What was your biggest purchase in 2025 and do you regret it?

Posted by pinocchioh@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 694 comments

I’m a saver and have spent a fair bit this year and feel a bit weird about it. What’s the most expensive thing you’ve bought this year?

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Sudo_User_00@reddit

Treated myself to the meta quest 3. No regrets :)

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xShadowPro@reddit

Buy Bobosvr3 Pro headstrap. You won't even realise you're wearing it :)

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Sudo_User_00@reddit

Mate, I got it! This is genuinely awesome, thank you for the advice ✌️

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xShadowPro@reddit

I had the same reaction, it's mad right?! You're welcome :)

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Sudo_User_00@reddit

Thanks, I’ll look into that. It currently isn’t too comfortable. I got a new strap with an extra battery pack and that just made things worse

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xShadowPro@reddit

Return it. I've done extensive research and you can see from my other posts majority of comments said the same. You get what you pay for with Bobo. It's pricey but honestly it's great and the pro comes with the larger battery pack. It comes with a cooling fan as well.

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Sudo_User_00@reddit

You’re right, that is pricey.. Does the cooling fan mean it won’t steam up when I first put the headset on?

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xShadowPro@reddit

The fan keeps your forehead cool, I recommend watching some YouTube video reviews. I've never experienced steamed up lenses, ever.

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Dikaneisdi@reddit

A birthday present for my husband - a surprise trip to his favourite city, including a visit to a Michelin starred restaurant. He’s a real foodie and has always wanted to go to one. He’s been the higher earner for most of our relationship and has taken on a proportionally higher amount of our joint expenses as a result. I recently became the higher earner by quite a bit (in large part due to him supporting me pursuing this current career), and, in addition to now being the one who provides the proportionally higher contribution, I wanted to spoil him a bit. Don’t regret it one bit.

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dais12345@reddit

Bought a house! No regrets, although I do now have significantly less cash

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VRS38@reddit

Lots of lego. One set was £190. No regrets!

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ChokedPanda@reddit

Out of curiosity… what’s your favourite set?

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VRS38@reddit

I enjoyed Gizmo the most so far :)

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levieuxpassage@reddit

Vineyards in Champagne! Expensive but a good deal.

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Otherwise_Koala4289@reddit

Probably a few hundred quid on a holiday.

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TheManBL2020@reddit

Where do you go abroad for £300 these days?

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Otherwise_Koala4289@reddit

Think it was more than £300. Went to Majorca in October. Very cheap out of season.

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sookietea@reddit

Holidays are mine too. One abroad and two ‘staycations’. Our kids are getting to the age they may start remembering them but regardless the memories we’ve made for ourselves will last a lifetime. Hopefully do more of the same in 2026.

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DeifniteProfessional@reddit

Love a staycation. Mid autumn, hop in the car and send it down to Cornwall for a sub £300 static caravan and just gorge on pasties by the sea for a week. Or those Haven last minute deals in April where you can get 4 nights for £50. Bargain!

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RedsChronicles@reddit

Hospitality tickets for the football as a milestone birthday present for my husband, £650. The look on his face and telling me it's the best present he's ever had, worth every penny!

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TheManBL2020@reddit

What game?

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ChokedPanda@reddit

Did a bit of a Euro tour to 3 countries to see two of my favourite K-pop groups. No regrets, was amazing. Will do again. Best and biggest spend of 2025… our super secret elopement followed by three weeks in South Korea and Japan. A nice chilled couple days away by ourselves getting married then flying for an amazing trip. Perfection. Also, cost a fraction of a “normal” wedding. Luckily all our family/friends were buzzing about our sneaky surprise. No drama or upsets, result!

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Apprehensive_Ad4172@reddit

Mounjaro. And no, I do not regret it! Weight is coming off slowly but surely, and I’m getting fitter and healthier.

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ChokedPanda@reddit

Well done! Mounjaro has been a saviour (literally!) for me as well. No regrets, only wish it had been available sooner. Fingers crossed it comes back down a bit on price, it’s a shame that so many were priced out with the UK price hikes.

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mounjarojourney76@reddit

I feel like this may be a little controversial, but mounjaro 🤷🏻‍♀️ I'd gained a lot of weight due to medication and illness, and I couldn't shift it. I had no energy, my joints hurt (both of which made it harder to exercise) and I was miserable. So I decided to try mounjaro. It's not a fat melting miracle drug, I've still had to put the work in, but it has made things easier. BMI is a load of rubbish, but mine is now "normal" (I was considered obese when I started) I've got so much more energy and I'm not wincing in pain every time I walk upstairs (and I can walk upstairs without getting out of breath!) And I'm able to exercise again!! One of the best decisions I've ever made for myself. Absolutely no regrets :)

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ChokedPanda@reddit

Glad to see someone being up front about this! My 2025 “no regrets” purchase was also mounjaro. Had already lost 2.5 stone since 2022/23 by exercising and diet. Adding that GLP-1 to my gym habits has led to me shifting 5 stone since Feb 2025. So, over 7.5 stone down total and every single aspect of my life has improved. Still a bit more to go but life is great and honestly, people who have never experienced the little voice always wanting to eat and never being “full” just don’t understand. Mounjaro is such a good tool to help, but it’s not magic, nutrition, exercise, increased water, good sleep etc. are all needed. It’s disheartening when people slate it as lazy or “easy way out” but, those are the same people who would have been mocking us for being fat. So, why worry about their views?

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pinocchioh@reddit (OP)

Thats fantastic! Here’s to 2026

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mounjarojourney76@reddit

Thank you! :) happy new year!

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M-RsYummyMummy@reddit

Christmas!! I splurged on a trip to Lapland UK, another Santa visit, multiple light trails, a day trip to London, plus presents, many new decorations, and we hosted Xmas day for 9 people. I spent £2,000 easily, and we only have one child. God knows how parents of multiple kids do it!! But I have no regrets whatsoever.

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Apprehensive_Sun3392@reddit

Did Berlin Christmas markets & two grown up adults for half that cost

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m39583@reddit

Babies. They came as a buy one get one free offer. The babies themselves were quite cheap but their supporting infrastructure has got quite expensive.

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Comprehensive_War284@reddit

Capex vs Opex in action.

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Strange_Cranberry_22@reddit

I can confirm, due to my BOGOF children I’ve spent more money on childcare than anything else in 2025 (even my mortgage).

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mongolianprince111@reddit

You need to stay off the dark web mate

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BrilliantClarity@reddit

Got the same gift this year! It’s going to be expensive for a long time….

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evieinthebath@reddit

As the mum of twins I would say it is more buy one pay for 3...

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CountMeChickens@reddit

Friend of mine got the special offer of buy one, get two free - and they already had one son. Overnight his house wasn't big enough, his car wasn't big enough, he didn't earn enough...

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Adam-West@reddit

Yeah but you get the raw unadulterated thrill of child benefit entering your account each month. Kids are totally worth it just to see the pure innocent joy on my own face in the mirror when my Monzo notification pops up.

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FinneyontheWing@reddit

Just read a funny thing which is presumably only common knowledge to the people keeping them warm, fed and generally alive - If you have twins in the UK (and no other sprogs), you get the higher rate for the first-born (£26.05/week for 2025-26) and the lower rate for the second (£17.25/week), as Child Benefit treats them as separate children, even if born minutes apart! It obviously makes sense, but I know for a fact if I was the elder twin I'd make sure my counterpart never forget they weren't pulling their weight financially.

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phatboi23@reddit

> but I know for a fact if I was the elder twin I'd make sure my counterpart never forget they weren't pulling their weight financially. god damn, i know twins can be right arsy about who's oldest but that's a level of petty i aspire to hahahaha

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Adam-West@reddit

Never thought about that but it’s actually pretty harsh. I always assumed the lower second child rate is so they can have hand me downs which doesn’t really apply for twins

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FinneyontheWing@reddit

My daughter will be nine in February, so I understand and feel that no matter the circumstances, when you become a parent every priority you had is redirected to them. But suddenly having two of the fuckers to deal with at the same time must be a fucking *nightmare.*

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sneakylithops@reddit

Only one set of maternity pay for both too (if you’re working)!

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venuscans@reddit

I also enjoy getting the cash early by dragging the money bag on Monzo

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Sad-Garage-2642@reddit

Amazing little feature. I feel like a kingpin when I use it. Yes thank you very much Mr Taxpayer I'll take your £82 a few days early and spend it frivolously (I'm Mr Taxpayer)

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CrustyHumdinger@reddit

Twingles! Enjoy the ride, mine are now 20 (years, not months)

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FroggyDoggyOwl@reddit

Be glad you’re in the UK and not the US as I hear over there they cost $10k a pop.

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Ok-Chest-7932@reddit

That's how they get you. Free to play, full of microtransactions.

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Downtown-Spirit7588@reddit

Long term maintenance plan.

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Ipoopedinthefridge@reddit

As a parent to 15 year old twins, it’s a plan that gets more expensive the older they get. One asked me recently if i’d be richer if I hadn’t had them. I’ve be massively richer!

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ShowmasterQMTHH@reddit

And they don't come with a 30 day returns policy either, never mind an instruction manual.

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Rabbit-1989@reddit

I salute you, fellow twin parent 😂

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lavanderpop@reddit

Got another one. Yes, I know. The first two I bought, I’m still paying.

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LectricVersion@reddit

Congratulations. Ours are IVF twins so both the upfront payment and ongoing maintenance has been expensive.

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squeakybeak@reddit

Instant family, congrats!

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RichardShah@reddit

Ah yes, the printer model. 🤣

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

One sausage, 2 eggs and a little bit of milk to make a baby

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Sufficient-West-9855@reddit

Congratulations from one twin parent to another. What a crazy year we've had 😂

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sharps2020@reddit

I had 2 experiences of that!

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AlternativePrior9559@reddit

That’s how they reel you in. You don’t realise you’ve got to build a whole kit around them and keep adding to it, it’s a swizzle really.

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Suspicious_Tax8577@reddit

Wheezing at how you've phrased this. Congratulations on the twins.

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KezaBoo@reddit

I paid for my sister and my mom to visit me from Canada. Mom's retired on a low fixed income, sister has 3 kids and 1 week of paid vacation. They were never going to make it on their own so I spent around £4000 on flights, car rental, activities, food.

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elmo61@reddit

You never said if you regret it or not lol

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KezaBoo@reddit

No regrets at all, we had the most wonderful time together and made a lot of memories :)

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Linkbetweentwirls@reddit

It would have felt good for a day or two I'm sure

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owotnsosnfb@reddit

Then youre paying them to leave

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Business-Display-226@reddit

What a lovely thing to do. It's money well spent - family are more important than possessions. If I were you I wouldn't ever regret this expenditure.

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KezaBoo@reddit

It was the highlight of my year! Absolutely do not regret :)

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StepIntoMyForest@reddit

1 week paid vacation? That's mad. I complain about my 5 weeks in the UK not being enough.

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Kuddkungen@reddit

There's a reason why the North Americans do those weirdly intense European tours with 1 day per city. They have to cram a lot of holiday into not a lot of time.

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Toothfairy29@reddit

That’s a really lovely thing to be able to do for your family

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InJaaaammmmm@reddit

Not really, he lives in Oldham.

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CrustyHumdinger@reddit

Either that's a lovely gift for them or a really expensive but welcome break from them for you

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DrMacAndDog@reddit

That sounds like money well spent. Memories are a great investment.

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Visionarii@reddit

There is nothing like treating good family members well :)

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Littlelindsey@reddit

Finally part exchanged my car & don’t regret it at all

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DoctorOctagonapus@reddit

A trip to the US that I couldn't go on because Uncle Sam revoked my ESTA a few days before my flight. I don't regret planning it, I'm just angry at them for screwing me over.

