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Best money well spent.

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Cabbie21 Tue 14-Apr-26 20:02:49

That’s money well spent, my mum used to say.

In terms of improving your happiness/ enjoyment/ mental well-being/ quality of life what have you spent money on to best effect?

Holidays, mostly, but sometimes just a small amount of money spent can make a difference.
Last year I bought a lovely coat in the sales for £40.
Or my airfryer, which cost about £45.

mae13 Wed 15-Apr-26 03:46:47

Usedtobeblonde

My cat is on offer for adoption, she has found a never ending source of mice.
We have had one a day, some dead some still alive for about 10 days now.
She has to go.😉

Eh? This is rather like people who get a dog and then decide it doesn't match the colour of the curtains, so the poor thing just HAS to go.

And yes, I know someone who did exactly this. She was a former classmate of mine from way back and moved into the corner bungalow at the end of my street. With a lovely Golden Labrador. Which soon vanished. When new carpets were installed.

She was fairly blasè about the dog and the carpet simply not matching.

(She was a bitch-snob in our schooldays and, obviously, nothing had changed.)

Takes all sorts..........

Georgesgran Wed 15-Apr-26 03:48:54

Goodness -Mae and others - it’s a joke!

keepcalmandcavachon Wed 15-Apr-26 08:25:45

I love finding an old AA Town and Countryside Guide, the older the better. The little snippets of info, beautiful nostalgic photography and the jaunty style of writing are just my cup of tea.
Many happy hours pouring over our beautiul countryside, all for a couple of pounds!
Oh, and the silver birch that I planted in just the right spotsunshine

Greyduster Wed 15-Apr-26 09:21:55

Recently, the tweed jacket I splurged on while on a visit to York the year before last. Made of cloth dyed and woven in a Yorkshire Mill from Yorkshire wool, and beautifully tailored. was. I don’t get excited about much but I had been looking for one for what seemed like a lifetime and there it was. I love wearing it so don’t begrudge the cost which was probably more than I would spend on clothes in a year. And under the collar…..

Kate1949 Wed 15-Apr-26 09:52:57

My hair system. It has transformed my life.

Grandma70s Wed 15-Apr-26 10:16:58

Ocado food deliveries,

Books.

Good seats at the theatre.

karmalady Wed 15-Apr-26 10:41:32

The money I spent on making my allotment suitable for me becoming older. The beds are dedicated and distinct and will last a lifetime, the paths are wide and covered in a thick layer of landscape bark. I have storage and have brought my shed back from the dead and placed slip-proof grating all around the storage and shed areas

It is a bolt hole and a very good place to meet people and to get exercise

Now it has become cheap to run, only £40 a year for the half plot

Cadenza123 Wed 15-Apr-26 10:45:16

The pots in the garden, full of stunning tulips. My dog, although not my favourite last night, who brightens my life no end. Most of the time 🙄.

AskAlice Wed 15-Apr-26 10:50:08

My tortoise, bought in 1962 for 2/6d. Still with me and provides me with endless pleasure!

NotSpaghetti Wed 15-Apr-26 10:51:31

Oh yes.
I love Ocado!
grin

ViceVersa Wed 15-Apr-26 10:53:23

My dog, for sure. And my concert tickets - nothing like being at a live music gig with thousands of other fans all belting out the songs!

Margiknot Wed 15-Apr-26 10:54:22

Cabbie and Oreo I too might nominate a coat- a warm mountain jacket ! I saw it in a discount store, knew what it was ( I used to climb) where it was about a quarter of the normal price. I feel the cold in a way my family do not, so having a light weight warm jacket I can throw on in freezing conditions( or carry with me - it squashes up small) or if we run out of our heating fuel ( it has to be delivered which can be impossible in freezing weather) stops me worrying!
I’m sure I’ll think of other buys.

loopyloo Wed 15-Apr-26 11:35:56

Jakjaxy, where did you get those specs for £ 200? I paid £600 for mine.

JamesandJon33 Wed 15-Apr-26 11:44:25

Air source heat pump for the conservatory. Warm in winter and cool in summer. Splendid

Allira Wed 15-Apr-26 12:13:02

mae13

Usedtobeblonde

My cat is on offer for adoption, she has found a never ending source of mice.
We have had one a day, some dead some still alive for about 10 days now.
She has to go.😉

Eh? This is rather like people who get a dog and then decide it doesn't match the colour of the curtains, so the poor thing just HAS to go.

And yes, I know someone who did exactly this. She was a former classmate of mine from way back and moved into the corner bungalow at the end of my street. With a lovely Golden Labrador. Which soon vanished. When new carpets were installed.

She was fairly blasè about the dog and the carpet simply not matching.

(She was a bitch-snob in our schooldays and, obviously, nothing had changed.)

Takes all sorts..........

Joke alert.

Anyway, cat safely rehomed with me and my DH has gone to live with Usedtobeblonde.

keepcalmandcavachon Wed 15-Apr-26 12:19:25

"Anyway, cat safely rehomed with me and my DH has gone to live with Usedtobeblonde."

gringringrin

Swapped a spouse for a mouser(er) Allira

Allira Wed 15-Apr-26 12:23:23

Ah, wouldn't really swap him for anything!!

Allira Wed 15-Apr-26 12:24:29

Although he's no good at catching mice!

Flaxseed Wed 15-Apr-26 12:27:33

A private consultation in London for a debilitating, embedded UTI. The NHS are woefully behind in their treatment of recurrent UTI’s
This consultant listened, understood and came up with a treatment plan which, so far has worked smile

hollysteers Wed 15-Apr-26 12:35:20

My dishwasher. A friend said “But why for just one person?”
“I’d have it for half a person” I said😁
Actually with regular family visits it’s worth it.

InRainbows Wed 15-Apr-26 12:38:30

A good bed. The rest of life is much easier.

Basgetti Wed 15-Apr-26 12:47:28

Our robot vacuum cleaner.

Wyllow3 Wed 15-Apr-26 12:52:42

InRainbows

A good bed. The rest of life is much easier.

True.

Ziplok Wed 15-Apr-26 12:53:59

mae13

Usedtobeblonde

My cat is on offer for adoption, she has found a never ending source of mice.
We have had one a day, some dead some still alive for about 10 days now.
She has to go.😉

Eh? This is rather like people who get a dog and then decide it doesn't match the colour of the curtains, so the poor thing just HAS to go.

And yes, I know someone who did exactly this. She was a former classmate of mine from way back and moved into the corner bungalow at the end of my street. With a lovely Golden Labrador. Which soon vanished. When new carpets were installed.

She was fairly blasè about the dog and the carpet simply not matching.

(She was a bitch-snob in our schooldays and, obviously, nothing had changed.)

Takes all sorts..........

It’s a joke, mae13 and others who took it seriously 😂.

Jaxjacky Wed 15-Apr-26 12:54:34

loopyloo

Jakjaxy, where did you get those specs for £ 200? I paid £600 for mine.

It was 2 years ago loopyloo Asda opticians, I’ve used them for a few years now, due a check up this year. I recommend them to everyone and at least two friends are also pleased now.