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Brow wax at a spa where I can sit in the steam room-$25
Monthly pedi $30 sometimes a mani
Haircut every 3 months
My co pay for a monthly massage and adjustment
I spend a fair amount of clothes a month for myself
Co pay for my monthly therapy appt

I'd say $300 a month on average. I solo parent a lot I feel 0% guilty about it. I also rarely feel like I come last.

Having a line item in your budget sounds like a great idea.

This pregnancy I've made a concerted effort to get monthly prenatal massages (at least during the last 6 months or so) = $90/month. I got one pedicure with a friend the other day and will probably go for at least one more before baby is due, but they are not something I regularly do. Also not big into getting my hair done, but will go once or twice a year for a nice cut and blow dry. I don't really enjoy shopping for clothes for myself so that's only a couple of times a year expense. I do enjoy getting craft coffee and baking, so I spend money on those items which I'd consider my pampering/hobbies/sanity.

I'd definitely set aside some money in your budget and time in your schedule for self-care! So important! I just have a hard time taking my own advice

I try to make sure I get my hair cut once every 8 weeks even though it's long. I'm way overdue for this, but usually make my next appointment religiously, and stick to it. Other than that, I will buy myself some clothes here or there and get a massage maybe once every 6 months. I also have a monthly therapy appointment with a copay. I'd say maybe $100-$150/month with absolutely zero guilt. It's why we work so hard.

@IRunForFun: Same here!

I might spring for a few mani/pedi's over a year depending on the occasion... And I probably cut my hair once or twice a year and I will count that towards pampering even though it's kind of a necessity..

Almost nothing, it seems. I just don't feel we have any extra money for any pampering, so I count coffee & flavored creamers as my splurges at this point, so it's pretty low. I'm way overdue for a haircut & would love to get regular massage & pedicures, but just don't find the funds like when I was also working. If I happen on a really great deal at the consignment store for some clothing or shoes I sometimes splurge, but generally I only shop for LO or DH if he needs something.

Well right now I need new clothes. Like if the whether gets any colder I have to wear the same thing every day need new clothes, so It'll be a good chunk this and next month but usually maybe $10 on drugstore sheet masks or something haha. I intend on getting my eyebrows done more frequently but part of the reason I don't is because I'm too forgetful

I never get my hair cut and I don't like the usual sort of pampering, but DH and I each have $15 spending money each month that we can use however we want. It isn't much but it's for those times I need to get the kids out of the house and get coffee or something.

$12 once every two months to get my eyebrows threaded, $60 twice a year for hair. Wish it was more!

I don't keep track but I imagine it's several hundred per month. When I get a massage or facial it's like $150 and I get a couple a year. Plus I count things like a fancy coffee out, a new book or a bottle of nail polish as "pampering" because it goes to my mental/physical well being. Hair cut is just over $100 with tip, and I buy new or used clothes pretty regularly. Not a ton, but it adds up. I also spend a small fortune on skin care items!