Amethyst
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Like many, we are LBOM for the sake of goals that are important to us, and we're concerned about the terrible economy. I think we all need a little splurge now and then to remind us what splurging feels like.
For example, I occasionally buy a bottle of the latest liqueur or cordial (currently waiting for Fragoli to hit the local stores), or a beautiful potted plant (even though it will never flower again after I get it home). These are $35-$40 splurges that make me feel a little bit rich. A thrifty friend sometimes parts with $40 to get her nails done with fancy painted-on designs. Not my thing -- but it makes her feel great.
What's your modest splurge? It has to be something you absolutely do not need, and it can't be something the kids had to have, or a last-minute gift you had to rush out to buy. Also, you have to get pleasure out of proportion to the cost of the splurge. Just to be arbitrary, I'm putting a $50 limit (we are, after all, talking LBYM).
For example, I occasionally buy a bottle of the latest liqueur or cordial (currently waiting for Fragoli to hit the local stores), or a beautiful potted plant (even though it will never flower again after I get it home). These are $35-$40 splurges that make me feel a little bit rich. A thrifty friend sometimes parts with $40 to get her nails done with fancy painted-on designs. Not my thing -- but it makes her feel great.
What's your modest splurge? It has to be something you absolutely do not need, and it can't be something the kids had to have, or a last-minute gift you had to rush out to buy. Also, you have to get pleasure out of proportion to the cost of the splurge. Just to be arbitrary, I'm putting a $50 limit (we are, after all, talking LBYM).