Janel Comeaumy parents treating themselves in their 30s: let's take a vacation to Europe and buy a new car
me treating myself in my 30s: [turns the thermostat up two degrees]
E. Chang@VeryBadLlama
Right? I remember my parents buying a car every 3-4 years and taking us on at least 2 domestic or 1 international vacation every year that *wasn't* to visit family on just my dad's salary, and they were frugal! No cable TV, no designer clothes, no second phone line for the teenagers, etc.
I haven't been anywhere that isn't to visit family in 7-8 years, and I have made exactly one vehicle purchase since 2006. I also am not paying for kids, and I'm in a 2-income relationship.
Thomas H Jones IINever considered buying a new car as treating myself. Cars are functional: they get me to work, the doctor, the grocery store. Etc.
Equating buying a car to treating oneself is like saying, "Merry Christmas: here's a vacuum cleaner".
schnuhz@LivALittle eines meiner besten weihnachtsgeschenke war der dyson
Amish Super Model@VeryBadLlama Turn it up 4 degrees—feels like a tropical paradise!
Ugly Bag of Mostly Water@VeryBadLlama
Turning the thermostat up? In THIS economy?
Turning the thermostat up? In THIS economy?
elle@VeryBadLlama I wish this was more of an exaggeration 😞
Kevin Karhan 
@VeryBadLlama you live in the #UK, don't you?
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@kkarhan @VeryBadLlama With a blog post like https://allwitnobrevity.com/what-your-favourite-tim-hortons-beverage-says-about-you/, I hope it’s #canada.
What Your Favourite Tim Hortons Beverage Says About You - All Wit, No Brevity
I have a confession to make: I don’t mind Tim Hortons coffee. Does Tim Hortons make excellent coffee? No. Do they make good coffee? Also no. Do they make coffee that tastes a little bit like one of the employees accidentally left all the freshly brewed pots underneath an idling exhaust pipe in the parking lot for a few hours and the other employees just... Read More
Sylvia ‘Blushy’ Cat 
| Inactive@VeryBadLlama buying a pizza to treat myself at 29
@VeryBadLlama the only way I can just vacating to EU would be if I did not return. Bonus, significantly less need for a car.
vampirdaddy@VeryBadLlama
You are talking Fahrenheit, right? Celsius would be downright gluttonous...
You are talking Fahrenheit, right? Celsius would be downright gluttonous...
The Good Doctor@VeryBadLlama - yeah, but did they have a thermostat?