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divebuddyapp@reddit

A wedding, a honeymoon, a dog, and a new house. Probably my most expensive year I'll ever have

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Business-Display-226@reddit

Spent £4.7k in total on two solo holidays to Mexico and Thailand (Solo because my partner didn't want to come with me). Loved them, had a great time, saw wonderful places and things, and made new friends! £1k on new laptop and PC. No regrets !

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Usual-Breadfruit@reddit

About £6k on extending the lease on my flat. Feels like money for nothing; I just want to sell and an 82-year lease is not attractive.

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Business-Display-226@reddit

Only £6k? Luxury! I forked out £16k for my lease extension a couple of years ago. No regrets though.

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pinocchioh@reddit (OP)

I feel your pain! Hope you’re able to sell now, it will all be worth it in the end

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vadelmavenepakolaine@reddit

That is just a total scam

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Stonecoloured@reddit

That sounds tough

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mart182@reddit

Steam Deck. One of the best purchases I've ever made. Allows me to squeeze in short gaming sessions that I otherwise wouldn't get.

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broadarrow39@reddit

I keep reading about steam decks and as someone who hasn't gamed for a long time I'm really intrigued. Steam decks are stand alone, hand held consoles right?

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Anochel@reddit

Stand alone handheld, but my son prefers TV screen style play.. He absolutely loves his steam deck, bought years ago.. (Go for the highest GB possible as the steam sales have soooo many dirt cheap games). We were talking about it yesterday, huge gaming family, have all consoles, he stated that if his steam deck died: use’s it daily, multiple hours - he would replace in an instant.. For him it is the quality build, the portability when needed, the graphics, smoothness of frame rate, and the ability to mod if need be, as he said one of the best bits of kit he has bought.. he is 23.. Seriously read some of the reviews, if a past gamer you will love it.. (expensive initially but so worth it).

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broadarrow39@reddit

Thanks for the reply, re memory should I be looking at the 1tb version? or is this an unnecessary expense with the ability to add an SD card?

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Anochel@reddit

Talking to him, he said the bigger storage you can get the better: though saying that when he bought his it was 512GB.. he buys loads of games and a lot of these are GB hoggers, his isn’t filled up yet and it has been many years. Definitely go for the OLED if playing more in handheld.. He said it is more like a handheld gaming computer, with an easy intuitive interface. Initial expense yes, but worth it if you are a gamer!!!

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CdotHYT@reddit

Yes, have access to your steam library. Through emulation and apps that access gog, epic etc you can play all your games. Can even load windows on a memory card and run that.

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lastofthelikelylads@reddit

Yes. They are linked to the Steam Store and run on SteamOS, which is Linux. You can also purchase a dock and hook it up to a TV/monitor. One thing to note (as a long time owner) is that in my opinion, it is quite underpowered. It is best for indies, emulation (such as PS2) or less demanding games. You can probably play big budget titles up to 2017/18 or so on it, but it’ll struggle with the latest and greatest, unless you don’t mind playing at a significantly compromised frame rate and lowered graphical settings. It’s primarily amazing if you have a commute, a busy life, and have limited gaming time, then it becomes fantastic for short sessions. But if you’re looking to play big budget titles and have the space/time for a dedicated setup, a gaming PC/console would be better. Happy to answer any questions.

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MountainMuffin1980@reddit

This has been my favourite non-house related purchase of the past decade I reckon. I'd not PC gamed in about 20 years before I got it and have have bought, played and finished tons of games I'd missed it hadn't played in years since I got it. I finished 60 games on it this year!

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thunder_consolation@reddit

If you're willing to share your top ten games I'm all ears!

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MountainMuffin1980@reddit

Oh goodness me, I dunno if I could make a top 10. Here's (almost) everything's I've played to completion since getting it, if it's of any use to you. **2023 Donut County Resident Evil 4 HD Resident Evil 5 Dino Crisis (PS1) Hand of Gilgamech Observation Night in the Woods ZOE 2 Paper Mario: The Thousand year door (Gamecube) Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance + DLC GTA4+L&D, TBoGT Gears of War 1 Gears of War 3 Gears of war judgement Gears of War 4 Dead Rising 4 Max Payne 2 Max Payne 3 Half Life 2 HL2 Episode 1 Half life episode 2 Binary Domain MGS The Twin Snakes Chaos Gate Daemonhunters Halo 1, 2, 3, 4, ODST, Reach Hi-fi Rush Disco Elysium Desperados 3 Dying Light Sunset Overdrive Space Marine Tinykin Dishonored 2 Boltgun Far Cry 6 Baldurs Gate 3 Dead Space 2 The Evil Within 2 Small Saga Inscryption Resident Evil 6 Yakuza Ishin Space Hulk Deathwing Call of Juarez Gunslinger **2024 Necromunda Hired gun Resident Evil 4 remake + Separate Ways Mario RPG (Switch) Blood Bowl 2 Singularity Like a Dragon Gaiden Cursed to golf Rogue Trader CRPG Wolfenstein New Order Dead Island Riptide Resident Evil Revelations Resident Evil Revelations 2 The Ascent The lord of the rings: the third age (PS2) F.E.A.R Vanquish War in the North Persona 3 reload Shadow of War F.E.A.R 2 F.E.A.R 3 Resident Evil 2 (1998) Resident Evil code veronica X (PS2) Harold Halibut Titanfall 2 DmC Deaths Door Lost Odyssee (Xbox 360) Bioshock Infinite Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Quantum Break Alan Wake Force Unleashed 2 Wasteland 3 Tunic Thank Goodness you're here High on Life Terminator: Resistance Enslaved Odysee to the west Selaco (early access) Hitman WOA Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Metaphor Refantazio CoD: World At War Brothers in Arms Mass Effect Andromeda Forza 4 Horizon **2025 Epic Mickey Rebrushed CoD:WW2 Wallace and Gromit-Grand Adventures Okami Batman Arkham City AC: Syndicate Postal 2 Trepang 2 Psychonauts 2 Dawn of War 2/Chaos Rising/Retribution Aliens: Colonial Marines + Stasis interrupted The Stanley Parable Dead Island 2 + Sola + Haus Battle For Middle Earth 2 (Free/Abandon ware) Pirate Yakuza Gears of war: Tactics Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Ryse son of Rome Castlevania: Lords of Shadow + DLC Tactical Breach Wizards Sumerian 6 Murdered Soul Suspect The Thaumaturge Watch Dogs 2 Soul Calibur 6 Evil West Weird West Sniper Elite 5 Fretless: Wrath of Riffson Shadow Gambit Company of Heroes 2 Jack Move Absolum Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous LEGO Lord of the Rings Killer Frequency Signalis Red Faction 1 Red Faction 2 Red Faction Guerilla Red Faction Armageddon Batman has Arkham Origins LOTR: The Two Towers (PS2) LOTR: Return of the King (PS2) The Punisher (PS2) The Plucky Squire Promise Mascot Agency Black Mesa Speed Freeks Carrion+DLC Outer Wilds Protoype 1 Protoype 2 Rogue trader, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Absolum, Metaphor, Desperados 3, Chaos Gate, Inscryption, Sunset Overdrive, MGS Revengeance and Hitman World of Assassination (although a constant Internet connection is needed which is bullshit), have all been standouts for me. There's loads of shit in this list I guess, but it's been great to revisit some of many games over the years.

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thunder_consolation@reddit

This is AMAZING, thank you!

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thevoiceofalan@reddit

"Wallace and Gromit-Grand Adventures" Whats this one like, never heard of it until now?

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MountainMuffin1980@reddit

They're lovely cozy point and clicks basically. Not very difficult at all, but they are a great length and just nice to play. Especially after rewatching all the films and wanting to spend more time in that world.

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Death_Binge@reddit

Did you use EmuDeck or another emulator for some of those? Bought a Steak Deck for myself this Christmas and am looking into emulating!

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MountainMuffin1980@reddit

Yeah the ones marked with the console name in brackets I did.

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GosmeisterGeneral@reddit

I second this! Just bought myself one as a Xmas present to myself, Steam sale is on for a few more days and any recs greatly appreciated!

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AttorneyOk4808@reddit

Here's a few more for you, hope you enjoy your deck! Balatro Dave the diver Subnautica Soma Half life 1/2 Little nightmares 1/2 Portal 1/2 The Forest Cyberpunk Deaths door Tunic GTA 4 Binding of Isaac

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dudeperson567@reddit

Same here. Steam Deck is a lifesaver for dad gamers like myself.

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bowak@reddit

I think that whenever the Steam Deck 2 comes out, unless it gets slammed early on it'll be a definite buy for me. My current pc is 4 and a half years old now, I haven't really used it enough to justify the cost and so I don't think I'll get a replacement when it conks out. But a good handheld for a quarter of the price that will pay most things in my library sounds better each year.

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DeifniteProfessional@reddit

I put my name on the list about 3 days after they opened for reserving in 2022(?) and got it about 8 months later. I've played maybe 50 hours on it, if that. But man I love it, and I don't at all regret getting it

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platebandit@reddit

I ended up replacing my laptop with a steam deck. Plugs into a monitor and does everything my iPad can’t do (software engineer by trade). Had a dell laptop that was practically falling apart. Fantastic bit of kit!

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VdubKid_94@reddit

I want one so bad…maybe 2026 is the year

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poppyoxymoron@reddit

I think) it was my holidays I spent about £900 in February going to the Canary Islands and doing my PADI OPEN WATER certification and in July I went to france with my boyfriend, that cost around £1000 because we drove and stayed in a lovely little house in the Ardèche. I also spent around £400 going to NICE, france in June for a friends film award ceremony. Plus I spent, god knows how much in Cornwall in April for a friends birthday. We were meant to stay at his house but he pulled out a week beforehand and we had to pay a fortune to find somewhere new. I liked all the memories but I would have done cornwall cheaper and the Ardèche should have been a direct flight to the south of France and an Airbnb by the beach because that’s all I really wanted. Next year I am going to Egypt, hungry, Canada and doing some wild camping in the uk (which I did a lot of this year too but I don’t really count the cost of that)

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dukeliminal@reddit

4k at Disneyland Paris. No regrets but was a painful transaction for what is essentially a bloody theme park in France. It rained.

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pringles_pringles@reddit

There was an accident on the motorway so I missed my flight and paid another £300 to fly out the next day. Turns out it was absolutely not worth it. My son was so anxious and had massive separation anxiety he wouldn’t leave my side and my parents just kept commenting on it. I should have stayed home. I’m so over travelling for the whole 2026. If someone wants to visit us, be our guest, but I’m not going anywhere. Not without my husband.

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Tanto207064@reddit

Two week holiday to Egypt for me and my wife and two kids it was around £8k

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a4991@reddit

My dog. I’ll spend every penny I have on her and never regret a thing.

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Funky_monkey2026@reddit

A house. Sort of yes and no. Much better for my mental health as long as the money keeps coming in, but not great when you work contracts and Christmas means people want presents.

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Lollygagger105@reddit

Dental work - no NHS dentists to be found since COVID when my previous practice went from mostly NHS to one afternoon a week. Went private. Shockingly expensive but the standard of treatment was superlative. And bloody expensive (a grand…).

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Legit_Vampire@reddit

A car bought in April not brand new but very good condition & low mileage for the year. Don't regret it ( my old one was way past it's sell by date as soon as one thing was fixed another went wrong) I did pay over the odds for it but I love it & I'm much more confident driving now I've got a reliable vehicle.

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ZealousidealAir3586@reddit

Aside of a car, which I don’t count, my biggest purchase was a fishing reel for £300. Do I regret it? No.

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Smeeble09@reddit

One actual physical item, that would be my steam deck. Worth every penny, and nice to be able to buy something for me rather than the other required things I has to buy like a replacement washer.

