Right Emma, I know you read here so prepare for one massive rant , buckle in!!
HOW DARE YOU lump yourself in with mothers and people trying to get out of debt as a way of explaining why you need so many treats.
HOW DARE YOU try and push people towards spending their money on treats in the name of a challenge when lots of people just simply cannot afford a massage, a new handbag, a perfume etc and any money they “side hustle” just has more important places to go.
HOW DARE YOU try and manipulate people into clicking your links (that make you money!) in order for people to be able to treat themselves.
You are NOT a mother and you are NOT trying to get out of debt so don’t even try to “sympathise”. You said yourself that you could afford to buy yourself two £100 bottles of perfume so just go and do it, don’t pester other people about them needing to treat themselves in order to justify your spends. There is no way I could justify spending £200 (yes I know she’s ended up going cheaper but she originally pitched them as £200) on perfumes for myself as a random treat when that’s more than I’ve spent on my son for Christmas and his last birthday combined, more than I have spent on his clothes and shoes for this year, more than I spend on petrol for 3 months and more than 3 weeks grocery shopping.
My idea of a treat for myself is a walk out on my own with an audio book, a quiet bath that isn’t filled with toys, sitting down to watch a film with my husband. These things may not seem like treats to you Emma because your life is full of material tit that gives you joy for all of five minutes but to me they’re really special. I have absolutely no need for expensive tit in my life because I find fulfilment in my son, my husband, my family, my friends and my job. No amount of material treats will give me the same level of happiness I can get from watching the sheer joy on my son’s face as he jumps in a massive puddle, or listening to my husband sing and play guitar when he thinks I can’t hear him, or have my dad call me for a random phone call when he’s out walking the dog - I bet you can’t say the same of anything in your life. And you know what, I pity you, I really do! So go and enjoy your perfume and all the thousands of pounds you’ve wasted this year, I’m more than happy here with my own simpler way of living - maybe you should try it.
