BE SELFISH, what did you buy yourself for xmas?

[Aspychata]

I bought chocolate.

 

[Judge]

I downscaled and got some Reeses Peanut Butter cups. "Contraband", but hey...it's Christmas!

I used to buy seasonal Andes Cherry Mints, but they got to be too much for too little.

Terry's? Ooooh...yummmm....that's decadent!

 

[Outdated]

I bought myself a decent set of noise cancelling headphones. My world is so much more peaceful now.

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

We have been replacing things reaching the end of life. First it was the well pump control and pressure tank (lightning strike), then the cooktop, and a steam whole house humidifier, then a thermostat. I've replaced the humidifier, got the thermostat in and connected to the network and so far saved $1,200 in parts and labor. Just waiting for the cooktop now and will install it once I get my hands on it. I like my induction cooktops. I really didn't need a smart thermostat, but after the pump fiasco, my HVAC system defaulted to expensive, emergency (electric), heat when water for the geothermal system was unavailable, and at least I could monitor the state of the system via the thermostat if we are away and the pump control should crap out.

That's where the Christmas monies are going. If I could show more savings I might get myself a trilobite.

 

[Metalhead]

Ghibli movies. They were on sale at a decent price.

 

[Jumpinbare]

Electronic parts for my latest project

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

Nothing. It isn't the time for that. However, I am spoiled. My daughter took me on a nice 3 day trip a couple hundred miles away for Chanukkah.

 

[Neonatal RRT]

No presents. I am in the last few years before retirement. All my money is being directed towards investments and eliminating debt. Although, I will be spending a 2-week holiday in Scotland this Spring.

We will be hosting Christmas for the relatives at our home. That's good enough for me.

 

[Wolfnox]

Holding back with difficulty.

 

[Forest Cat]

A battery powered Bosch bayonet saw. I really needed it, my old one was more duct tape and glue than saw.

 

[Mary Terry]

A small jar of Russian caviar, some good cheeses and some Norwegian smoked salmon. My girlfriends and I are going to play Scrabble, drink wine and eat expensive snacks on Wednesday. I got the caviar because one of my friends has never tasted it.

 

[tazz]

A small jar of Russian caviar, some good cheeses and some Norwegian smoked salmon. My girlfriends and I are going to play Scrabble, drink wine and eat expensive snacks on Wednesday. I got the caviar because one of my friends has never tasted it.

Now, that's a Christmas I can get behind!

I already bought myself several tools and a pair of noise cancelling headphones in recent months, so I'm all spent. The best thing I can treat myself to now is giving up worrying about the never-ending house refurb, and just try to relax for a couple of weeks.

Next year is going to be busy, hopefully in a good way. I can write more about that in the presumably soon-to-arrive "What's 2024 got in store for you?" thread.

 

[TBRS1]

I got myself an espresso machine. I am currently flyin' on caffeine.

 

[Dagan]

I had to research, pay close attention to resellers, finally found a studio owner who purchased one but never even used it...just had it hanging on the wall, he sold it through guitar center about as dirt cheap as possible, so I traded in unused equipment and basically paid very little...for a whole lot. It sounds as well as it looks. I am very picky with music equipment, especially guitars, so this was a leap of a purchase. All new Stationals recordings will feature this, now.

 

[Metalhead]

Aliens, The Abyss and True Lies in 4K. My weekend plans are now set.

 

[tree]

This seemed related to the selfish xmas theme.

https://www.vogue.com/article/my-selfish-christmas-night-tradition?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

 

[Princess Viola]

I bought a Nintendo Switch OLED, Pokémon Scarlet (with the DLC included), Kirby and the Forgotten Land, $235 in eShop cards, a carrying case for the Switch, and a 512 GB microSD card. I also bought a few packs of Pokémon cards and subscribed to Nintendo Switch Online as well.

 

[maycontainthunder]

Absolutely nothing sadly. Nothing in the sales has caught my eye yet.

 

[Aspychata]

I went out and bought a decent 5qt dutch oven pot that l can even bake bread in. Also bought a cold brew coffee glass pitcher that has a fancy filter that l can also make cold brew tea with. And beautiful everyday glasses to serve water, juice, seltzer.