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Distinct-Lion4658@reddit

Not really a purchase but I spent £1,400 on double renting but it was worth it for the place I've got now

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jlelvidge@reddit

We moved to a new house and needed new sofas, I bought a 3 seater sofa bed and a 2 seater matching. I love them so much but it was hard paying out £1500 at the same time as the expense of moving too. I had a few sleepless nights about whether I should pay that much but they are perfect and hopefully last longer than the cheap one we got which wasn’t value for money

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hoopheid@reddit

Our holiday over Christmas to the Caribbean (Antigua). We went all out and don’t regret it one bit. My wife beat cancer this year, and almost died during a hospital stay in the process. We didn’t even think we’d get a Christmas at one point, so don’t regret ending a crap year on an amazing high. Don’t be afraid to spend money on experiences and making memories. Life can be turned upside down or taken from you in an instant, and we learned that the hard way this year.

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Introverted-Gazelle@reddit

Antigua is the greatest island (and I’ve done a LOT of islands!) there is and worth every single penny!!

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hoopheid@reddit

I loved it so so much. I want to go back already!

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Middle_Chair_@reddit

I wish you and your family all love and happiness in this world 😊❤️

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pinocchioh@reddit (OP)

So glad you were able to celebrate together. That’s wonderful.

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xxxxxxxxxooxxxxxxxxx@reddit

Jesus that’s rough. I’m glad she beat it.

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Altruistic_Air7369@reddit

Legends that’s amazing. I’m gonna have to take your advice, sorry bank account!

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EleanorW1980@reddit

Sending love light and healing to you, your wife and family. Wow! A much needed break for all.

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hoopheid@reddit

Thank you so much!

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EleanorW1980@reddit

You are so welcome. Thank you so much for the award!

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Stonecoloured@reddit

I'm 1 year out & it can be an absolute rollercoaster. Sounds like an amazing celebration!

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hoopheid@reddit

Thank you! I hope you’re doing well, and have an amazing 2026.

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CandyKoRn85@reddit

Wow, I’m glad you guys have had a fantastic Christmas together. And you are so right - life is about experiences and memories, not things.

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hoopheid@reddit

Thank you! It was a wonderful way to spend Christmas and just to unwind and recover from what was the worst time of our lives.

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mcbeef89@reddit

Listen to this guy, people. My wife got the 5-year all clear in April following a bone marrow transplant. We went to Vietnam for 3 weeks to celebrate. I could so easily be a widower right now. Whatever you want to do, if you can afford it, do it NOW. I lost my best friend and then my brother in the same week October 2023. You don't know how long you've got

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hoopheid@reddit

I’m so glad to hear that your wife is doing well. I had the same horrible thoughts when I thought that the worst may happen during all of it. You don’t think you’re going to go through that in your late 30s/early 40s. I don’t think I’ll ever forget how scared I felt.

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Mikon_Youji@reddit

Getting married. Quite expensive, but don't regret it.

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BuriedInRust@reddit

3d printer, and I love it

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Saltysockies@reddit

I was in the middle of buying a house when I found out a distant relative had left me a large sum of money. The process took 7 months with zero communication from the solicitor even though probate was completed. If I pulled out I might have bought something else. The money felt like a scam, a fairytale due to the lack of communication. So I bought my place and 2 months ago paid off the mortgage. I don't regret it as I love my house but I do wonder if I would have looked elsewhere if I felt more secure on receiving the inheritance.

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BraindeadYogi@reddit

However now you have 100% equity if you sold and were to move to another house. You’d have a tiny mortgage (in theory) on a house that you adore and can develop (if it needed it). You can love your current house for a few years and gain some value and look at an upgrade in the future :)

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Saltysockies@reddit

My place is in a fantastic location, a commuter village about 30 minutes from Bath. It took me a while to get used to how quiet it is compared to my last place which was on a main road. It's only 8 years old and was originally an annex. Has all the luxuries such as underfloor heating, a utility room, etc. I can't see myself selling for a long time but I also can't see myself living here forever. I'm just so grateful that I no longer have a mortgage. Still feels crazy that I'm basically living rent free!

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BraindeadYogi@reddit

Yeah the dream for many is to be mortgage free so soaking up and maybe even take savings for yourself (pretend you have a mortgage to pay and pay it into savings/investments) and see how you get on. Maybe then you can move and stay mortgage free in the future when you do look to move! It sounds like you’ve secured a gem so enjoy it all while you’re there

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Chemical_Count5054@reddit

Well done for sticking with it and paying off your mortgage! I truly believe that happens how it’s supposed to. I had a similar thing happen to me where I was waiting to see if my offer would be accepted on a house, then had a large sum of money left to me so when my offer was rejected I was able to cash buy a few months later in a nicer area, closer to family and the house is much nicer. My house was a state but has a front and back garden, garage and parking space. It was so bad that apparently no builder even wanted it lol I’ve absolutely hated renovating, I used to watch homes under the hammer and thought I’d love renovating my own and I really didn’t at all. it’s taken years but finally the house is finished, just had the kitchen redone for Christmas and had all my family over which was lovely. I’ve been past the house I put an offer in on and it’s had a car park built at the side of it literally the other side of the garden fence! It was like a nature reserve before and it’s been flattened and turned into a carpark and the whole side of the house and garden is exposed to a main road now all trees are gone! I can’t imagine how awful it was for the buyers to lose that little piece of nature at the side of their house to be replaced by a carpark! Someone was looking over me that day the offer was rejected because that nature reserve was the reason I loved the house so much.

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Solid_Contact6529@reddit

My divorce. Zero regrets.

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BarbiePeonies@reddit

Loads of money on takeaway, regret it every single time because the food is expensive, cold and I can actually cook really well

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Fluffy-Astronomer604@reddit

I was shocked recently at the cost of takeaways. Curry for 2, £50. Yes we’d pay that in a restaurant but this was a takeaway.

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james9483@reddit

Are you flying them in. That’s mental money!

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Fluffy-Astronomer604@reddit

I know.. I’m in Leeds too! 2x starters (fish pakora), 2x pilau rice, 2x garlic naan and 2x mains. £50. Safe to say we won’t be having takeaways much anymore and we’ll go out more often.

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james9483@reddit

Ah fair enough. That’s not just a curry and rice most people get. Also,it’s curry. Probably the best takeaway food and food in general.

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BarbiePeonies@reddit

That is an insane price for Leeds, I live in London and would pay a similar price if anything maybe a little less

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Fluffy-Astronomer604@reddit

Tell me about it 🤣

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

McDonald’s is so expensive now, and it’s shit (makes me take many of those too)

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shanna811@reddit

I’m still pissed that they got rid of the bacon rolls. I had one a five minute walk from my house and that’s one of the only reasons I would go in there.

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

Any other option for those close by?

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Fluffy-Astronomer604@reddit

I don’t begrudge a cheeky cheese burger 🤣

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

I prefer other places because I don’t want to be taking 50 shits in a day

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NefariousnessNext840@reddit

Order from the restaurant to be delivered. That’s what I do occasionally and it’s delicious.

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samsaBEAR@reddit

We're enacting a "if we can't be bothered to collect it then we won't order" policy for next year, £30+ orders arriving luke warm has worn thin

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BarbiePeonies@reddit

The only thing we get delivered now is pizza. The largest size is 20 inches, £18.99 so a good price to keep three people full.

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peepshowsophie@reddit

2026 just plan and watch videos to get inspired and cook your own you’ll never be disappointed. And another motivation is that cooking time is less than delivery time. Good luck !

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Effervescentbrain@reddit

I thought it was just me, it's never as good as you want it to be

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praggersChef@reddit

That's me too! I'm a chef! The vast majority of takeaways are just shocking at the moment.

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Traditional-Idea-39@reddit

Pet frogs! Got two baby whites tree frogs, about £800 all-in. They’re very cute (:

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Fit_Section1002@reddit

Wow, frogs cost more than I would have guessed…

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Traditional-Idea-39@reddit

Frogs were only about £40 each, it’s everything else to go with it! Terrarium, substrate/plants/decoration, heat lamps/lights/UV, thermostats, food, etc etc. A lot more expensive than I was anticipating!

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Fit_Section1002@reddit

Are they pets you can handle?

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Traditional-Idea-39@reddit

Not very often, every now and then (once every couple of weeks or so.) They are amphibians so breathe through their skin, and oils on our hands can be toxic(ish) to them. Nothing serious to move them around or hold occasionally, but you won’t be cuddling with them haha — get a reptile if you’d like that!

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CanisDraco@reddit

Got a pic of the set up? I often get the urge to create a little jungle in my living room for some tiny critters :)

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bekcy@reddit

Tbh that sounded right to me when you factor in all the stuff to actually take care of them. My uncle had large fish tank growing up and I knew it was an expensive hobby.

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AdMinimum9817@reddit

White company heated blanket. Worth every penny!

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uttertosser@reddit

A greenhouse to grow veggies … no regrets. Salad leaves, cucumbers, micro greens, tomatoes, courgettes, and a lot of soft herbs.

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FakeNordicAlien@reddit

Washing machine. And ehh. In time, I will probably not regret it, but the whole thing was a clusterfuck. I paid for the machine, instalment and removal & recycling of my old one. They brought it, tried to turn my water off and couldn’t, said I need to get a plumber in because there’s something like a broken valve and the installer didn’t have the knowledge to fix it. The old machine couldn’t be disconnected because the water couldn’t be turned off and it just gushed everywhere. Tried turning it off at the mains outside and that didn’t work either. I was in hospital for the two weeks after the new machine was delivered, and by the time I was out, my plumber - or the guy I hope will either do it or recommend someone who can, my friend’s husband - had gone home to Poland for three weeks and won’t be back until Jan 7. Normally I’d just call my insurance and get them to send someone, but I cancelled my insurance a year ago because I couldn’t afford to pay both that and my transport to chemo every three weeks; they cost about the same (£50/month) and it was the only thing I could give up - I don’t have any subscriptions except a £3.99 Manta comics and a £12 contact lens subscription, and that would barely make a third of what I needed. So now I have the new machine sitting in the lounge, running down its warranty, a drip from the pipe that I’m mopping up with towels every day, and the old machine unusable, and I’m walking the mile each way to the laundromat each week with a blue IKEA bag full of heavy laundry, and I somehow have to find money for the plumber (unless my friend’s husband is able to do it himself and lets me pay with babysitting). At least it’s cold and I’m not sweating much. And they refunded me the connection and removal fee, and said they’ll still come and remove the old machine once I get it sorted. I owe my first monthly payment on Jan 6, at which point it’ll have been a month since the new one was delivered and nearly seven weeks since the old one crapped out. If my friend’s husband can’t either do or recommend someone when they’re back, I’ll have to just look online, but I’d rather take someone on a recommendation from someone in the trades or there’s a good chance I’ll get gouged. I look like (and probably am) the kind of idiot who’ll pay 10x a fair price out of cluelessness. I am kicking myself for giving up the insurance. Especially since I had to get boiler cover when mine stopped working in summer, and the cover just for the boiler is only about £20 less per month than what I had before, which covered all boiler, heating, plumbing, sewage and electrics. Stupid choice. I should have just eaten less.

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BusinessCat89@reddit

Most expensive was a new car, it's the single most expensive thing I have bought in my life. Only purchased because my much loved car of 11 years fully died. The second most expensive thing was a new bed and mattress. Only purchased because my much loved non standard sized IKEA mattress of 11 years was practically disintegrating. As someone who tries to save, this has been an incredibly expensive year and I nearly talked myself out of both purchases. However, both were worth every penny. The new mattress has been particularly transformative to my sleep and back pain, I'm annoyed I put that one off as long as I did considering the quality of life improvement.

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palf74@reddit

Rescue cat. I paid a reasonable donation to the centre I got her from and of course there's the ongoing food costs and one vet visit so far - but she's worth every penny.

