What's something that you spend extra money on?

It's cellulose. That's wood pulp. 

Jeans
Cosmetics (i'm on a first name basis with the guy at the Dior counter).

Make up, My hair, I get it professionally cut and colored.

Fabric. I'm a fabric and thread snob. I spend enough time and energy on a project that I really don't like working with cheap materials.

That said, I have made quilts with donated/old/low quality fabrics, and they turn out to be very pretty and perfectly usable, and the vast majority of people can see absolutely no difference in the end product. It's just that for me as the maker, I enjoy working with high end, really nice finishes and designs, and with thin, super strong threads that make the stitching a dream and not a nightmare. So it really is an indulgence primarily to me.

I buy organic eggs. I don't buy all organic foods, but I think it's really cruel to raise chickens in tiny cages w/ no opportunity to go outside. It seems very unnatural and I can't help but think the organic eggs are healthier. Eggs are such a cheap source of protein anyway, I don't mind paying more for organic eggs.

Coffee and travel.

More reason to shred it myself!!!!

I pay to have my hair washed and blown dry (I would do it a couple of times a week if I had the extra funds) about twice a month. Such a luxury.

I also buy organic milk despite it being twice as expensive as gasoline.

I also splurge on my espresso- Nespresso only, TYVM. I love it so much I bought a second machine for work, even though I only have one at work a day. I make them for friends as well...

Not meaning to belabor this point too much, but do you realize that cheese makers (real ones) add enzymes during the cheese-making process? 

I'm right there with you. We cannot use our cell phones at home with any regularity, so the landline isn't really extra for us, but I totally agree with your reason.

The two things that come to mind are my gel nails (I will NEVER go without them again   ) and my MAC Studio Fix powder foundation ... nothing better than that stuff  

I'm a computer and camera snob. I own that.

I love shredded cheese but hate the texture of the preshredded stuff so I usually shred a big bowl full and put it in the fridge that way I have the good fresh cheese and it is shredded for the week. My daughter will help me keep a big bowl of it in the fridge. She loves shredding it. learned how to shred it when she was three sitting on the counter helping my husband cook dinner. 

This past 16 months all our money has gone to furniture and the hot tub.  We decided if we were going to live in a nice house we were going to have nice comfortable furniture. 

Name brand foods instead of generic brands. There are some food we do buy the generic brand but if we specifically like a brand then we buy that brand... Like mayo.. has to be best foods. green beans has to be del monte.  

I think we buy electronics when we want and we usually go for the best we can get with the money we have to spend. We would rather pay a little more and get something that will last longer and work better than get the least expensive.


And our dogs. they eat the best foods, they get the best vet care. I have spent thousands on Gadget going to the vet. but when ever they need to go they go. They actually get better care then we do.... At least when I hurt or am sick I know how I feel and can usually tell if I need to go to the doctor or if I can medicate at home. With the dogs I have no idea if it is something to worry about or if it is minor. I rather be safe than sorry with them. Like Gadgets ears, They have issues with getting infected. so when they start smelling or he starts scratching at them more than normal I take him in. 8 out of 10 times he does have an infection going. usually minor but we get medication and that way we get it early and he heals faster. But that also means we are at the vet every 2 or 3 months getting his ears looked at. 

And them 3 dogs have more beds than all three of us put together. They have beds in every room and even have beds outside.