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Old 10-04-2018, 04:13 PM   #61
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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.
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Old 10-04-2018, 04:25 PM   #62
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Better colonoscopy prep drink is the only thing I can think of at this time lol
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Old 10-04-2018, 04:26 PM   #63
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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.
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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]
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Old 10-04-2018, 05:49 PM   #67
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Amazed at the number for folks flying first and business...


Oh, we doubled our travel budget compared to our spend while w*rking, and we still went over budget last year. One of the best years of my life!


We eat out a lot, maybe 4 to 5 times weekly. Usually a substantial meal between lunch and dinner, in part to avoid the "crowds". Cooking something tasty seems too much of a bother for just the two of us. More specifically, I just hate the prep w*rk and cleaning. DW is an excellent and health cook, but I don't want to burden her most days. So I get stuck with the chopping and dishes.


Of course, while traveling, we eat out every day. We stay in midrange hotels so someone else does all the cleaning. It's not a vacation if we've got to cook or clean.


We replace appliances if they are older than 6-8 years and stuff starts to go wrong. It may be cheaper to repair, but we don't bother. We just buy low-mid end models from brands of known better reliability. Just throw-away junk...



I don't do my own auto repair or even maintenace anymore. No time when w*rking. No desire now that I'm retired. Got better things to do, like coffee on the deck and a bike ride with DW...
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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.
I remember being on the train in Switzerland and the homes whose back yards abut the railways are all neat as a pin vs in the US they are typically dumps.
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Travel and eating out. We are having a big party in our backyard on Saturday and I hired a live singer, people can dance, etc. That’s a first for us.


What a great idea! Have fun!!
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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!


I love doing jigsaw puzzles on my iPad. Got the idea from you, W2R, and have gotten hours of free enjoyment! Thank you!!
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