My Favorite Luxuries & Luxuries I Don't Care About

1. Movie marathons.
2. Wearing pajamas all day.
3. Having multiple drinks with the same meal (e.g. coffee, orange juice, and water with breakfast.)
4. Long car rides where I can sit alone in the back with a book, headphones, pillow, big hoodie, etc.
5. Buying books at full price from bookstores instead of online.
6. Being home alone (I have a family of 11, this is a luxury.)
7. Driving really far to go to a second hand bookstore (likely doesn't save money due to gas, but still.)
8. Ice cream with peanut butter.
9. Riding on the back of a motorcycle.
10. Spending the night in a hotel.
11. Fresh, seasonal fruit.
12. Burning candles.
13. Really long showers.
14. Doritos and sour cream.
15. Sugar-mash strawberries.
16. Driving around aimlessly for way too long and listening to music.
17. Fresh flowers.
18. Afternoon naps.
19. Pretty stationery.
20. Nice spices and oils and cooking sauces/flavorings.
21. A/C in the summer, enough to get down under the 80s.
22. Real maple syrup, raw honey.
23. Spotify.
24. Having all the proper layers of bedding (pillow protector and pillow case, mattress pad, etc.)
25. Heat in winter, enough to get above the 70s, or the 60s at night.
26. Going to movies in the theater.
27. Getting food at the theater, specifically swedish fish. :)
28. Buying books to read at leisure instead of checking them out at the library.
29. Good quality beef hot dogs, instead of the cheaper chicken ones.
30. Good work shoes that are kind to my feet.
31. Sleeping in with no alarm, then fixing a giant brunch.
32. Putting sour cream on my food (like eggs, beans, etc.)
33. Real vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste.
34. Second ferment kombucha- it's a luxury for me because of the time involved and fridge space.
35. Staying up late. I'm a night owl but it does suck the next day so it = luxury.
36. Having patina-d and/or durable furniture/floors/house stuff so I don't have to worry about keeping it nice.
37. Carbonated drinks and drinks with straws.
38. Glass drinking glasses and ceramic dishes-I grew up with stainless steel so thrift store dishes are an artistic luxury.
39. Getting the oil changed on the car at Walmart or wherever, instead of doing it myself.
40. Framed photos of my family and friends.
41. The right B&B pickles: best is Mt. Olive, then Great Value, then Sweet Gherkins, then all the others.
42. Big parking spots, driveways with a loop to pull around. (Country life; space isn't an issue.)

Stuff I Don't Care That Much About And Can Happily Thrift Or Go Without:

1. Fancy refrigerators with ice/water thingies in the doors.
2. Name brand clothes/new clothes.
3. Jewelry - I'll lose it eventually, so quality is not a thing for me, I just like something shiny. :)
4. New cars/nice interiors on cars. As long as it has decent mileage and safe tires, I'm good.
5. Amusement parks/concerts/other loud things that are confusing and really loud and peopley.
6. The beach. Seriously, I could have just as good a vacation in a mountain in a motel somewhere.
7. Nice furniture. I solemnly swear I will never own a coaster. Coasters decrease quality of life.
8. Coffee. Maxwell House does it for me, if I buy a drink in town it's a luxury as a time saver.
9. Nice quality silverware. Seriously could not care less.
10. Quality of bath towels and sheets. As long as they're clean and plentiful, I don't care what type.
11. Purses. If they work and are versatile enough to go anywhere, I'm happy with hand me downs/thrifts.
12. Makeup. Cheap mascara is honestly just as good, the rest I don't care about or wear much.
13. TVs, Sound systems, headphones, video game systems. Really don't care. I kinda like radio.
14. Cable TV, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Magazine/Newspaper subscriptions, etc.
15. Having really nice social media accounts. It's my life. I post what I want, not what you want.
16. Polished windows. I mean, within reason. But fingerprints should not matter. See the coasters, above.
17. Manicured lawns and flower beds. I mean, honestly. Flowers happen-yay! Hours with the weedeater...nah.
18. Canned beans. Dried are just as good, WAY cheaper, and not that hard to prep.
19. Coconut oil. It's my generation's crisco. It's a solid fat. I'm not spending extra for it.
20. Fancy salt. Sea salt, himalayan pink salt, gray salt - good grief. It's sodium. Get it with iodine to avoid goiters.
21. Fancy flooring. I actually prefer plywood, tile, or linoleum, it's cheaper and less upkeep/less pain to replace.
22. Clorox wipes; gimmicky cleaning products. Soft scrub, Murphy's Oil, and apple cider vinegar are good enough.
23. Hot tubs/pools. I cannot relax in a hot tub. I have tried. I am a 'reads by the pool' type.
24. Nice camping gear. Army surplus is good enough. Bivy Saks and Alice packs with frames: good to go.
25. Complete sets of dishes, etc. that are ruined if one breaks. Hodgepodge is better because of the peace of mind.
26. New books for the sake of looks. If I buy them new it's a luxury because of the time/location.
27. Seasonal decor beyond the staples (Christmas tree, maybe a fall centerpiece, etc.)
28. Collectible stuff, signed stuff, stuff like that. Not worth the $. I mean, if it's your thing, that's cool. But, meh.
29. Any media that costs money, with the two exceptions of: Spotify and books. There's SO MANY free options.
30. Umbrellas. I am not water soluble, I will not melt.