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springsomnia@reddit

Some new oil pastels and lots of art supplies. I don’t have a job currently so this was my biggest purchase. They have been worth it! https://preview.redd.it/64luqnlfllag1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4e05dbeba7661630a8af1c539fc8d758f2eb18ea

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misscat15@reddit

IVF. It's not worked, again. We've done 4 rounds so far. The last one we could actually freeze an embryo, this is all we have left and likely our last chance as there's basically no more money. It's been a rubbish year. One of the rounds resulted in a very traumatic late-ish miscarriage when we thought we were safe. I'm not sure regret is the word I'd use, the whole thing just makes me sad and the chance of ever being a parent is slipping away. I guess at least we know we tried and we have one little glimmer left.

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fire_escape_uk@reddit

If you or your husband get health insurance through work check its coverage. We found mine covered ivf.

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misscat15@reddit

We tried submitting it and they wouldn't budge unfortunately. Even for the progesterone afterwards: they said they wouldn't cover it unless they're was a full medical report as to why I need it and that IVF was not a valid reason as we're over the age threshold

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fire_escape_uk@reddit

Ah im sorry about that. Hopefully this helps some others who didnt know to check.

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misscat15@reddit

No worries, maybe it will work for some. I'm in Germany now as well, so that's different too in general.

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h_pur@reddit

No where near what you've gone through but I didn't meet my partner till I was 41 and within months of meeting started with peri menopause. I'm in menopause now and so very sad we didn't get our little dream family. I send the warmest love to that last precious embryo and buckets of hope for you both.

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misscat15@reddit

It sucks, doesn't it? I'm 41, we've been together pushing 20 years, time feels so arbitrary somehow. It doesn't matter how long you've been together if this wish can't happen. I'm very glad you found your person though and wish you both the very best.

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GabberZZ@reddit

Our best friends had a similar experience. The conclusion after 8 years of tests, drugs, experiments was that her embryos were non viable. They sourced one from Spain and she got pregnant successfully and gave birth to a healthy baby girl. 9 months later she became pregnant naturally.. like WTF. They now have 2 girls, 10 and 12.. So don't give up.

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pinocchioh@reddit (OP)

This sounds heartbreaking, wishing you the very best for 2026.

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Natural-Round8762@reddit

I'm so sorry to hear that, OP. I cannot relate but my parents certainly can! They tried for 7 years to have children and went through countless fertility procedures. In the end, they only managed to get 3 viable embryos, of which only 2 stuck. Now here I am 27 years later telling this story. All the best, OP. I hope you are blessed with the children you yearn for.

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misscat15@reddit

Thanks for sharing that, it made me smile. I'm glad it worked for your parents.

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Royal_View9815@reddit

My daughter’s going through the same thing. My heart goes out to you. She’s just had her first transfer and it failed. Got 2 more embryos left so hopefully it will work next time. You never think it will happen to you but it’s much more widespread than you think. I’m hoping 2026 is your year 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼.

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misscat15@reddit

Thank you. After 4 egg collection procedures we just have the one frozen embryo left, the other times other than the implanted embryo, nothing could be saved for freezing. I know our chances are very minimal. It still hurts. I wish your daughter all the best.

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Royal_View9815@reddit

Thank you. My daughter had to have hers frozen as she had to have a procedure to remove some tube and other problems due to endometriosis. So she had the retrieval then the surgery a couple of weeks later. They managed to retrieve 4 eggs which they froze and she had 2 put in but they failed. This time they want to try something different this time to give her a better chance. They had to go private as well but if this doesn’t work they’ll have to save up for another try. It’s a heartbreaking situation all round.

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misscat15@reddit

We tried more hormones last time, it meant we could freeze one at least so something must have worked better. I've read that frozen can work better than fresh, but let's see, I think I've lost my optimism along the way as we've just had blow after blow. Endo is not fun, I'm very sorry to hear that and truly hope that she has success. Someone very close to me did after one round and has three kids from it now. It's just bloody difficult, isn't it? And so very cruel.

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Royal_View9815@reddit

The doctors talking about immunotherapy now so fingers crossed. I’m really hoping it works this time around. I look forward to you posting an update in a years time telling us you have a little one on the way. Wishing you all the luck in the world!

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misscat15@reddit

I'll keep everything crossed for your family, I'm hoping you'll update me with good news as well. Xx

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Girl-From-Mars@reddit

Sorry to hear. I went through similar and found IVF in the uk is pretty shite and quite behind some other countries. If you're still moving forward, look into IVF/donor options in Prague. Much cheaper over there and you get amazing care.

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misscat15@reddit

I'm originally from the UK and live in Germany and have been doing it all here. If it doesn't work, we'll look into adopting an older child, well that's the current idea anyway.

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lavanderpop@reddit

There are times it will come once you are no longer trying. All the best!

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Tasty-Act-5481@reddit

Sending you internet love and positive energy!

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misscat15@reddit

Thank you.

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powderedtoastman44@reddit

Me and my wife, after 13 months of trying the natural way are having to turn to this path in the new year. Even more soul crushing, was the kick in the nuts upon us moving to our dream home and location was finding out that we’d moved to only one of 3 areas in the whole country that have 35 as the cut off point for NHS help (guess what age my wife turned only a few months ago). Life just is so patently unfair at times. Wishing you all the best for your next roll of the dice and a really happy new year

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misscat15@reddit

Same to you both, we're also past the cut off. I do hope you have more success.

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Hot-Cat-2451@reddit

Read this and couldn’t ignore. I hope you are ok and wish you the best for the future xx

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misscat15@reddit

Thank you, that's very sweet.

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EpsomJames@reddit

I know some of what you are going through and it’s so heartbreaking, and sometimes very difficult for others to understand. So sorry to hear, and can only hope in the future you find the happiness you are looking for.

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misscat15@reddit

Thank you for your kind words. Yes, I think unless you've done it yourself it's very tricky to fully understand sadly.

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No-Guava-1372@reddit

I'm so sorry, that is awful, some things just aren't fair and it doesn't make sense 😞

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Pantsman_Crothers@reddit

Most expensive thing was some overdue holidays for me and my partner. I had a break between starting a new job and spent almost the month away. Expensive when you take into account the travel and lack of wage for a month, but we'll worth it. Finally managed to get to Disneyland Paris, as well as some other places in Europe.

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Budget-Tap-4326@reddit

Disneyland Paris. First time my kids have been abroad. Well worth it. Going again in 2027

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AraiHavana@reddit

Biggest single purchase was paying to have the garden landscaped towards the end of the year. Cannot wait for spring.

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Plastic_Package5296@reddit

My MOT and stuff needing fixed for the car £1400😢

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chloelikeschilli@reddit

I went on an incredible holiday to LA and San Francisco was quite a bit but the best experience of my life

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FlyBuy3@reddit

New laptop. The old one physically could not be upgraded to Win11. This new one blows doors off the old one. I do not regret buying it.

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l0stlabyrinth@reddit

A holiday to Florida where I did Disney World and Universal. No regrets. Going again in 2026 for Universal (incl. Epic Universe), SeaWorld and Kennedy Space Centre. Have a day of nothing planned too so may do Busch Gardens Tampa.

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iffyClyro@reddit

Not a purchase as such but I spent loads of money on our wedding and honeymoon. Don’t regret it one bit. Love my wife to bits.

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Kieran293@reddit

Same here! I do wish it wasn’t as short of an event and I could relive it all but that’s a positive.

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Whats-Upvote@reddit

I also love his wife to bits.

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CarpetGripperRod@reddit

I love bits of your wife.

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Phenomenomix@reddit

I love your wife’s bits

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CarpetGripperRod@reddit

THX, bro. Anyway... what are you doing next Tuesday? Just casual, like, a couple of Millers, nothing weird.

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MineMelodic5454@reddit

Bits of me love bits of your wife

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Ragn27@reddit

I bit your wife

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PomPomBumblebee@reddit

It's something you can talk about the rest of your lives. We didn't break the bank for ours, kept well within our £10k budget, worth every penny, would NOT want to plan another though!

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iffyClyro@reddit

We were the same. Maybe slightly less. Spared no expense on the honeymoon though(well we travelled economy) but we sparred no expense on our accommodations. If you ever get the opportunity to stay in a Level by Melia you should.

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PomPomBumblebee@reddit

We went to Disney World but it was delayed by 2 years thanks to the pandemic!

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runew0lf@reddit

Same but well within a £150 budget, happily married, even treated ourselves to a box of 20 mcnuggets each!

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Satoshi_nakamoto_son@reddit

lol the fact you’ve correlated spending an insane amount on your wedding to loving your wife to bits shows me she’s the one who’s made the wedding expensive !

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Ljukegy@reddit

Lmao love your wife to bits , men need to be more honest with how spending massive amounts of money because you love some one is a toxic trait that isn’t talked about. Passively spending money on women doesn’t work long term for happiness

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iffyClyro@reddit

Aww. That’s sad. I didn’t spend my money on her, we spent our money on each other and had the most amazing day of our lives surrounded by all our loved ones. By the standards of weddings we hardly spend anything but it was still a lot of money.

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TheRabidBananaBoi@reddit

Fuck off mate (respectfully) They're talking about their wedding and honeymoon, not 10 gucci handbags. A shared, and special occasion. Also - people who love each other tend to enjoy treating each other. That's normal and very healthy. Work on your worldview please.

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GorrillaEunuch@reddit

I love my wife dearly. But I heavily regret spending that much money on our wedding day 😂

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GlitteringVersion@reddit

A replacement patio door to our conservatory. Not in the slightest - we had one of those tilt and slide doors from the 90's and it was knackered from the day we bought the house, and has been hanging on by sheer will alone. Finally got it replaced, it looks great and really helps keep the warmth in. Couldn't be happier with the job (even though I was nervous about being ripped off) and just feeling very sensible and grown up making such an investment. I literally got bored writing that. I think this is a prime example of what being in your late thirties is like for some.

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Ok-Ship812@reddit

Two holidays, one for myself and family and one to bring family from N europe to where I live. You can always make more money, memories not so much.

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catmad1968@reddit

A watch and no it’s beautiful.

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Crim_penguin@reddit

My honeymoon without a doubt! It was a bit over £6000, but not one single regret other than now every other holiday ever has a LOT to live up to 😅

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brightdionysianeyes@reddit

2 week Holiday across Cadiz/Seville/Cordoba/Gibraltar/Madrid/Paris. Don't regret it at all. Absolute blast. Ticked a load of places off of my internal 'list'.

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MortimerMan2@reddit

Had a few. Braces at aged 40. So far, so straight. Retainers are a pain though. Probably did it for the right reasons (teeth health, rather than aesthetics) but have niggling doubts the dentist just provided the best option for *him* rather than me. New car, never bought new before. It's electric and retro, no regret yet. Massive extension and renovation of our house, costing way, way more than originally planned. Will let you know if/when we ever get to move in, if we regret it.

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Royal_View9815@reddit

You saying retro is it a pug 205????

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Fluffy-Astronomer604@reddit

Could be Renault 5?

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MortimerMan2@reddit

Correct

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Fluffy-Astronomer604@reddit

Nice!

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Royal_View9815@reddit

You know what that’s exactly what I meant…..I hope it is. Saw a couple and they look cool af!!!

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Fluffy-Astronomer604@reddit

Honestly, I love them. Seen a few now and they’re fab.

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Royal_View9815@reddit

I’d have one in a heartbeat but would need a lottery win as they’re so expensive.

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Kowai03@reddit

Moving back to the UK and yeah I regret it and want to go back to Australia... But at least I know that for sure now.

