What do you splurge on

[kgtest]

Yes, now that makes more sense. I do miss my Allagash though.

I've had St Pauli I actually live in St Paul so its common around here. One of the better NAs if not the best I've tasted so far.


I usually just digress to a Shriley Temple or Arne P. depending on the mood. Mostly just water though.

 

[YVRRocketSurgery]

Travel "splurges" also.
We're not in the biz class level of splurges yet. However, we allow ourselves to be more selective in the carriers we choose for long haul flights and the accommodations we choose.

 

[MrsHaloFIRE]

Ive recently vested into organic milk and overpriced raspberries. It was a bold, unannounced moved in the commissary and I dared HaloFIRE to try me. He dared not.

 

[stepford]

Lately bicycles and travel. I'm telling myself that the bikes are actually saving me money in the long run. So what if I've coughed up $7-8K on bikes/gear over the last couple of years - once I have the gear I've been entertaining myself just riding around for almost no cost. During the 8 or so months a year when I'm not traveling my total spending has been less than $1500/mo (since cycling has such a low recurrent cost after the initial investment). Even if I amortize the $8K over 24 months it's still a bargain (and the bikes will last a lot longer than 24 months).



Now, those other months when DW and I have been traveling overseas... not quite as cheap.

 

[cyber888]

Health stuff (organic food, alkaline water, stretching/massage chair, fruits and steak, seafood) + yearly travel (mostly Europe + we have a timeshare for domestic travel). We were in Lake Como, Cinque Tierre, and Milan this year, last year was Belgium, Amsterdam, and Paris.

I like German cars, but I buy second hand with low mileage. This year I got a 2015 BMW for $25,200 with 20,500 miles and fully loaded including heated steering wheels, navigation, sports suspension, etc . Brand new tag price was around $45,800.

 

[Moemg]

Travel , nice clothes , more expensive wine and endless books .Plus I have this thing for bed linens including quilts so I change mine out a lot .

 

[robnplunder]

Golf - yearly all you can play at a decent course
Eating out - too lazy to cook after golf (see above)
Japanese green tea - direct from Kyoto, Japan

 

[RetireBy90]

We hire out the carpet cleaning now instead of renting a machine and doing it ourselves.

I consider that a necessity. Rented a machine one time and my back hurt for couple weeks. I think they came from dark ages torture devices.

Bought a 70" TV. Wow! And a 5.1 sound system.

Again, for us with eyesight declining a necessity

We use the clothes dryer more and the clothes line less.

And here, our HOA says no clothesline’s

 

[W2R]

I was torn on posting this. I sure don't need any other splurges but I am curious if you have small items that you pamper yourself with if you are retired or close.

Once I retired from the military, I promised myself a regular barber. I still go on-base for a cut but I have a barber that knows what I want and I give her a bit more tip than I used to.

Now that I retired from working for the man, I splurge on a starbucks coffee every week or two. I also use a laptop that I like not the cheapest one that will work. Oh, and big time important for us, we get Wegmans strip steaks when we eat steak. Love the steaks from there.

How about others ? are there small items you treat yourself to if you are FI or close ?

Like you, I like working on a really nice laptop computer, not just a crummy minimal one. And I especially love for it to be NEW. I just simply adore getting and setting up a brand new slick and shiny laptop, so I probably do that more often than anybody could ever justify. I average about 20 months between laptops. What can I say? Some people hate setting up a new computer but I get a huge kick out of it and I love that they have become so cheap in recent years.

As for steak, I love it and eat it quite often.

I buy gasoline at the nearest Exxon station, instead of no-name gas that is cheaper.

We eat a light lunch out every day, although not any place very expensive. That's usually either a cup of soup, or a small green side salad, for weight loss reasons. So, no daily over-the-top feasts and I regard the menu as totally a giant fable of "in your dreams" choices, not as choices a normal human could make. Average cost of lunch so far this year has been $8.34, including tax and tip. But the luxury of not having to ever do cooking or cleanup for lunch, is priceless.

