‘What purchase made you realise that you’re finally out of poverty?’ – 23 shopping trips that felt utterly life-changing

13.

‘When I walked in to the butchers at my local farm shop and was greeted as a regular.’
–Strange-Yam4733

14.

‘A nice road bike (albeit second hand), and a jet washer with lots of fancy accessories and a shit load of detergents and snow foams and stuff to clean both car and bike. Made me realise I wasn’t focusing on just paying the mortgage anymore.’
–browntownfm

15.

‘Still feels a bit weird having a swimming pool.’
–kotare78

16.

‘After years of financial instability, having enough money in the bank to pay for my car insurance annually rather than monthly was everything.’
–Princess__Buttercup_

17.

‘£1,600 kitten. Worth every single penny.

‘Before people jump on me for not adopting, I’m allergic to cats so my little Siberian was one of the few ways I could have one of my own. I’m a massive advocate of adopting if you can but I couldn’t.’
–Dabbles-In-Irony

18.

‘M&S chocolate covered custard creams.’
–FirmDingo8

19.

‘I have a bit of a liking for merino boxers at £40 a pop.’
–cloche_du_fromage

20.

‘I only buy tender stem broccoli now, never regular broccoli.’
–mildperil_

21.

‘I just bought a portable pressure washer. It basically a bucket you charge up. 110 quid on a bucket but it’s fantastic.’
–dy1anb

22.

‘When I bought second to the cheapest bottle of vodka. Cheers!’
–Ecstatic-Garden-678

23.

‘McDonalds. I’m not kidding, I know people oft talk about it as this cheap easy thing, but growing up it was never an option, it was always this too expensive thing, a rare treat. Having the ability to go whenever I want (which I don’t) now, just feels freeing.’
–CilanEAmber

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