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SirKibble@reddit

A complicated root canal (i.e. back tooth. Back teeth roots are more curved, leading to complications), caused by an impacted wisdom tooth, which necessitated removing about two-thirds of a back tooth, and the crown to replace it. £1,200 overall. I don't regret it. For months prior I ranged between the mild inconvenience of having scraps of food stuck in my back-teeth between meals, and the exquisite pain of something (usually a toothbrush, but sometimes a hard foodstuff) pushing up against the exposed nerve. The worst part was one night working on-site (inspecting railway drains) at the height of summer; exhausted, dehydrated, and with every movement of my jaw causing not only pain, but a horrible scratching, squeaking, grinding sensation, audible even to a colleague standing close to me. It took 4 appointments, but the rotten tooth was drilled way, the offending nerve removed, the crown sized and ultimately fitted. All in all it took around 6 hours, and I averaged about 3 Hail Marys per minute. Despite the professionalism of the dentist and her nurse, it's amazing how active your mind can get when someone has a working power tool inside your mouth. The feeling of a drill scraping away at one's bones is uncomfortable. Rattling. Painful, if the tool strays a fraction of a millimetre (which it did, repeatedly). And when a piece of tooth moves, it makes a low, slow, SQUEEEEEAAAKing movement that reverberates barely an inch or two from the bones of the ear. It's like living in a wooden warship, only HMS Surprise is your skull, and there's no Dr Maturin. Ultimately, I chose the most expensive, hard-wearing crown, and and should last 5-20 years, barring accidents. Although it was only a back tooth, only ever seen by dentists, the price was worth it on the assumption that I'd never have to endure something like this again. It's been 5 months now, and I haven't experienced any pain. 5 months of not being in pain when I eat! 5 months of not being in agony when I brush my teeth. 11/10, would undergo again. If you can afford it, prioritise your dental care.

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FirmDelay@reddit

A house, interest rates are insane but it beats renting so no regrets. Just got to grind through these first few years and hope for a better rate next time

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Skate_beard@reddit

A flat and two holidays to Japan, totally wiped my savings. Zero regrets, it's been a great year.

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OptionalQuality789@reddit

You went to Japan on holiday twice in one year? Why?

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Introverted-Gazelle@reddit

Because if you’ve been once you’ll learn you have to go again and again and AGAIN!

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xxxxxxxxxooxxxxxxxxx@reddit

Now that you say this the handful of friends I have who have visited have gone at least 3 times. Even people who barely travel around Europe etc. Must be something to Japan after all.

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Skate_beard@reddit

This

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DM_ME_PUPPIES2025@reddit

People who have never been to Japan always say these things Fuck I love Japan. I got back in early December and already looking at going back soon

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Skate_beard@reddit

Because I could be dead next year, so why not. Went in the spring for my 40th for the first time ever, having wanted to go there for the last 20 years. Absolutely loved it but felt like I had unfinished business, so went back completely solo in November and had an equally brilliant time, did a lot of the things I was unable to tick off on the first trip. Honestly it's not a particularly expensive holiday, 2 weeks in Japan costs a lot less than a weeks summer holiday in Europe, the Yen is super weak these days.

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OptionalQuality789@reddit

Fair enough! I was just curious that’s all!

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Skate_beard@reddit

I highly recommend going there, it's an amazing place

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

I’d love to visit the Philippines, Nepal, Japan etc

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Ochoytnik@reddit

To see the other side of Mt Fuji

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OptionalQuality789@reddit

I hear the other side is better

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SirChinfor@reddit

Went to see Inside No 9 Stage Fright. 6 times all over the U.K.!

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bbqandgin@reddit

Saved my cats' life. Think the tv show The Supervet and a race to specialists. Burned through insurance in two days and then..yeah. a vast figure and more to come. No regrets :)

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j1mb0b@reddit

We're all very sympathetic on the vast sums already spent, but there does remain the small matter of the cat tax...

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bbqandgin@reddit

I am derilict in my duties! Forgive me, Reddit. https://preview.redd.it/1f4dnnzksiag1.jpeg?width=2252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b9d0bcb69b4b8fc3b11d709275e940c9c8b1eb81

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xxxxxxxxxooxxxxxxxxx@reddit

Oh wow I love the black marking around the nose. Very beautiful. We sadly put our cat down December 12th. I couldn’t have asked for a better pet and she’ll always be in my heart. On Christmas Eve we got a new kitty, enjoying building my relationship with him.

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Leucurus@reddit

Awww :) looks so soft!

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CandyKoRn85@reddit

Beautiful little bean ❤️

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Stonecoloured@reddit

Such a cutie pie! So glad you had the resources & determination Thank you for paying the cat tax

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AlternativePrior9559@reddit

Came here for that exact reminder. We are await…

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northernbloke@reddit

Worth every penny, 4k on our dogs cruciate ligament. Insurance paid 80% of the op but didn't cover meds and other bullshittery the vets add on. That was in February and she's back at full health now.

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bbqandgin@reddit

100%! Glad to hear she's doing well now!

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CicadaSlight7603@reddit

So glad you were able to save her. May I ask what your insurance limit was? My vet friends tell me £7000 is usually enough, but I always wonder.

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bbqandgin@reddit

I thought it was 8k, turned out it was 4k per condition. So with two sudden conditions, even 8k wasn't enough- but she was an extreme case. As it happens just heading back from our specialist and the treatment is working, and so it was all worth it!

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CicadaSlight7603@reddit

Thanks

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Lanchettes@reddit

Well done 👍

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Flowerofthesouth88@reddit

iPhone 15 a big jump from iPhone 11 and it’s took me months to save up for it! :)

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caprimum@reddit

I bought the same. From an 11 to a 15 pro.

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Wishmaster891@reddit

my 11's still going well at about 6 years old

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Final-Benefit5246@reddit

I have an iPhone 15 pro and still a great phone. It might be the first time ever where I will keep my phone for more than 3 years. Think I will probably push this a few more years. Excellent device

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Lukeyboy5@reddit

Same. Had it two years and can’t imagine replacing it for a while yet. It’s rapid, takes great pictures, battery lasts all day still, just nothing that I think I’m missing.

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Final-Benefit5246@reddit

My battery is starting to be a bit poor, but it has been 2.5 years of intense use. It’ll be the first time I buy a battery replacement rather than a new phone.

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Due_Garlic_3190@reddit

I still have an iPhone 11 and I am also getting the iPhone 15 in January. I couldn’t care less about phones but it will hopefully be a nice upgrade :)

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Anything-Small9549@reddit

I bought a 2022 Toyota Corolla about 2 weeks ago, and so far I love it. The gearbox in my 2020 Ford Fiesta blew up at only 19,000 miles, third gear more or less disappeared and it was making concerning noises in the other gears, and the dealer quoted nearly £3,000 to fix it while my usual garage didn't want to touch it. Now I have a car I actually like driving, and we buy any car gave me a decent price for the old one so it wasn't even as expensive as it could have been.

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Toothfairy29@reddit

Bought my first house! Whilst pregnant with my first baby… no regrets all very exciting.

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whatthejellyio@reddit

I did the same thing last year and had my wedding the week before we got our keys. It was hectic but I LOVED if

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zingyyellow@reddit

Wow, hell of a lifestyle change in a year.

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danddersson@reddit

I voluntarily changed jobs, which meant a house move, when my wife was pregnant with our first. Due to delays, we had to move into a rented place for two months, but got into the house in time. It was a while ago now, but I don't remember much stress. But I look back on it now and think "WTF!"

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After-Competition-59@reddit

I’m in a similar spot now. In the space of one month I: - changed job with more responsibility - changed area and added an 100 mile round trip commute - bought an 18th century house - got engaged Can’t say it hasn’t been (and doesn’t continue to be) stressful 😅

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Toothfairy29@reddit

Offer was accepted prior to falling pregnant… didn’t expect it to happen literally first sort-of try 😅 but been in since October, baby arrives March and weirdly I feel completely chilled about the entire thing!

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zingyyellow@reddit

Good luck for March, keep chilling, remember the days are long, but the years are short. Ours are 19 and 25 now, 2 beautiful daughters like their mother, my girls. I love the 3 of them dearly. Best of luck for 2026.

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Toothfairy29@reddit

Thank you. Husband and I both have exclusively female siblings who have exclusively female offspring so we were unsurprised to learn we too are having a girl! Lots of hand me downs and the grandparents all know what’s what with girls! I’m taking from end of Feb right til Jan 27 off work and plan to soak up every minute of it - we aren’t spring chickens so may only be doing this the once.

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katreena-@reddit

Haha this was me last year! Found out I was pregnant the day before we viewed the house. We moved in December and baby was born in March. We’ve had the best 9 months with such incredible weather to enjoy together. Wishing you all the best!

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MikeInPajamas@reddit

Some people insist on playing on hard mode. She also learned to juggle this year. And play the piano. While running a small business.

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Mediocre_Sprinkles@reddit

This was me 3 years ago. Got the keys the start of the month and found out I was pregnant by the end. It's lovely having your own house, your own space and then a baby to fill it. Best wishes for the future!

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caprimum@reddit

A replacement diamond ring as my narcissistic ex insisted I hand my rings back. I have worn a ring my whole life and my hand felt bare. So I bought a 2.5 ct lab diamond (emerald shape) with platinum setting. A full carat higher than my old ring. The look on his face when he saw it….PRICELESS.

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AccordingTadpole515@reddit

My dog. No regrets. Best decision I ever made.

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Serious-Fail-5486@reddit

New laptop and new phone - don’t do subscription/contracts, don’t like big monthly payments Fine, happy with both, will do it again in another 5-7 years

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dinotoxic@reddit

Very good, that’s what I do and I never buy new! Always 1 gen behind

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caprimum@reddit

Me too. Bought a iPhone 15 pro max outright, reconditioned. My last phone was a reconditioned one and lasted me 4 years!

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Woozlie@reddit

I'm the same! I got an Honor M7P this year, biggest purchase since my Eufy robot hoover (Alfred) last Nov. Looking for a laptop now as mine is about 8 years old and redundant.

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xxxxxxxxxooxxxxxxxxx@reddit

House. No regrets.

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EmDaae@reddit

£90 on a small bottle of perfume.

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Opposite_Resist-9710@reddit

a macbook tbh i don’t have the best paying job but i needed it, and im acc glad i did :) it was around £1000 also

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bio-grow@reddit

Our first house! Touch wood no regrets so far.. Our wedding was a close second but equally no regrets

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3cc3ntr1c1ty@reddit

Dna karyotype test but not received results yet.

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Own_Philosopher7915@reddit

I purchased my car (2021) after the lease was up.

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Public-Guidance-9560@reddit

A holiday (or holidays). We do like travel and every year we go somewhere we want to go, or maybe multiple places if budget allows. But its money well spent IMO. We did Dubai/Abu Dahbi this year and whilst it probably wasn't as good as our trip to Thailand or even previous trips to the states, I don't regret going and seeing it and seeing things like the Grand Mosque and staying a night in the desert in the middle of nowhere. Dubai definitely isn't a place for me mind you!

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Suzettebishop89@reddit

£3k on vet bills and I'd do it 1000x over. If we're talking about just frivolous things: I treated myself to a long weekend in New York for my birthday. I paid for the hotel for both me and one of my best friends because I knew she couldn't afford it but I wanted to celebrate with her. I had an absolutely terrible year in 2023 and just wanted to do something nice for myself. Zero regrets.

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Formal_Produce3759@reddit

New kitchen at 35k. Don't regret it because it looks great and the old one was horrible with Artex everywhere.

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

I need a new one, probably gonna run me 10-15k though, it’s old and worn out

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toon_84@reddit

You might need more than that if you're doing a full remodel unless you're doing the majority of the work yourself or just swapping like for like. Our modest kitchen cost us about £15k and that was doing 95% of it myself and the plastering done at family rates. That was a full back to brick job with new windows

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

Mine is like 2.5m long and 2m wide, it’s tiny

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toon_84@reddit

Christ! Our range cooker is like half of your length.

