Best money well spent.

I have just ordered a pair of sunglasses with lenses the same strenght as my ordinary glasses.

And for the first time ever, I did NOT hear that little voice in my head that sounds just like my dear, departed Mummy, saying "Could you not just have bought a clip-on pair to attach to your glasses. It would have been cheaper".

I know that, but I am fortunately able to afford proper sunglasses and they have RED FRAMES, mummy, dear.

That's right, I'm a thrawn, unbiddable child who will aye gang her ain gait. And surely in my 75th year, I am old enough to make up my own mind about this. No answer required.

I am so looking forward to my new sunglasses, plus new, stronger lenses in my ordinary ones - the reason I went to the optician.

Sago

A Thermomix, worth every penny.

Same here!!!
Also I would say that my 3-tier heated clothes dryer has been a lifesaver for over 20 years.

Auntie E....Ach lassie You'll no be told!

thrawn,what a word.

Enjoy your red framed glasses.

My cedar greenhouse. It cost a fortune (well to me anyway!) about 20 years ago but the joy it brings me everyday is worth every penny.

Conservatory for me too, I love it! So light and my happy place. Best money we ever spent !

Good cotton bedlinen & soft pillows, expensive mattress.
I've always economised on bedlinen & had Ikea matresses & thought they were OK - but the past few years I do buy more expensive ones and love that blissfully comfortable feeling.

I bought an expensive mixed breed trendy designer puppy 8 years ago. She's wonderful. Wish I had also bought her sister. Best money ever spent, best dog ever.

My Omega watch. Had it when I was fifty and it’s coming up for twenty years old. Love it.

Pure goose down pillows and duvet.

bayleaf253

We had the same issue but with rats!
Bought an Only Cat ai cat flap that won’t let them in if carrying prey! Not cheap but money well spent!!! It definitely works!
Whilst we had rats one ate the inside of an american fridge freezer … not a cheap thing to replace!!

I don't have a cat any longer but that Only Cat flap sounds like a real winner, though it's a bit out of our price range....
Our mog used to bring in live rabbits and seagulls amongst other things.
I'll have to let my daughter know, her cats bring in presents for
Bit out of our price range though.

Definitely my conservatory. I had it built just after my husband died so that I had another room to sit in and not be surrounded by memories. It cheered me up then, a little bit, but as time passed I use it for so many things. Fantastic value.

My heated throw for those cold winter days when I want to curl up in the afternoon with a book.

I am rather ashamed to say this, as I now know they are not a ' green' choice at all - but when DH and I bought one we lived in the country and had access to free fuel. I am talking about the smallest woodburner in the world, which kept our living room cosy all winter. It cost £500 and lasted us 20 years.

My really really comfy electric recliner chair. Helps my painful back & eases the pain. Worth every penny.

Our beautiful cats ( although still miss my gorgeous Amie who can never be replaced!)

Books and my two magazine subscriptions which bring me endless pleasure and are read from cover to cover and puzzles all done

Saltwater sandals which are quite expensive but are so good for your feet if your mobility and balance is not good, like me.

Redrobin51

The donation I gave to the dog rescue charity for our rescue girl. She gets me get up in the morning, makes me laugh, makes me take exercise and when she is with me people tend to talk to me which is an added bonus.

We feel the same about our dog, we had him as a puppy and he is 13 in October, he is a reason to get up in the morning and get out of the house every day for a walk in the park close to our house, rain or shine he loves his walks. I have made lots of casual acquaintances and two really good friends thanks to him, the best £500 we ever spent.

£600 nearly 20 years ago for a scan which discovered a pancreatic tumour.

My all singing all dancing bed. When i downsized here 3 years ago, my beds didn’t fit into the smaller bedrooms so, looking far into the future (or so I thought) I decided to invest in a double electric bed. It wasn’t cheap. However 1 year later, it came into its own after I had unexpected heart surgery and found it excruciating to sit up in bed unaided. One press of the button and up I went. Also the swollen leg where the vein was harvested could be raised at the press of another button. I rarely use it now but know the facilities are there should they be required

I was recently able to give my neice/God daughter some money to enable her to increase the deposit she paid on a new car, enabling her to get a bigger model more suited to her needs since her family, who live up north, is expanding and she travels every weekend to spend time with her new grand daughter. The relief on her mum and dad’s faces to know she now has more reliable, safer transport was simply priceless! Money very well spent.

my lovely dogs, all now gone

hollysteers

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.

Absolutely agree!

Upgrade to first class on a very crowded train from Edinburgh to Kings Cross.

Actually since I have been travelling on my own, when I visit my D who lives near the South coast I also travel first class from Stockport to Euston.
It is so comfortable and I am looked after.
When I get to London my D meets me and we get a taxi across London as I can’t use the tube and then another train down to W Sussex.
With a senior Railcard it is still expensive but well worth the cost.
Money well spent to me.

moggiek I hope you are well now

Best examples of money well spent in recent years have been: 1) when I had a shabby old conservatory demolished and my tiny, cramped and impractical 1960s kitchen extended into a huge and colourful kitchen/diner/sitting area.
2) my new Barker & Finch divan bed. Sleep has never felt so good!