Do you have "luxuries" you treat yourself to?

[MRG]

Good grass fed beef and some elk.

[nwsteve]

Upgrade air travel to Premium Economy when trip is 4 hours

[COcheesehead]

Good wine and nice bicycles.

[audreyh1]

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Originally Posted by nwsteve Upgrade air travel to Premium Economy when trip is 4 hours

We bought an economy plus subscription this year and ended up using the heck out of it.

Haven't bought general first class tickets yet*, but when they provide inexpensive upgrades to first class on certain legs we usually take it.

*Well, OK, once on a domestic flight, but for once it cost little more than main cabin extra.

[VaCollector]

I have only recently (30 days or so) convinced myself that it's OK to spend 50c on a cup of coffee and instead of making my own "dirt cups"* as my DW calls them, I now use an actual new K-cup every time I enjoy a cup of coffee! For several years, I brought home the used ones from the office

And for the record, I personally think that many of indulgences mentioned here are lifetime habits that many of us will actually NEVER change ~ I have always added water to the empty shampoo bottle/hand soap to get more use out of it!....and I just replaced my toothbrush today thank you very much but I honestly can't remember the last time I did....

*dirt cups are where I actually save the USED K-cups, wash them and refill them my own bulk coffee

[NW-Bound]

Seriously, I do not know if we spend differently than we did 10 or 20 years ago.

Going back to 30 or 40 years ago, yes, there would be a big difference.

PS. One thing we spend a lot more on now is gifts and donations.

[Nemo2]

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Originally Posted by VaCollector I have only recently (30 days or so) convinced myself that it's OK to spend 50c on a cup of coffee....

You just reminded me that we did indulge ourselves while in Spain, and finally purchased something we had intended to get for eons:

https://whatscookingamerica.net/Beve...spressoPot.htm

[Gumby]

Good food and wine. Travel without any particular budgetary constraint.

[savory]

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Originally Posted by W2R My little luxury is changing my clothes several times during the day, just because I CAN. Every day I have nightclothes, comfy/sloppy at-home "retiree clothes", nicer retiree clothes to wear out of the house, fresh comfy/sloppy at-home "retiree clothes" when I get home, and if I go to the gym I also have gym clothes. The reason I don't wear my nightclothes until I go out, is what if somebody rang the doorbell? I need to at least be decent. OK, this adds up to a lot of clothes. My laundry is probably as much as most people would have for a family of four. When I was working, I just wore the same clothes all day long.

You know the Woody Allen joke, you need to start wearing your underpants on the outside, so we can check that they have been changed.

[daylatedollarshort]

Event tickets and dining out.

[RockyMtn]

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Originally Posted by gcgang I was talking to a friend about sometimes I feel unnecessarily frugal. Being a "millionaire" but still adding water to the shampoo bottle once it's "empty" because I know I still get a couple more shampoos out of it, for example. He said he does the "Jerry Lewis" thing, of always wearing new socks. Heck, I've got socks and tee shirts from the Reagan administration. But I've gone through a lifetime of frugality. Don't I deserve a break? So, I resolved to get rid of a lot but of the really old, discolored stuff. But I'm not going so far as to wear only new. I decided my indulgence will be to replace my toothbrush every week (they were 20% off at Costco this month). Ok, maybe every month, rather than using it until it is so frayed it looks like Brillo. Do you have any small luxuries you treat yourself to?

you might want to read this article! It is about how to not let spendaphobia ruin your retirement.

Real Deal Retirement » Blog Archive » Don’t Let “Spendaphobia” Spoil Your Retirement

[daylatedollarshort]

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Originally Posted by RockyMtn you might want to read this article! It is about how to not let spendaphobia ruin your retirement. Real Deal Retirement » Blog Archive » Don’t Let “Spendaphobia” Spoil Your Retirement

This may be true for some but at some point for many here I think it is as simple as spending more money does not necessarily equal more happiness. Some people are interested in minimalism and anti-consumerism so buying a lot of stuff would not make them more happy at all.

[athena53]

I nearly always brought lunch from home when I was employed. Now, when I'm in the town where we used to live (about 45 minutes away, so I plan to do multiple things on the same day when I visit), I actually buy myself lunch between errands/appointments or have a Starbucks break.

[Sunset]

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Originally Posted by Nemo2 Sprung for a pair of shoelaces once.

Reminds me, I should get a pair of shoes

[Sunset]

I'm allowing myself to buy nicer cuts of meat, even if I'm just making a stew with it.

[NW-Bound]

Nice cuts of meat may not taste as good in a stew. Connective tissues dissolve in a stew, and the collagen makes a good stew.

See: Stew Science: How to Choose the Best Cuts for Beef Stew | Serious Eats

[Music Lover]

Lindor white truffle chocolates.

[Ronstar]

Woodworking tools and camera stuff.

[NW-Bound]

To elaborate on my earlier post, we do not indulge in anything more than we did in the last 20 years. The difference is that it used to be that when I spent $150-200 for a dinner, I often felt the remorse later. "Man, that was expensive and it was really not that good". Now, it does not matter that much.

We still do not eat out that often, so there's no change in our habit. And recently, I discovered the fun of finding less well-known Cognac and brandies that taste just as good.

There's more travel, but that's because we now have more time. More quantity, but higher quality? Not sure. Well, maybe we will upgrade it a bit.

[grasshopper]

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Originally Posted by rodi For us it's buying better quality, often organic, ingredients for the food we cook.

Organic foods, and business class, I did rotate a new bag of skives and socks into the dresser drawers.