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I go a bit nuts on my house BUT I am frugal though. I think anytime something becomes a passion you learn to find deals to keep that hobby going within your means.
LL Bean, Whole Foods, good chocolate, and occasional electronic gadgets like my new Internet radio that brings me 30,000 radio stations from around the world.
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I believe in spending frugally and wisely but I have a guilty pleasure of spending my money on things i know i don't need vs things i think i gotta have ie... scented candles, a new cell phone, laptop, a new pair of stilettos, a few books, a new cute bottle of fragrance or something new for simba (my 1 yr old maltese) yes he's spoiled. So far, I have things under control because I've been practicing how to NOT overspend just because "I think I need it". It's not easy but i give myself E for effort
Imported cheeses, imported dark beer, organic milk/eggs, Dead Sea bath salts and cat toys/snacks. And only occasionally, fresh flowers. All this after I have discussed with myself want vs need.
Getting my hair professionally cut/colored/highlighted every 8 weeks. It evens out, because I wear a uniform at my job and no longer have wardrobe/dry cleaning expenses. I also like my scratch lottery tickets, but I only buy them with money I find. When I find coins on the sidewalk/road while walking to and from work (even pennies), I put them in a jar and use it to buy the tickets. I walk past the village fast food joints on the way to work in the early morning, and I always check out the drive throughs - I sometimes find 50 cents a day in coins lying there that people dropped!
I buy organic apples, the Whole Foods house brand of shampoo, conditioner, and shower gel (it's cruelty-free), and foo-foo vegetarian frozen meals for lunch at work.
However I also clip (and use) coupons for household staples like cat food, toilet paper, etc. I also do not use many commercial cleaning products and do most of my house cleaning with water, vinegar, salt, and baking soda.
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