MM Realization

tigerfighter · February 2014

So I just did the math today...my nail habit of getting gel manicures every 2 weeks (so every payday) with cost me $780 a year. That is like a paying an extra month's of rent. I decided that my next appointment will be my last one and maybe only go for a special treat now and then.

hoffse · February 2014

Yup. Those things are expensive....

I think you can now do gels on your own if you buy the right kit. I have concerns with the UV curing though.

I rarely go to get my nails done, but I like for them to look nice. I do splurge a bit on high-end regular nail polishes and do it myself. I have a pretty wide collection of colors now and really have no reason to go get them done professionally unless it's just to treat myself.

Also watch groupon - manis/pedis pop up there a lot in my city.

tigerfighter · February 2014

Yea. I think I am going to start buying a bottle here and there...even splurge and get the foot spa machine.

Mom987 · February 2014

Woo hoo! It'll feel good to pay that towards something else.

vlagrl29 · February 2014

I never get my finger nails done because I always have to keep them short to play my instrument so it's not worth it to me. BUT I do love a good pedicure and probably get 4 of those a year.

Xstatic3333 · February 2014

Those types of realizations are crazy! I remember a few years ago I realized I'd been spending over $1000 a year on Dunkin Donuts coffee. Never again!

hoffse · February 2014

Xstatic3333 said:

Those types of realizations are crazy! I remember a few years ago I realized I'd been spending over $1000 a year on Dunkin Donuts coffee. Never again!

Well, Dunkin Donuts coffee is delicious though

JK

formerlyGDaisy09 · February 2014

So true! I was coloring my hair...which would end up costing $500/year (not terrible, but still). I'll splurge on a pedicure in the summer...and always go for the ones where you get to keep the polish...I DIY in the winter when I'm needing a pick-me-up. having your nails done alll the time can actually be bad for your nails.

SmrBrd2012 · February 2014

Totally guilty of the Dunks overspending..I've been good lately though.

formerlyGDaisy09 · February 2014

I beat the DD habit when H got me a nice grind-and-brew programmable coffee maker as a gift (he doesn't drink coffee, but he cleans it for me every night) my caffine weakness is starbucks...they just opened one near here and when ever i drive by I have to stop.

Xstatic3333 · February 2014

The crazy thing is, since I've stopped I don't really miss DD. We make our coffee at home now but get quality beans ($7-$10 a pound) and I like it sooo much better. If I do get a DD it's as a desert treat. No matter how much I say "milk and one sugar" I always end up with multiple sugars and heavy cream anyway.

ashleyjesse1112 · February 2014

Yay! I used to do my nails all the time too, but quit because of the cost. I now paint my own nails. Sometimes I get nail envy when I see others with cute gel/acrylic nails, but I always remind myself how much it would cost.

vlagrl29 · February 2014

I will have to start getting my hair colored before too long....keep getting grey hairs

orangehills · February 2014

They are very expensive! I rarely get pedicures- only for a special treat, and only do my own nails. Look for groupons as well.

I know, most people do spend money like that on something they don't realize like massages, hair or coffee, etc. My problem is eating out- I've had to put a stop to it for the most part, we were spending way too much!

tigerfighter · February 2014

and for my hair I am thinking of going back to my aunt (free), after my next appointment which is on the 8th. So it will be my last hair and nail appointment. I had stopped going to my aunt for a few months due to health issues with her and my uncle that are now getting better.

VadersValkyrie · February 2014

vlagrl29 said:

I will have to start getting my hair colored before too long....keep getting grey hairs

I found white hairs a few years ago, and I've just embraced them. It's actually kind of liberating.

orangehills said:

I know, most people do spend money like that on something they don't realize like massages, hair or coffee, etc. My problem is eating out- I've had to put a stop to it for the most part, we were spending way too much!

I actually budget in a massage for my husband and me once a month. I look at it as a mental health thing, although we don't go to a spa or anything fancy; we have a friend who is a licensed massage therapist, but we don't get special treatment on the pricing. Eating out is our problem too. Our schedules are off, so we don't eat at home together, and I don't like to cook for one, and I really can only eat the same meal so many times before I am super bored with it.

vlagrl29 · February 2014

VadersValkyrie said:

vlagrl29 said:

I will have to start getting my hair colored before too long....keep getting grey hairs

I found white hairs a few years ago, and I've just embraced them. It's actually kind of liberating.

orangehills said:

I know, most people do spend money like that on something they don't realize like massages, hair or coffee, etc. My problem is eating out- I've had to put a stop to it for the most part, we were spending way too much!

I actually budget in a massage for my husband and me once a month. I look at it as a mental health thing, although we don't go to a spa or anything fancy; we have a friend who is a licensed massage therapist, but we don't get special treatment on the pricing. Eating out is our problem too. Our schedules are off, so we don't eat at home together, and I don't like to cook for one, and I really can only eat the same meal so many times before I am super bored with it.

I wish it could be liberating but not so much for me....I have very dark brown almost black hair so white hair is really obvious especially when I straighten it.

orangehills · February 2014

I am extremely jealous.. I wish I could budget in a massage for myself! I just may, I do have my fun money after all.. good idea...!

VadersValkyrie · March 2014

@vlagrl29: My hair is a dark brown too. I had a great aunt who went completely white in her 20's, and so I always prayed I'd go white instead of grey. Apparently, that call was answered.

@orangehills: check around to see if any non-spa massage therapists offer an insurance discount. I know some yoga studios rent spaces to massage therapists, and their rates tend to be better because they don't have to pay the spa first and then themselves.

Mom987 · March 2014

I also have grey hair sprout through and I'm only 26. I bought this and it actually works for the obvious grey pieces.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000AAAVS6?cache=c4c0e133e138593fd0faf7d7c0340308#ref=mp_s_a_1_1&qid=1393691540&sr=8-1

vlagrl29 · March 2014

Mom987 said:

I also have grey hair sprout through and I'm only 26. I bought this and it actually works for the obvious grey pieces. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000AAAVS6?cache=c4c0e133e138593fd0faf7d7c0340308#ref=mp_s_a_1_1&qid=1393691540&sr=8-1

This is cool. I got my first white hair at 25

when I was student teaching and I use to pull it out every time it grew, but now there are so many that it doesn't make sense to pull them all out.

Wulfgar · March 2014

MW usually dyes her own hair using the off the shelf products every now and again especially if she has too many grey ones. That saves a lot of money versus getting it down at a hair dresser.

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