I set the thermostat for whatever temperature is most comfortable for me, and save energy in other ways instead.

I love doing jigsaw puzzles on my iPad, and the program that I use (which is free) offers packages of maybe 30-60 jigsaw puzzles for prices ranging from $0.99 - $3.99 or so. Every month or two I order another. I actually *COULD* just do the same jigsaw puzzles over and over but I enjoy doing new ones.

Hoping to get more ideas from this thread!

 

[Breedlove]

Our trip every year to go crazy , Fantasy Fest in Key West !

 

[Fedup]

I consider that a necessity. Rented a machine one time and my back hurt for couple weeks. I think they came from dark ages torture devices.



Again, for us with eyesight declining a necessity



And here, our HOA says no clothesline’s

We consider doing all these things as part of our longevity. Actually, we’ve been doing our carpet for years. No biggie. No back hurting. But it’s a team effort between my husband and I.

 

[JDARNELL]

Better colonoscopy prep drink is the only thing I can think of at this time lol

 

[Bamaman]

LOL, just got back from 2 weeks in Switzerland and 1 in Austria. I concur, Switzerland is a real splurge! It's probably the most beautiful place I've ever seen though.

Our splurge is also European travel. We substitute Austria for Switzerland as it's much easier to travel through there and far less expensive. The Alps are the Alps--same mountains.

The south side of the Grossglockner High Alpine Highway is just as beautiful as any place we've ever seen--around Lienz, Austria. It's south of Zell-am-Zee.

My hobby is finding budget airfares that are so inexpensive we just have to go. We flew from Ireland in May to the U.S. for $158, for example.

 

[Philliefan33]

Spending a little more on hobbies, mostly on high-quality clothing and gear for whitewater kayaking and biking.

Since my eyesight has deteriorated, I splurge on having the hairdresser wax my eyebrows instead of trying to maintain them myself. I can’t see without my glasses, and the glasses get in the way when trying to pluck[emoji53].

I may also be splurging on hair color, but only my hairdresser knows for sure[emoji6]

 

[Martha]

Bicycles. Guitars. Flutes. Socks.

 

[MichaelB]

I splurge on DW

 

[Souschef]

15 Day cruise to Hawaii in Club Class Mini suite. for our anniversary. Renting a plane in Maui to fly to Hana.
Ship leaves and arrives in LA NO airports!

 

[USGrant1962]

Beaches Turks and Caicos: https://www.beaches.com/main/tc/tc-home/

Just did our 8th trip there, number 9 is booked for 2019.

 

[Gumby]

Travel, food and wine.

 

[corn18]

I splurge on DW

This is my new hobby. Instead of R/C airplanes & helicopters, telescopes, garden tractors, watches and cars (all past hobbies), I am now making my wife my hobby. After 20 years as a Navy wife and 10 more as a corporate executive wife, she deserves the time of Nicky.

Not sure what this means yet, but we'll figure it out together.

 

[Helena]

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I recently bought hundreds of dollars worth of jewelry. It was a lot of fun shopping. But the irony is... I personally don't wear jewelry. These were gifts for my nieces and auction items for charity. I don't have near as much fun shopping for my nephews.

 

[street]

Not sure I could call splurging, spending to much on gas, but I wouldn't have to go as much as I do, so I really do splurge buying gas for my pickups. Way to much. LOL

 

[daylatedollarshort]

I like buying passes and subscriptions for events and attractions like parks, plays, museums, etc. We try to go to some kind of event every other day.

 

[MRG]

Better colonoscopy prep drink is the only thing I can think of at this time lol

I think you win!

This thread!

This website!

The whole damn universe!

You win....

 

[mountainsoft]

Spending a little more on hobbies, mostly on high-quality clothing and gear for whitewater kayaking and biking.

My wife and I just splurged on new hiking shoes. $270 for the two pairs. We've never spent that much on shoes before but they were sure comfortable when we went hiking.