What do you splurge on?

JaydedMiss

whether it be money or calories.

Some people splurge on organic stuff, Alcohol, Chocolate cake. Kitchen gadgets or new clothes..

Ill give an example.

For greek yogurt i have to have one of the most expensive brands. It tastes the same...has same basic macros as cheaper...but the cheaper makes me sick. I also eat cheap dinners of mainly potatoes so i can afford to buy more expensive snacks. (and yummy parfait toppings )

I like pre porrtioned things that tend to be expensive, Like dessert puddings. Or dessert greek yogurt mini cups (ouch on expense) or larabars which are epensive but i love them.. But i find them worth the splurge!

I also consider fresh strawberries this time of year a splurge but i love them so i again eat cheaply wherever possible to buy a tub everytime i shop


Also like to splurge my leftover calories on alcohol (hello many others who also do this on weekends ;D )

Just wondering what things you guys splurge on and why its worth it to you.

ladyreva78

Good chocolate and fresh berries (when in season) when my budget allows.

Nothing like fresh berries as a snack. :drool:

JaydedMiss

ladyreva78 wrote: »

Good chocolate and fresh berries (when in season) when my budget allows.

Nothing like fresh berries as a snack. :drool:

oooh good dark chocolate is one of mine to ill buy a nice more expensive quality bar and chop up a piece to add on top of my parfaits with a grahm cracker sometime. Make a chocolate mousse yumm

tinkerbellang83

Dark Chocolate and Protein Snacks are probably where I spend more money.

cwolfman13

Money wise, high quality beef, including ground beef.

Calorie wise, pizza.

bpotts44

Money wise I just bought a nice grill...protein based snacks when I'm traveling.

MelanieCN77

Lately workout clothes

annacole94

Growlers of local beer.

Woodspoon

High quality immensely dark chocolate 85%+ cacao and clothes because now I can wear things that look good

Jruzer

Beer.

KrazyDaizy

Ummmm. Spluge?

inertiastrength

I splurge on the pre-cut and in juice cups of red grapefruit at Costco. I bought the fancy spoon to eat mine more easily but I always butcher it. I think I pay 14$ for 12... not that budget friendly when your kids and bf eat them 2 at a time lol

inertiastrength

Occasionally I'll pay the ridiculous 3$ for ON Cake Bites too

ronjsteele1

Money wise - a gel manicure every two weeks. If my nails look nice, I can deal with anything.

calories - coconut milk or cashew milk ice cream (I can't have dairy). It's 350 cals for a big helping but worth every bite of it to me (I don't do much sweet stuff otherwise). I only do this during spring/summer/fall. I don't really have a winter calorie splurge - YET.

I don't have a food buying "splurge." We have a huge food budget because we choose to buy 80% organic, local, etc. We also have three teens so go through a lot of food! I may add one "splurge" if I can find it locally. I want to try sheeps yogurt because it's higher in protein then coconut milk yogurt, but I'm guessing it's very expensive for a small amount. If I can find it, that will be my one food splurge (at least to try it. If it's nasty - forget it!).

enterdanger

Beer. Really good craft beer.

quiksylver296

Shoes. Lots of shoes...

natruallycurious

I splurge on my gym membership/fitness related purchases (I bought 8 sessions with a personal trainer and started participating in 5k runs). And halo top ice cream (money wise...they are low in calories).

Sara1791

I don't even know if I have a splurge. I guess I haven't had really good thick porterhouse steak in a long long long time. *sigh* but that's a financial budget thing, not a calorie budget thing.

I WILL be splurging on the undies I heard about right here in the forums: Thinx

and I splurge on my gym membership

need2belean

Money wise: Monster sugar free energy drinks. I buy 5 every week for each day during work week. I have one every morning. It's in my routine. I won't by the offbrand rice cakes. They have to be quaker. I won't buy any other icecream but halo top which is usually 2 pints a week (goodbye money). I love fresh salmon. I won't buy the frozen stuff (12.99$ per lb) which is once a week. I only buy a pound if it's on sale or else I just get 8oz and make it last for two dinners. These are all things I buy every weekly grocery round. Oh, and I won't buy any other protein powder except 1st phorm which is about 55$ for a month long supply. Much more expensive than cheap brand options but blends much better.

nightengale7

Calories: ice cream and hamburgers

Money: eating out and high quality produce

Tacklewasher

Dinner out every couple of weeks. The Keg is our go to as my wife has a lot of food issues but can eat there.

And good craft beer is not a splurge, it's a necessity.

janjunie

Non Food: Skincare products.
Food: Cinnamon buns and sushi.

malibu927

Ice cream. When the good varieties come in at $5+ a pint (and ~300 calories a serving), it counts both ways.

happysherri

Hmm.. My bf and kiddos say I don't buy myself anything. They will go out and buy me things randomly (like clothes, candy, shoes, jewelry, etc.)

However, lately I have indulged in buying some Halo Top ice cream.

I have also been trying to travel more in the past 3 years (since my mom passed). I hardly ever traveled before that because I always thought the money could be used elsewhere. This past fall I took my first cruise with my sisters and I loved it! Enjoy life

Lillith32

Money wise: I splurge on races. Someone the other day was making fun of me for saying I can't afford new pants, but in the same breath saying that if I can get a certain race bib for $50, I'll take two.
Calorie wise: I splurge on cheese, because, well, cheese.

GottaBurnEmAll

Money wise: I tend to splurge on produce. I don't always pay attention to what's going for the best price. If the quality looks good, I'll pay for it.

Calorie wise: This changes according to mood. Lately it's been breakfast cereal (gluten free crisped rice) with almond milk.

hcdo

Halo top ice cream and single servings of Greek yogurts in dessert flavors (like toasted marshmallow!). Calorie wise: donuts. Mmm....donuts.

ActivatedAlm0nds

HEB just started stocking the new flavors of Halo Top. It's almost five bucks for a pint of ice cream, but I really want to try them.
I recently splurged on a 4 gallon tank for a betta, everything new because I can't get anyone to go with me to check out stuff on Craigslist. I had nothing needed for the initial set up and just dumped my money into the accessories.
23 for plants I got from Reddit
10 for root tabs for said plants
10 for a bottle of Seachem Prime
10 for some decor I ended up not using
7 for some sand
I'm going to stop because I don't want to hold my self accountable on everything I've purchased...
Fortunately, the only two purchase I can see in the near future are the fish itself (still cycling the tank) and some frozen food to supplement its diet.

Calorie and moneywise: eating out in general

leanjogreen18

Veggie's
Salmon
Halo Top

I love my salads as big as my head so I buy a lot of lettuces, onions, tomatoes, seeds

Honestly everything is kinda expensive here unless you grow it yourself which I need to start doing since I have the space.

YalithKBK

I splurge on Halo Top ice cream ($5/pint) because it's low in calories (360 cals for red velvet, whoo!).

stacief82

Cash- really nice family vacations
Calories- cookies and milk before bed