We're broke. We don't have much money at all. In-laws have been helping out, Dh has been unemployed and has been getting unemployment. He is in the midst of negotiations with two prospective employers, but no guarantees yet.
And yet we have plenty of cash. I got my finaid check for the summer. Several thousand dollars that should be, in combination with DH's unemployment alone, enough to cover us until the fall. But who knows really?
I'm 37 weeks pg. I'm swollen and stressed and not feeling well. I would *love* to get a massage or two. Theoretically, we should be able to afford it--if affording it equals using borrowed money and hoping we don't have major unexpected expenses. Which are more likely with a baby on the way than probably any other time. Nothing is certain.
I already spend $20 a week on counseling.
I feel like I'm already spending a disproportionate amount of the family budget on self-care stuff for me. We've been very frugal with baby things; most things are secondhand, many were gifts or donations.
I also feel like it's wrong to have accepted help from so many people and then run out and spend moeny on luxuries like a massage.
But on the other hand, prenatal massage isn't necessarily so much a luxury and a health need. I could go to a local massage school--very highly regarded--that is pretty inexpensive as these things go.
So what do you frugal ladies think? How do you approach things like this? Luxury or legitimate expense? Alternative medicine, or indulgence?
And yet we have plenty of cash. I got my finaid check for the summer. Several thousand dollars that should be, in combination with DH's unemployment alone, enough to cover us until the fall. But who knows really?
I'm 37 weeks pg. I'm swollen and stressed and not feeling well. I would *love* to get a massage or two. Theoretically, we should be able to afford it--if affording it equals using borrowed money and hoping we don't have major unexpected expenses. Which are more likely with a baby on the way than probably any other time. Nothing is certain.
I already spend $20 a week on counseling.
I feel like I'm already spending a disproportionate amount of the family budget on self-care stuff for me. We've been very frugal with baby things; most things are secondhand, many were gifts or donations.
I also feel like it's wrong to have accepted help from so many people and then run out and spend moeny on luxuries like a massage.
But on the other hand, prenatal massage isn't necessarily so much a luxury and a health need. I could go to a local massage school--very highly regarded--that is pretty inexpensive as these things go.
So what do you frugal ladies think? How do you approach things like this? Luxury or legitimate expense? Alternative medicine, or indulgence?
