!) is the best bet. Really, though, when you look at the price of changing a diaper every 45 minutes and doing laundry due to frequent leaks vs. changing every 1 1/2 to THREE hours and very rarely having leaks, it kind of evens out.
A rural resident, my splurges are satellite radio and a subscription to netflix. Radio stations are scarce out here and so is variety in movie rentals.
We splurge on eating out. With both of us working full time and me also being in grad school full time, some days I don't have the energy to cook! Eating out is my "easy way out" and though it could certainly help my budget to cut back, we haven't brought ourselves to do it yet. I've started using more restaurant.com coupons and such to take some of the cost down, but it's still the largest splurge in our monthly budget. Hopefully I can win an amazon gift card to help offset some textbook purchases! :)
Water. I can't stand the taste of our city's water, which leads to me not drinking very much water throughout the day. So, we have 3 gallon plastic jugs that we fill with RO water from a "water store" for $0.25 a gallon. I factor it into our grocery budget, and now I drink plenty of water - which now that I am pregnant is especially important!
eating out is definitely where i tend to splurge the most. or really food in general. but it's something i really enjoy and i tend to be pretty frugal in other ways so i let myself do it
thank you, for sharing this amazing exercise. I did it just now and feel relieved. I kept so many things in my head and heart, that I started to explode...I started to blame my husband for everything.
Thank you! :)
I splurge on the latest tech gadgets. Bought an iPad after getting a netbook as a birthday gift 6 months earlier. Haven't regretted it since I used Best Buy's no-interest payment plan. BTW, love this blog! (first time posting)
My fingers get pruny as I type here. What to do about that?
I splurge on junk food, sadly.
Yarn and coffee. I crochet and have way more yarn then I will probably ever use! I also enjoy coffee. I try to make it for myself at home but there is nothing like a fresh roasted cup of coffee.
Sigh!
-r
Travel for sure
Underwear!!! There's nothing worse that bad underwear reminding you every moment of every day how cheap you are.
I splurge on two things on a consistent basis.
1) Coffee - I just can't stand to drink nasty coffee and I NEED my coffee!
2) Diapers - I've tried all different brands, from very cheap to over-the-top expensive. We found that one brand (one of the higher priced ones that rarely give out coupons!) is the best bet. Really, though, when you look at the price of changing a diaper every 45 minutes and doing laundry due to frequent leaks vs. changing every 1 1/2 to THREE hours and very rarely having leaks, it kind of evens out.
SUV?! This Suburbanite doesn't drive an SUV! tsk tsk!
A rural resident, my splurges are satellite radio and a subscription to netflix. Radio stations are scarce out here and so is variety in movie rentals.
I definitely splurge on food. Between organic groceries and eating out it can add up. I am willing to pay a mark-up for convenience sometimes!
For those of us not as fortunate as you, Marc, we may not have garages. Don't make assumptions, it makes you look stupid.
I splurge on shoes. Guilty pleasure.
We splurge on eating out. With both of us working full time and me also being in grad school full time, some days I don't have the energy to cook! Eating out is my "easy way out" and though it could certainly help my budget to cut back, we haven't brought ourselves to do it yet. I've started using more restaurant.com coupons and such to take some of the cost down, but it's still the largest splurge in our monthly budget. Hopefully I can win an amazon gift card to help offset some textbook purchases! :)
Oganic food.
Water. I can't stand the taste of our city's water, which leads to me not drinking very much water throughout the day. So, we have 3 gallon plastic jugs that we fill with RO water from a "water store" for $0.25 a gallon. I factor it into our grocery budget, and now I drink plenty of water - which now that I am pregnant is especially important!
Hi Kathleen,
Here's my cannellini bean spread recipe:
http://www.scordo.com/2011/01/crostini-bruschetta-or-italian-toast-recip...
and our hummus or chickpea dip:
http://www.scordo.com/2008/06/basic-hummus-recipe.html
Hope these help!
Vince
My favorite Italian restaurant has a quarterly wine dinner - 6 courses, 6 wines.
eating out is definitely where i tend to splurge the most. or really food in general. but it's something i really enjoy and i tend to be pretty frugal in other ways so i let myself do it
I splurge on quality coffee.
Books! I used to go to the library, but these days I order books online instead.
Hello, Nora!
thank you, for sharing this amazing exercise. I did it just now and feel relieved. I kept so many things in my head and heart, that I started to explode...I started to blame my husband for everything.
Thank you! :)
Professional hair coloring. For me it's totally worth it to have my hair look as natural as possible and not gunk up the bathroom.
Yarn.... beautiful soft yarn... for my knitting projects.
My weakness is Sonic vanilla Cokes. Often. It's like crack, I swear.
Before we had kids, our big splurge was going to the movies pretty often. A year ago we splurged on a Hawaii vacation.
I splurge on the latest tech gadgets. Bought an iPad after getting a netbook as a birthday gift 6 months earlier. Haven't regretted it since I used Best Buy's no-interest payment plan. BTW, love this blog! (first time posting)