What is the one luxury you can’t give up in your budget?

We decided not to sacrifice visiting family and friends. It costs so much petrol to get up and down the country but we feel it is important and we enjoy it too much!
Miss Tulip x
The Thrifty Magpies Nest

my luxury is probably my spotify subscription. oh, and food. 🙂

Subway.
When cash it tight, I’ll cut back my Subway consumption to once every 2 weeks, but I’d never be able to go longer than that!

My favorite luxury is probably ibuprofen. No, maybe birth control.

I also really like dessert, cheese, things that keep me warm, books/libraries, the internet, hot breads with salted butter melted on it (especially pancakes), comfy shoes, glasses, music, movies, dancing, and having a job where I’m allowed to go to the bathroom whenever I want or need to. I am fabulously spoiled!

Well having read the other comments, I know I can and have given up take away coffees, my own car, the internet, hair cuts, nails (ha!), pets for the sake of a dollar. (I probably SHOULD spend on nails for the same reason as above though!)

But there’s always a dollar spare for a meal out. Not nightly, but at least once a week or a fortnight, I find eating out so relaxing – no prepping, no tidying up, and usually great company (ie when I lived alone that was a big part of it too). So I’d say that’s mine.

I’m not sure if it’s considered luxury, but I love this Mexican restaurant right down the street from us. I can never give that up!

Movies and books! I love watching new releases in the cinema so that people can’t spoiler it for me. I try to borrow books as much as I can from the library, but there are some titles I purchase because I want to keep them forever.

Coffee, dry shampoo, and my Lancome Hypnotix mascara ($30/tube)

I am never too broke for these items!

Waxing my eyebrows, during the recession this was something I refused to cut back on. I’ve tried doing it on my own and it doesn’t look as professional.

I have a few to pick from, but perhaps the hardest one to explain to people is getting my nails done once a month. I have brittle nails, and used to be a nail-biter as well, so the gel overlay helps to keep them presentable. I “talk with my hands” a lot, and this way I don’t feel self-conscious about it.

FOOD. Usually in the form of tacos 🙂

I can never give up my internet lol. Second choice would be my car. And I always get Heinz ketchup. I’ve tried the store brand before but it’s just not the same >_<

I live with so many luxuries, it’s hard to pick one. I’d say the occasional trip to the mall and designer outfit. I spend way too much on clothes. Also, Amazon splurges.

Having pets, especially horses, grass in the backyard, Coca-cola, and driving a big diesel truck even if it is sometimes a pain to park and guzzles fuel.

I can’t really pick just one thing, but if I had to it would be my pets.