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

Yeah, it’s annoying because it’s nearly impossible to move

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Formal_Produce3759@reddit

It's the unforseen stuff that comes up too. When the old kitchen was stripped back, we found it used to be 2 old rooms, half concrete floor, half floorboards so the concrete has to be dug out to level the floor, half the walls plasterboarded to make them level with half the roof. It was crazy the work that had to be done. It was a 40year old kitchen and masked some crazy stuff.

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mcnoodles1@reddit

Con these days isn't it.

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Formal_Produce3759@reddit

Yep, ridiculous.

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Royal_View9815@reddit

Wow my house didn’t cost that much. I bet it looks gorgeous.

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adventurousloaf@reddit

Wow! That’s crazy. What year did you buy your house?

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Royal_View9815@reddit

2005 ex council house so that’s why it was so cheap. Got the maximum discount as I’d been here years.

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Randystarbuxx@reddit

Where from? We are in market for a new one

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Formal_Produce3759@reddit

The kitchen depot.

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WoeUntoThee@reddit

Wow that must be some kitchen!!

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Formal_Produce3759@reddit

Extensive work needed done too. Walls knocked down, integrated appliances etc. Also refloored all of downstairs to match so 35k all in.

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GingerrJinx@reddit

A plot of land. I secretly regret it because its become an anchor. But I do like it and have hopes for it.

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Odd_Possibility14@reddit

A new phone! It’s the first time i’ve ever had a brand new phone and it cost me an arm and a leg. So glad i did though

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Complex-Main@reddit

Hospitalisation for my cat, he came through it and they saved his life. Would do it all over again in a heartbeat

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The-Ginger-Lily@reddit

3 bed semi detached house. Don't regret it one bit

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Inner_Relationship28@reddit

SMCI stock 😂

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Responsible-Walrus-5@reddit

Top two would be: New (to me car). £15k. It’s lovely. Hope this one does me as long as my old one. Epic hut to hut ski tour trip in Canada. Hard to say how much it cost in total, maybe c.4k depending exactly what you allocate to the trip. No regrets.

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87catmama@reddit

We bought 2 new sofas. Powered recliners (which make us feel a bit like old people). They are soooo comfortable and we don't regret them one bit. What we *do* regret is the sofas we bought before them (one in August 2024 and one in January this year). Don't do what we did and buy sofas from argos that you can't test out.

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AltruisticFigure3662@reddit

PS5 & no 😊

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vizard0@reddit

Trip to Iceland. Got to see just about everything I wanted to (basalt beach, ice cave, geysir, Thingvellir, Reykjavik, etc.) Also got to see an artic fox. Finally saw the northern lights (I live in an area with too much light pollution to see them when they are visible in the UK and don't own a car). Totally worth it. Not sure of the final price, as it was a birthday gift from my partner, but the extra day of stuff I signed us up for came to about £500. Iceland is expensive. Odd that they named a cheap supermarket after it. Second major purchase: induction hob. Just got it, but so far it's been great and so much better than a dying gas one (two burners had stopped working).

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Taken_Abroad_Book@reddit

My grandparents bungalow. No.

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CrustyHumdinger@reddit

A house, and no

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good_as_golden@reddit

Switch 2 and a mountain bike, no regrets

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Li_Li_Willis@reddit

A house and I do not regret it!

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LondonEveryWeekend@reddit

Canada goose jacket brooo 😭 It’s nice but it’s not £1100 nice. I’m too scared to walk around London with it

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jrflynn90@reddit

You spent £1100 on a jacket?

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LondonEveryWeekend@reddit

Regrets were made

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Adorable_Click_7071@reddit

My house lol. I don’t regret it yet!

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Nerdiburdi@reddit

New gaming PC. £3.5k, still paying it off, but don’t regret it one bit. Use it every day

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bowak@reddit

I don't know if this counts as cheating but a guitar and bits over the last half a year. The guitar itself plus basic amp, stand, strap, picks, lead etc came to around £350. And in the months since I've spent about the same again on a headphone amp - best buy ever tbh - a portable speaker so I can play in the rear room without moving the amp each time, spare strings and bits, plus a lessons app subscription to one of the best YouTube teachers I've found so far. But now I have everything I need for the next year or two, until the inevitable thoughts of how it would be handy to have a 2nd guitar tuned for playing nu-metal, or one with a tremolo bar etc creep in. Zero regrets.

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combedcentaur7@reddit

Car, upgraded to have more space and efficiency... its actually slightly worse on fuel and apart from carrying an extra passenger, not all that much roomy inside. So kind of regret it, especially since theres next to no comunity help for repairs etc, unlike my last car which had a avid enthusiast group that could help diagnose, fix, and source parts

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Glozboy@reddit

A holiday to Spain. No regrets, 10 days by a pool drinking cocktails was exactly what my wife and I needed.

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Stuvas@reddit

My car that I got from my nan for £200 finally died after 5 years. If you put the windows down, they wouldn't go up again, the carpets were damp whenever it rained, in the winter it froze up and would take 20 minutes to thaw out, there was a constant sheen on water inside the windscreen, the tires were constantly going flat within 3 weeks even after replacing all 4 tires, it had an oil leak, it would shudder when you brake any harder than moderately, the engine sounded like hell, couldn't get the cd player or the radio to work, and most of the outside was cracked, scraped, bumped or missing. I got a much newer Fiesta for £6k on the credit card and I do miss having the ability to not be concerned about my job, whilst I'll now be in credit card debt for about another 5 months. But at the same time, it's so nice to drive to music again, to finish work at 5am and press one button and the windshield clears in under a minute, to not be ashamed by the looks and sounds of the car when I go shopping for food. Also it means I can reliably make the trip to see my great aunt in her care home.

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The-JSP@reddit

Our first home, she needs some TLC.

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beebee1212@reddit

David Lloyd membership - my mental health and happiness has improved so much since. Worth every penny.

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txteva@reddit

I signed up to David Lloyd in the dark times, super expensive and full of children but I gotta admit their showers were worth the money!

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txteva@reddit

The £585K 5 bedroom house with my parents was probably the biggest one! Individual purchases, but not unrelated was the sensible soft grey sofa set for £2K and much less sensible but more pretty yellow Kef speakers for £1k.

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shortcross@reddit

Bought a new house after being mortgage free for a couple of years. Absolutely love it. Amazing space & neighbours & should walk into the school we’ve applied for for next September. In terms of money spent in the house it was probably restoring the original parquet in the three downstairs rooms, makes me happy every time I open the door!

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Space_Hunzo@reddit

£2,300 to replace my boiler. My house was my most expensive purchase of 2024 so I wasnt too fussed!

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Daveddozey@reddit

4 separate people have mentioned a Japan holiday in this thread!

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justabritishguy2025@reddit

A (small) boat. No regrets… yet

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Daveddozey@reddit

Two Happiest days of a boat owners life. The day he buys it and the day he sells it.

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AnonymousGimp@reddit

Biggest purchase of the year was central heating. Absolutely the best purchase I could have made, and being a heat pump, its currently costing significantly less than the previous night storage or what gas would be to run.

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Meals64@reddit

A holiday to Japan, it probably came to around £10k for a fortnight for two of us (nice hotels throughout, flights, spending money, insurance, dog care etc.). Don’t regret it whatsoever, was the trip of a lifetime.

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ArachnidGal@reddit

Spent about £12,000 marrying my best friend in the world, surrounded by my favourite people in my favourite place. Money well spent.

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fckboris@reddit

I’d started learning to drive ages ago, but due to various factors - moving around the country for jobs, financial reasons, and a slew of shit driving instructors who were either unreliable or couldn’t keep their hands off their phones during lessons - I had racked up a decent amount of driving hours but hadn’t had much consistency and felt like I’d wasted a lot of money and not got very far. Trying to find an instructor with availability outside my work hours was a nightmare and waiting lists for both tests and instructors were getting longer and longer. I had been saving up for a while and I paid for a residential intensive driving course with a test at the end of the week. Took a week’s annual leave to do it. Passed first time. 3 months later I bought my first second hand car. 2 huge purchases but the feeling of relief and freedom has been so worth it. I’m probably on my way to saving the same amount in what I would have spent on train tickets otherwise, so definitely a win in that regard too. No regrets other than maybe not finding a way to have done it sooner!

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jrflynn90@reddit

Radiohead tickets for me and my dad at the o2. Worth every penny.

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ldn-ldn@reddit

NVIDIA RTX 5080. My only regret is that RTX PRO 6000 costs £8k and clearly is completely unaffordable for me.

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Wishmaster891@reddit

when did a 6000 series gpu get released?

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ldn-ldn@reddit

It's not a 6000 series GPU, it's a workstation GPU. They have different naming convention.

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Wishmaster891@reddit

oh right

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theflibster@reddit

We moved to our dream home. Zero regrets! :)

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quentinia@reddit

Aside from things like rent, I bought a Switch 2 this year for myself. I pre-ordered and received it on release day. So far on my Switch 2 I've played over 400 hours since June 5th. Absolutely no regrets whatsoever. It's so fun!

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SeaHamster5209@reddit

£17K on house deposit and house buying process costs. £2K on holidays to Italy & Turkey.

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NJ63YSV@reddit

Renault Megane. My long term car got written off in January due to a driver not paying attention (not me), so I bought a Renault Megane. Worst Decision ever. It was a sack of shite, the fucker got crushed last Wednesday.

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annoymousidea@reddit

Concert tickets and was 100% worth it!

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Igroig@reddit

I got a new MacBook Air costing almost a grand. My previous Mac lasted me 13 years so counting on its longevity.

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ishamm@reddit

Razer blade 16 2025 laptop. Absolutely shit for the price, still wrangling a return and refund.

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bee-auti-fun@reddit

Graduate Visa… nearly 3k in total for fee + IHS…

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alinutzamica@reddit

Eye laser surgery

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viio@reddit

5090. Sort of regret. It belches heat and it's more powerful than I could possibly need.

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Basic_Abroad_9773@reddit

A nearly £3k laptop that I only play football manager on

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Andurael@reddit

A new phone for myself and my wife as Christmas gifts for one another. She went from an older Pixel (3a or 6a?) to a Pixel 10 pro for about £700, and I went from an iPhone SE 2020 to an iPhone 13 mini for about £300. So £1k on new phones. I sometimes regret it, my phone isn’t really new even if no-one had used it before, I’m worried it will become out-of-date before I want to replace it as I do intend to keep it for another 5 years. Also worried that the wife’s phone was just really too expensive and could’ve gotten something almost as good for much less. She does seem quite happy with it though.

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EUskeptik@reddit

The most expensive thing we bought this year was a week’s holiday at an all-inclusive resort on the Dutch/French Caribbean island of St Maarten. There are no direct flights from the UK so the outward journey involved an overnight stop in Charlotte, North Carolina while the return involved changing flights at Miami. It was a family group holiday with 20 of my wife’s relatives who live in various parts of the USA. We were the only ones from England. It was lovely to see them all, including (for me) meeting some of them for the very first time. They were an absolute joy. Unfortunately, it was an ordeal for me. Recovering from recent open heart surgery and suffering with severe back pain made the journey arduous. I was exhausted on arrival and remained exhausted throughout. Thankfully, the journey home was not too bad. The resort was extremely expensive but truly awful. Cost-cutting was evident with rationing of items for the minibar in the room and only cheap food available in the deal. I heard an American man ask a receptionist which of the resort’s five restaurants served steak. He was directed to an independent restaurant just outside the resort. We ate there once, the bill came to £130 for two. The resort’s restaurants were all a long walk from the hotel and I found that difficult three times a day, so settled for a cheese or ham sandwich and a coffee from a shop in the hotel’s foyer. The hotel’s owners made much of the location adjacent to Maho Beach where watching aircraft take off and land is a major feature. Sadly, the brochure forgot to mention there’s another large hotel in the way, blocking the view. The hotel staff were almost universally miserable. The only exceptions were those from Jamaica who were lovely. My wife and her family all have Jamaican origins so we had good service from the Jamaican staff and tipped them generously. The hotel (Sonesta Maho Beach) strongly reminded me of the ‘Solana’ in the Benidorm TV series. I could not possibly recommend it, it was truly appalling value for money. However, it was wonderful to spend time with my wife’s relatives who always give me the warmest of welcomes. We will be visiting most of them in Long Island, New York State in the New Year at *much lower cost*. -oo-

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jmcdongle@reddit

Bought my first car and definitely not, at the ripe old age of 43 I wish I’d done it sooner.

