I refuse to spend money on…

[VRBeauty]

Pre-torn jeans

High-end purses

Expensive hair or salon treatments

 

[TooPatient]

Wow, at $60/hour I'd clean my own house too! Or yours

I was exhausted and desperate. She came highly recommended. Several people I know have her clean weekly or more. That is a bit high for the area, but not by much . The thing is that I would have had her out for another 10-15 hours if she had actually cleaned.

At $60/hour, I might take a few side jobs!

 

[Rhea]

1. Cabs. We live in the city and take buses and tubes most places. I get an uber about once a year and a proper cab maybe once every 5 years.

That's the only thing I can think of, everything else is as it comes. I prefer my own coffee so rarely buy coffee out, but sometimes I need to go out so I do. We don't eat out often, but I will. I don't get my hair cut often or wear make-up but I'll spend the £80 a year to get it cut and buy a new mascara each year. I think I'm an I'll-pay-for-anything-in-moderation person.

Grocery delivery every week. The delivery costs about £2 or you can get a saver pass at £60 per year. I sit in my PJs while drinking coffee and just go through ordering. I don't get the bargains, the these are about to go-offs and need to be sold, but I also don't throw random things into my cart. If it's not in my favourites I don't see it online so I'm not tempted by junk food. It means I don't drive through the city, a total pain, or have to unload while hoping the person whose parking space I "borrowed" because it's closer to my front door doesn't return while I'm unloading. It's click, pay, they're brought to the front door, and done. All for £2. Bargain! So many of our friends don't do online groceries even though they're also city dwellers but then they complain about either having to drag the kids out or hiring a sitter. I don't get it but whatever.

 

[MjK1]

Cable TV
Costume jewelry (I buy only sterling or gold)
Purebred cats

Used to be bottled water also but then I moved to San Angelo....the water here is UGH!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

bottled water
when there is nothing wrong with what comes out of the tap for free via the local town supply
and often the bottled stuff just comes out of a tap at the bottling plant anyway

 

[SomethingNew]

very similar,
# 1: definitely, any credit card fees/interests
# 2: rental car insurance
# 3: overdraft protection fee

I'd like to squeeze in a 4th hope that's okay, which is PMI (mortgage insurance), pay that off as fast as possible.

 

[GliderPoss]

Agreed with many others - mostly anything I can do myself!

1. Hair dying & Manicures etc
2. Gambling & lotto
3. Expensive designer goods, (I prefer vintage or op shopping).

 

[Calliecake]

Anything from or benefits Texas.

 

[FL_runner]

Good one @nala and I have similar answers…
Nails (do my own after a fungus!!!! Thankyouverymuch)
Housekeeper - do my own. We are empty nesters so it’s much easier now
Food delivery - I don’t know why but we pick up our own food here.

Same!

Nails- got an infection once, never again!
Housekeeper- Tried a few times but they didn't really deep clean and I ended up re-cleaning after them anyways. Ill just do it myself!
Food delivery- they don't pick the best produce! and the prices are marked-up!! Forget it.

I also dye my own hair and get inexpensive haircuts, because I have to wear my hair up every day at work anyways and just let it air dry.

Also, all our pets have been adopted from the shelter- there are so many animals that need homes and risk being put down, I really couldn't imagine buying one from a breeder.

 

[tyty333]

I've got an add on...

Won't spend money on everyday clothes that have to be
- hand-washed,
- dry cleaned, or
- ironed

Ain't nobody got time for that!

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

I've got an add on...

Won't spend money on everyday clothes that have to be
- hand-washed,
- dry cleaned, or
- ironed

Ain't nobody got time for that!

I do but then I machine wash and spin it anyway!!! It's usually just scare tactics!!!! But not wool jumpers! Don't spin wool jumpers or they come out the size of your 4yo child.

 

[mellowyellowgirl]

Nails - very scared of fungus!!!
Grocery delivery - so shoddy!!!
Make up - don't know how to use it! I do buy lippies though now and then.
Food delivery - I like to go and pick it up right when it's ready so it's super hot
Tutoring for my child - I do my own teaching. The tutoring industry here is like snake oil!!! There are good tutors but more bad than good. Plus I'm a control freak so I need to know exactly what's going on with my kid.