Top Ten Things We Splurge On

All this talk about finances has really got me thinking about all of the different ways we spend or do not spend our hubby's hard earned money.

For instance, now that we're out of debt *doing happy dance*, there are a few things that we'd like to buy. Like a new vacuum, a computer, a chair for our living room, a hot water heater, etc.

The problem we are now having is we don't want to spend any money!! HA! This is probably a good thing.

That said, there are the Top Ten items we splurge on:

• REAL maple syrup. There's absolutely no substitute for this. Period. We feel justified in spending the extra money on this because it's a bit healthier than the other kind of "maple flavored syrup". <--- I use that term loosely. Can you believe that when Aaron and I first started dating, I didn't like real maple syrup!? Thank goodness he converted me.
• Good coffee. We actually haven't really splurged on this too much while being in debt, but we will now. :) Just here and there.
• A specific brand of diapers for our wee one's tushie. We've tried the generic and the more expensive brands, and we really like the kind we use. It's worth the extra $3 to know our little baby is comfy and dry. :)
• A haircut for me. I cut my fam's hair, but I do spend about $30 to get mine cut. I don't do anything else to it and I still only go a couple of times a year, but I am willing to pay the price for a good haircut.
• Grape jam. This might seem like kind of a silly thing, but my hubby really doesn't like grape jelly and around here we don't have a generic grape jam, so we pay the extra for it.
• Buckwheat pancake mix. Two words -Yu! Mmy! I make homemade pancakes otherwise, but you can't beat buckwheat pancakes. It's a treat around here, so we don't buy these very often.
• Shoes - sometimes. Honestly, we buy a lot of shoes second hand.. some of you might think that's gross.. but we are very picky about it, if that's any consolation. BUT, we will splurge on really nice tennies (sp?) and work shoes for hubby. Those are important.
• Car seats & cribs. Well, mostly... We do own one hand-me-down carseat, but otherwise those are two things we buy new. Thank goodness you only have to purchase them once!
• Going out to eat. We do this a little more than we did before we were out of debt. (which hasn't been that long! HA!) But this is something Aaron and I really enjoy.
• Heating our home. Thank goodness my hubby goes along with this! We keep our thermostat set at 70 in the winter. I know, I know - all the money saving books, blogs, etc. tell you to only keep it at 68 or LOWER to save money. AGH! I simply can not survive under those conditions. Much too cold, people. Brr. I'm shivering just thinking about it!

So there you have it.

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