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ArtichokeDesperate68@reddit

Electric Vehicle. Love it. Would NEVER go back and it’s eye opening how polluted people are, including my own family with oil company created propaganda!

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Wishmaster891@reddit

gaming pc -£2060. Don't game as much as i thought i would. Maybe could haved a couple hundred by going for a cheaper cpu/gpu but overall i like having it

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Wishmaster891@reddit

7800 x3d / 4070 ti super, was in January

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vadelmavenepakolaine@reddit

Which cpu / gpu you ended up getting?

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Apprehensive_Yak4493@reddit

A trip to Japan that I spent nearly two years saving up for, it was well worth it but now I know I have to just start saving up for the next one 😬

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Lilconkb00@reddit

Did a month in Japan if that counts. Worth every penny can’t wait to go back. If it doesn’t count then I got engaged also in Japan. And several thousand worth of camera equipment which captured multiple once in a lifetime moments over the past year. New family members coming into the world, family wedding etc. It’s been an expensive year to be honest…

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to_to_to_the_moon@reddit

Paid off my mortgage. Nope. I was homeless as a kid, so it feels really good to own my place outright at age 37.

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DangerousDisplay7664@reddit

After coming into a little bit of money in January, I bought a gold sovereign coin for £580. The price of gold has gone up and the coin is now worth almost £800!

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Imaginary_Buddy_83@reddit

Nice, what coin though?

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Btd030914@reddit

A sort of purchase I guess. I bought my ex husband out of the house so it’s all mine now.

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Passey92@reddit

A new (to me) car. And I absolutely don't regret it. Had endless car troubles for the past 4 years with three different cars and it's nice to find one that's reliable and should last for a good while

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glytxh@reddit

New MacBook. I’d been fighting my decade old PC for way too long and just took the plunge. For a long time I’d been repeating the mantra ‘there are no slow computers, only impatient users’. It is absurd how much of a difference it’s made in my daily workflows. I don’t have to fight my computer anymore. There are _definitely_ slow computers, and this little beastie ain’t one of them.

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alittlepieceofslice@reddit

Our wedding but truly loved the day, a fair few people came from overseas which made the day even more special.

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Thisisth@reddit

Boiler! I’m warm so I’m not regretting it but I wish I’d been a more entertaining purchase! Second biggest purchase was roof repairs…

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rachbbbbb@reddit

Travelling the world. I was a parent at 16, my kid turned 18 last December and I just wanted to start doing what everyone did years before me. More to come next year.

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armenianfink@reddit

My dog. £1600 She’s testing me daily. But I love her.. sometimes 🤣

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PossibleAddress1000@reddit

£2000+ on my teeth. I have Sjogren's and I had a mouthful of crumbling teeth. No matter what I had done nothing helped and it was affecting my confidence. I wasn't a candidate for veneers as my teeth were so compromised but I could have composite bonding. Two and a half hours in the chair and I have my smile back. Absolutely worth every penny.

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aggravatingstranger9@reddit

New (well, newer) car. My old VW was written off after a ridiculously small bump. I decided to go for something a bit bigger and now have a Nissan Juke.

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Bubbly_West8481@reddit

Loads of money on takeaway and transport😭 I’ve spent close to 6-7k on this alone this year.

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Bubbly_West8481@reddit

Loads of money on takeaway and transport😭 I’ve spent close to 6-7k on this alone this year.

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Sevenoflime@reddit

A new house and a bunch of new furnishings for it. I bought my dream table and bed. And our house is big enough that we’ve put the old table in the play room for the kids and our old bed in the spare room. Feeling very grateful and so happy (but now very cash poor!)

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Thestickleman@reddit

I got a new car and I do no regret it. Should have spent less on it in hindsight but.... I wanted it and I love it

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vadelmavenepakolaine@reddit

Just lots of trips, as per usual. Spent all of my AL outside the UK & few weeks of remote work as well.

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DarthScabies@reddit

Lightsabers from Disney. Been collecting Star Wars stuff for years now so no regrets. Luckily my beloved is a fan as well so she doesn't roll her eyes at me. 😆

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Djinjja-Ninja@reddit

A house. No regrets so far, and no surprises as we bought the house we were renting from a very good friend.

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XoxHANNIBALxoX@reddit

Las Vegas. No regrets. Say no more.

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Independent-Ad-3385@reddit

£600 on a new sofa. The old one was really uncomfortable and destroyed by cat so no regrets whatsoever. £2k on a new old car. Didn't really have a choice as the previous car had cost me £1k in repairs over the year.

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kazoo81@reddit

Windows and no, not got a gale blowing through the living room.

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Aggravating-Ant-6767@reddit

I went away to a new country with my fiancé every month which was about £12k each altogether. No regrets. Also did Invisalign and fixed all my fillings for £6k, again no regrets. Other bits are £800 on hair extensions (worth it to me), £250 for GHDs, and also paying for our wedding next year- total cost of £20k but only paid £5k of it so far.

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CrossRoadChicken@reddit

Wishing you and deano all the best for your wedding

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smmky@reddit

Went to Walt Disney World and then onto a Disney cruise in the Caribbean, cost a small fortune but it was worth every penny

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gander8622@reddit

Same minus the cruise and it was incredible!

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EpsomJames@reddit

Did similar, 3 weeks in Florida at all the parks and a week Disney cruise around the Bahamas. Worth every penny.

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smmky@reddit

It’s definitely a busy holiday, you need the cruise at the end of it to actually relax

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EpsomJames@reddit

So much walking, but somehow you keep going. Our cruise was week 3 but the 4th week we relaxed a bit and didn’t hit the parks so hard. Totally crashed when we got back home, don’t think my feet have fully recovered yet.

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smmky@reddit

You need the walking to burn off the Mickey waffles!

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EpsomJames@reddit

lol, yeah 100%

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Economy-Role-8410@reddit

An ID Buzz. Not had it long enough to decide yet, time will tell.

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Burgers4dayz@reddit

Log burner installation. Was happy when winter came

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shiny_director@reddit

Honestly, I have no idea. I made no major purchases. Maybe the Air Fryer? I think it was about £200.

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Carta_Blanca@reddit

I bought a house

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wafflespuppy@reddit

New TV and no I don't. Relationship ended and I've had to move in with my dad but I'm happy and I've got a big, shiny TV that I can watch whatever I want on

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strengthofhounds@reddit

I bought my dream bass guitar, which wasn't super expensive for a guitar but was still more than I've ever spent on an instrument. Couldnt be happier. It's got me into a band, I've been asked to take it to a party tonight so I can play with the entertainment, got a load of fun pedals for Christmas.

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a3poify@reddit

Not a huge amount compared to some here but I spent about £2000 on a gaming PC in February and I have no regrets considering how absolutely insane RAM prices have gotten since then

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Thinking10Thinking@reddit

MacBook. Don’t regret it at all.

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darthpaul1978@reddit

Extensive and expensive (non-cosmetic) private dental work for my partner. Thank god for 0% purchase cards. I regret that they suffer so much, and that it doesn't seem to have worked all that well, but not the actual expenditure.

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filthygylfi_@reddit

A flat in London. No I don’t regret it, although I compromised a little on space for location so I’ll always have a ‘grass might’ve been greener’ feeling about it

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Nicktrains22@reddit

I bought a bike as an early Christmas present. The pedal fell off within two weeks...

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rabbit92@reddit

My biggest expense was an intensive driving course. I passed my test so I'm really happy about that and can say it was money well spent!

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Ok_Sugar_9791@reddit

Dream couch and I LOVE IT. Worth every penny.

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spriggity@reddit

Went to the Arctic for three weeks. That was a lot but worth it!

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StereotypicallBarbie@reddit

For the whole of 2025? Probably my holiday.. which was just insanely expensive by the end of it. But Christmas has come pretty close! Because everything is so expensive and I went a bit mad and will likely regret it by the end of January.. even just feeding everyone for one day ran into the £100’s!

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Proud_Durian6956@reddit

Lego UCS millennium falcon. I don't regret it

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Teawillfixit@reddit

House. No regrets. (well deposit for house as moat is mortgaged)

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takeapartthedemon@reddit

A radiohead ticket. Most expensive concert ticket I've ever purchased in fact and I don't regret it one bit.

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quaveringquokka@reddit

Bought a new (to me) car that was five times as expensive as my last car. But it's great and I love it, no regrets

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LinuxMage@reddit

A powerchair for my disabled partner. Secondhand, coast £400. Also bought a brand new king size bed this year, that was a few hundred quid as well.

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DrSalvador1996@reddit

5 days in New York at the start of August. Times Square hotel. Amazing experience. Been wanting to go forever

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DocHowling@reddit

new to me car. yup i regret it, didn't test drive as much as i should have but the dealer was 2 hours away and my old cars suspension had totally kaput so it was an act now regret later situ.

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Rob_B_@reddit

I bought some DDR5 RAM this year. Was part of an entire PC upgrade but that all cost thruppence ha'penny in comparison to the memory, Jesus…

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Penny87x@reddit

Trips abroad - Iceland, Netherlands, Portugal, Germany & Dublin. Definitely don’t regret it. We don’t have kids so it’s what most of mine & husbands money goes on.

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ioniums@reddit

tickets to Liverpool vs Real Madrid in UCL for joint birthday for me/my Dad. second time visiting but UCL nights just hit different. proper core memory

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DrSalvador1996@reddit

Amazing. Been to Anfield a couple times this year but what a game to go to

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toon_84@reddit

Home improvements. Had the extension roof redone and a new kitchen. Not much change from £20k for the two.

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bannana-llama@reddit

Bought our forever home. Expensive but no regrets just yet 😅

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supersezza@reddit

Shark led face thingy - need more time to assess

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TenTwon_@reddit

4.6k on a new car. Regret it almost every time I drive the car

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Sir5quidworth@reddit

Harley Davidson - not in the slightest. Wanted one my whole life as always had different bikes. and if I didn’t now I never might.

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Randystarbuxx@reddit

New gaff. Kinda

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willis1988@reddit

What's the story behind 'kinda'?

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Randystarbuxx@reddit

It’s needing quite a bit of effort to upgrade previously in a new build that was pristine. We will get there, can feel intimidating at times

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willis1988@reddit

Definitely, it's a labour of love. Best of luck!

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Level-Race-4860@reddit

Lots of guitars, main regret is not playing more.

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TalosAnthena@reddit

A house and I do and don’t regret it. Just one thing after the other and the floorboards upstairs are all over the place, never noticed before and noticing more and more as the year has gone on. Can’t get downstairs very warm. Had rats. Just a bit of a mess but at least I own a house I guess

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viciousrobotexploder@reddit

Well I came to these comments to feel better about myself but everyone here seems normal now I just feel even more insane about it. Over half a grand on a CD. A single no less, and not even a well-known one that I could at least brag about. Also I’m minimum wage. On one hand I don’t regret it because I wanted it and was willing to spend stupid money on it, so I was fine with the purchase itself. On the other hand the remaining stock was immediately reduced by a couple of hundred after I bought it because the seller’s prices got called out by the fan Reddit. The cheaper stock version also came with more extras. Then I saw on the wayback machine that it cost $3 on release. So I was marginally pissed off

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Codders94@reddit

An espresso machine and I don’t regret it at all. Amazing coffee every morning is great.

