What do you splurge on?

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  • RUNucbar
    RUNucbar Posts: 160 Member
    Raspberries. I could live on them quite happily if not for the whole malnutrition thing. At £2 a punnet with a weekly food budget of around £20 they are not something I get often but when on sale or the cheaper farmers market is on, GET IN MY FACE HOLE
  • fitmom4lifemfp
    fitmom4lifemfp Posts: 1,572 Member
    JaydedMiss wrote: »
    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 :D )

    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.

    Hmmm. Lately I don't really splurge on anything, calorie-wise. I really want to be back in bikini form for summer so I am trying to run a tight ship. :# However, Halo-top can certainly be a money splurge (unless I get it on sale and I always try to) but it is absolutely worth it to me.

    Now, shoes? I definitely splurge on shoes. Not as often as I used to, but when I see something I like, and it is comfortable, I can always seem to find room in my closet for it. :p
  • Vio_Fit_Bunny
    Vio_Fit_Bunny Posts: 21 Member
    I splurge on latte coffee drinks and black bean burgers :)
  • danirosevoelkel
    danirosevoelkel Posts: 511 Member
    Money wise: Dogs, we are adding a beautiful pure breed German Shepherd to our pack in 3 weeks, we got first choice. She wasn't cheap, but she will be worth every penny. I'm also saving so I can send my new girl to protection classes, also not cheap... but so worth it. I have a pyscho Ex who is getting out of prison shortly.

    Food wise: I love a few m&m's and some sweet tea. I also grab a cookie from time to time.

    Glad to see we can still have a little fun. It's all 80/20... 80 clean and 20 fun haha
  • Vio_Fit_Bunny
    Vio_Fit_Bunny Posts: 21 Member
    I also splurge on workout clothes! Love a new pair of sneakers and tights!
  • mightyminerva
    mightyminerva Posts: 145 Member
    Berries, good quality supplements for managing chronic pain, and boatloads of organic produce at Trader Joe's.
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    Potato chips and hot dogs are my go to indulgences.
  • midlomel1971
    midlomel1971 Posts: 1,283 Member
    Popcorn at the movies. With butter. Thankfully I don't go to the movies that much!
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    mmm i love hearing about all your splurges....It really is super nice to see were alll succeeding without dropping the fun stuff we love.

    Be interesting if i had started this thread also asking how your splurges have changed. I know before mine would have been 3 pizzas delivered i eat for 3-4 days, Not an occasional muffin from tim hortons i walk 4 miles to get LOL
  • Alidecker
    Alidecker Posts: 1,262 Member
    Money - more than one gym, plus classes (I feel it is well worth the money though)

    Calories - beer and BBQ Nachos from my favorite bar
  • onward1
    onward1 Posts: 386 Member
    Money- bicycles. I have 3, skinny tire, mountain and fat tire for winter. I'm planning on a gravel bike next. My husband doesn't understand different steads for different needs.

    calories- really, really good red wine. Not the cheap stuff. Cabernet. :)
  • Hugyourlife
    Hugyourlife Posts: 5 Member
    need2belean wrote: »
    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.

  • H_Ock12
    H_Ock12 Posts: 1,152 Member
    We have a BBQ food truck at work once a month....money & food-wise, I splurge on a nice plate of pulled pork, mac n cheese, and baked beans with Neese's sausage.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    JaydedMiss wrote: »
    mmm i love hearing about all your splurges....It really is super nice to see were alll succeeding without dropping the fun stuff we love.

    Be interesting if i had started this thread also asking how your splurges have changed. I know before mine would have been 3 pizzas delivered i eat for 3-4 days, Not an occasional muffin from tim hortons i walk 4 miles to get LOL

    Still pizza. And I think I may order from my favourite place tonight, but it will last all weekend and I won't be killing a 2 litre of Pepsi along with it.

    And if this frikken rain would stop, I'd walk to pick it up.

    Side note, Vancouver (not where I live but I am in BC) saw 70 hours of sun for March when the average is 130. No wonder I'm grumpy.
  • dothefreddy
    dothefreddy Posts: 29 Member
    Money wise: BPAL and Bam Box. Perfume and silly collectibles are two things I refuse to give up.

    Calories: good chocolate, Halo Top (there are days that entire pint is warranted), wine
  • LBgetsfit
    LBgetsfit Posts: 769 Member
    Shoes and booze. Also, good dark chocolate.
  • rinigirl76
    rinigirl76 Posts: 66 Member
    Splurge.. hmmm Perfume and Clothes

    Pillsbury anything( Cookie dough or Orange rolls)!
    Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
  • midlomel1971
    midlomel1971 Posts: 1,283 Member
    rinigirl76 wrote: »
    Splurge.. hmmm Perfume and Clothes

    Pillsbury anything( Cookie dough or Orange rolls)!
    Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream

    OMG Orange Rolls! One of my favorite sweets of ALL TIME! I could eat the entire batch of them. My dad would make them every Sunday when I was a kid. In fact, up until recently I thought the actual name of them was Sunday Goodies because that's what he called them.
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    RiverMelSong wrote: »
    Wine. Both money and calorie wise haha

    Me too! I only let myself have it once a week - after my long weekly run - So I usually splurge on a really nice vintage.
  • FreyasRebirth
    FreyasRebirth Posts: 514 Member
    Money and calories, sushi.
  • legowrangler
    legowrangler Posts: 229 Member
    Halo top for sure!
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    @JaydedMiss You really should have stressed only products available in Canada to stop all these *puppy* Halo Top posts.....

    Just sayin'



    :)
  • BrookeRunningMom
    BrookeRunningMom Posts: 156 Member
    Calories : peanut buttet LOVE IT!
    Money: workout pants and dawn dish soap and I probably buy my daughters more than what they need lol.
  • MaddMaestro
    MaddMaestro Posts: 405 Member
    ice cream and soft pretzels
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    Money- makeup
    Food- alcohol
  • RaeBeeBaby
    RaeBeeBaby Posts: 4,246 Member
    I'm super thrifty - like the Queen Bee of discounts (although I refuse to do the couponing thing). That allows me to splurge on many things when the mood strikes.

    Money - travel, concerts, spa treatments, grandkids (not necessarily in that order)

    Food - wine, cheese and chocolate
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    Dog food. Don't know if anyone remembers the scandal over the cheap imported dog food from China several years ago...about a decade ago - a bunch of dogs died from melamine poisoning. My dog was one of them. So now I splurge on the highest quality dog food and check labels to make sure I know where all my food is coming from.
  • FitOldMomma
    FitOldMomma Posts: 790 Member
    $: chlorine proof swim suits and beautiful bras.
    Calories: good chocolate.
  • showerbeer182
    showerbeer182 Posts: 798 Member
    Socks!!! Holy moly I have a lot of socks....
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    Tacklewasher wrote: »
    @JaydedMiss You really should have stressed only products available in Canada to stop all these *puppy* Halo Top posts.....

    Just sayin'



    :)

    @Tacklewasher how dare you change your pic :'(
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