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AvailableYam2484@reddit

Boob job. A few weeks after surgery took a funny turn so was rushed to hospital to make sure it wasn't DVT and it turned out to be a viral infection. However, the hospital didn't prescribe antibiotics (like I now know they should haver having just had surgery), infection spread to one of the incisions, eventually went necrotic, so that implant had to come out for safety reasons. Would have had to wait 6 months for a replacement and be stuck with one giant boob, but after the existential horror of the previous two months I just wanted to get back to normal so had them both removed. Am now very much poorer and much worse off in the boob department so yes, I very much regret it. Roll on 2026.

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Ok_Young1709@reddit

A horse. Half regret it, it was expensive but worth it.

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MarieCry@reddit

I got my mum a summer house for the garden. She wanted one but they were too expensive considering the price of putting in electrics etc and we would lose our shed (no room for both). I got a summer house with a shed attached custom built to fill the full amount of space we had and she was over the moon. She paid for getting electricity fitted (necessary, we live in Scotland so it's v cold without heaters and it's dark most of the time so needs lighting) and I got some decent (used but very comfy!) recliner couches and she paid for a van for delivery. It's a cosy little place for her, she was the only person without a "place" in the house. My dad always uses in the living room and watches garbage TV and we have an office room for me to work in, which I've taken to sitting in for comfort and privacy. She likes having her own space to sit with the dogs. I got a sign for over the door saying "(Name) and Vinnie's Summer House" (Vinnie is one of the family dogs) even though we have two dogs because he adores it and gets super excited when anyone goes in the garden because he thinks it's summer house time!

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SDUK94@reddit

Paid of my mortgage. Do I regret it? Not a damn bit.

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ocelocelot@reddit

This year I spent quiiite a lot on archive copying fees (for records not available anywhere online) as I'm housebound and can't go and visit any more to view documents. Trying to finish my family tree and have it printed out. Very close now.

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DisIzwong@reddit

Arc Raiders. No I don't regret It. Best game In last 15 years

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PeterG92@reddit

Extension on my lease. Would have doubled the following year

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Duke_Arutha@reddit

Spent about £160K on one thing (but most of that was someone else's money)

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Sarahspangles@reddit

I bought time. As in, I retired, funded from investment/returns. No regrets, but a few surprises. My largest discretionary spend was on a dressmaking course, because I thought I needed to do something to occupy myself. But then I decided it was time to lose a bit of weight, which has turned into losing three dress sizes, so I haven’t actually produced any finished items. I have spent quite a lot on gym gear though!

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No_Pea-1@reddit

This year I've bought... - A 50% deposit on a house (inheritance from my mum dying in 1st year of uni). - Funeral for my dad, he died a few weeks ago. - £5k worth of camera gear. - Third year of my undergraduate degree. I graduated in July. 2025 has been expensive and sad. My favourite part has been buying the camera gear.

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bllobblong@reddit

switch 2. very fun but my most played game is stardew and i have that on my old switch and laptop. not a single regret

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Overall_Zombie_3735@reddit

My puppy and honestly I dont regret a second even when i was in the trenches of toilet training and a few disrupted sleeps in the beginning. I wish I had done it earlier but then I wouldn't have my little girl!

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CondimentQueenx@reddit

My husband and I moved from Los Angeles to London and paid a year of rent upfront because we’re homeowners in the states and don’t have rental references 😂 60k well spent

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atom_stacker@reddit

Does my rent count? By far the biggest expense I have.

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Miserablebro@reddit

Around 4K to see Iron Maiden 7 times, no regrets as they’ll be over soon.

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Feel_Flows@reddit

My flat - including the piece of shit plumbers who ripped me off fixing a leak.

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longsite2@reddit

Spent £1500 on a new camera. This one is much smaller and looks cooler than my bigger more professional one, I take this new one with me everywhere. Managed to get some of my favourite pics and i'm now know as the person with the camera. I found that we take more photos than ever before, but less meaningful photos. Having an actual camera creates the want to actually take a photo instead of capturing something that is already happening. Also I bought the camera for £50 less than it should be, and they corrected the price just after I bought it. Fujifilm X-E5 with 23mm f/2.8 for anyone curious.

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StrongAverage1832@reddit

We invested in another property and I feel I have become something I hate. We made a lot of extra money this year through good investments and advice was property so now we own 2 properties outright. I think we'd buy another or buy more if we didn't morally disagree with it and, in truth, we both kinda hate that we've done this. Regret is an odd word, but I'm not enamoured by being a lord of land.

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swiftmen991@reddit

A luxury watch I’ve always wanted. I wear it everyday since then and don’t regret it one bit

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Thisoneissfwihope@reddit

I'm getting a cat in the new year and I've been buying all the stuff I need. Expensive, but worth it and very exciting.

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Zellieraptor@reddit

Switch 2, no regrets. I actually have time for a bit of gaming now.

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JibberyScriggers@reddit

A Dyson Hot and Cool Air Purifier, absolutely quality purchase as my flat is classically too hot in summer and too cold in winter.

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LowAnimator8770@reddit

New car, a drunk driver smashed into my old one in the middle of the night while it was parked. Old one was perfectly fine and wouldn’t be replaced otherwise.

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Wonderful_Affect_664@reddit

As a fellow saver, it is healthy to spend every now and then. I paid for Invisalign this year and can see great results already after 6 months, with every penny.

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Not-That_Girl@reddit

Im having some extensive dental work done, but im in the middle part so look and feel terrible. Im so loking forward to smiling, and eating solids, again!

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Wonderful_Affect_664@reddit

Future you will thank you! You’ve got this 💪

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stop-exercising@reddit

I’m about to spend £4.2K on it, starting in mid-January. It’s nice to hear positive stories!

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Wonderful_Affect_664@reddit

Good Luck! Lots of info in the Invisalign sub, a lot of complainers though so be warned.

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yazshousefortea@reddit

I spent 3.5k on Invisalign. Can’t put a price on having the confidence to smile again. Good luck with the rest of treatment.

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Bashmore83@reddit

Same here. Invisalign was one of the best things I’ve paid for

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FlibV1@reddit

I bought a car for £4500. I'm not sure I made a good choice though.

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littleduckcake@reddit

The dog's X-rays...no regrets

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Lopsided_Pain4744@reddit

One of those new m chip MacBooks. Honestly worth every penny.

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jerojj@reddit

Spent hundreds on christmas gifts for my boyfriends family I thought valued and respected me, just to receive tat that had been won in a raffle. If they didnt constantly brag about living in a 980k house I wouldn't be as offended. But yes, massive fucking regret.

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Rivyan@reddit

Logitech RS50 wheel, Logitech Pro pedals, Apex wheelstand. It cost be about £1000 or so and I adore it. Swapped from a Logitech G29, and the difference between the gear mechanics and direct drive plus TrueForce is just brilliant. Had to tinker a lot with the settings to get the FFB and the break where I want it to be, but AC:Evo and GT7 are just great with it. Downside: the missus says it’s very loud because the frame transfers the forces into the frame of the house so it can be heard quite loudly. Working on a solution now :D

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LellowYeaf@reddit

Pilates reformer machine. No regrets

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badfuit@reddit

House. New (to us) car. Baby. In that order, also in order of descending order of cost. Zero regrets so far. Expensive year but some huge milestones for us and lots of happiness!

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Gaylaeonerd@reddit

All of the plane tickets and documents needed to move to Brazil. Whether I regret it or not depends on whether or not the Legalisation Office can hurry tf up or whether they're going to make it have to be my biggest 2026 purchase as well

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ZeroCool5577@reddit

Our wedding easily but I loved it

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Time-Invite3655@reddit

A pair of glasses. I'm still not sure what came over me. Usually, I pay for the prescription and then, if needed, I'll order glasses online for around £20. A pair of those has lasted me six years with no complaints. This time, with a prescription change that was incredibly minor, I got talked into buying some at the opticians for 7 times the price! Definitely have a bit of buyers remorse as there is no real advantage to having their expensive glasses verses the type I normally buy.

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stickyjam@reddit

>Definitely have a bit of buyers remorse as there is no real advantage to having their expensive glasses verses the type I normally buy. If you feel more confident in the more expensive frames I'd say it's worth it, assuming you wear them all the time. Things like this may be easily whittled down to both work, but look and feel have value

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Jacktheforkie@reddit

Mostly train tickets and fuel for my car to go train spotting https://preview.redd.it/0r1zw7s3viag1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=27da724f89c3869ffdc5d83ebe032d01433f7ee4 Saw some nice locomotives

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FIGHTorRIDEANYMAN@reddit

Nothing major this year I can think of. Making up for it next year though, house.

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onlyoneofmetoday@reddit

Mine was a new washing machine, and I love it, the old one was so loud but this is nice and quiet for now.

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rainz_gainz@reddit

£32k on a new kitchen. I do not regret it, but I find myself spending more time in the kitchen than any other room just to get maximum use out of it.

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Lucajames2309@reddit

Pretty naff compared to other people’s, but a 256GB phone was an absolutely great purchase as I’m too tight to pay for cloud storage

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McCretin@reddit

My biggest single purchase was a MacBook Air. I spent a while thinking about it because it seemed a bit extravagant when I can do most things on my phone but I don’t regret it at all. It’s a really nice machine.

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Loose_Replacement214@reddit

Moving countries, plus a wedding and a honeymoon. Expensive, but completely worth it, 2025 has been one hell of a year.

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StanleyChuckles@reddit

Bought a car, don't regret it one bit.

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SillyMidOff49@reddit

House. Nope, best thing I’ve ever done.

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shanedj@reddit

Not including my tax bill it was a full Zwift Ride setup, absolutely worth the money.

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imginarymarsupial@reddit

A project car and loads of bits to go with it. I don't really fancy adding it all up!

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GainsAndPastries@reddit

Spent £300 on a lady of the night whilst on a business trip, turns out we had a lot in common and we are now engaged expecting our first.

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SmellMyMangoes@reddit

Steamdeck. No regrets, best purchase ever !

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Odd_Cryptographer941@reddit

Paid a Final lump sum off my Mortgage and cleared it before Xmas

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EleanorW1980@reddit

All three of my dogs all needing vet visits in close succession. I think they did it on purpose because they knew Christmas was coming! NO regrets!

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CrimpsShootsandRuns@reddit

Took the kids to Disneyland. Not a sliver of regret.

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DeifniteProfessional@reddit

I'm looking at a Behringer X Touch right now that's collecting dust and I paid £300 odd for it and have plugged it in once. But I know I will use it one day, so I'm not upset

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Tasty-Ad8258@reddit

I get that feeling of spending after being a saver, it can be a real mental shift. My big splurge was a proper home office setup, and while the price tag stung, it's paid for itself in productivity and sanity. It sounds like the key is spending on things that bring lasting value, whether that's life events, family, or your own well-being. No regrets on investments that improve your daily life.

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Vynzael@reddit

macbook pro m4, i'll only regret it when parsec adds linux support (sunshine + moonlight externally doesn't really work as well as parsec does from my experience sadly) windows is pretty much dead in my eyes now, tired of updates breaking shit whilst adding more ai junk nobody wants

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Character_Arachnid65@reddit

A holiday for our 20 year wedding anniversary brining along our kids and daughters boyfriend. Worth every penny and we don’t regret it at all. £6000 for the holiday and another £6000 for spending. (Two of the people coming with are young adults but we will be trying to pick up most of the food/activity costs).

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x42bn6@reddit

So technically it was some tickets to an esports tournament, but that's next year, so not sure if that counts. (Probably won't regret it) Well, even my technicality has a technicality, because I helped sponsor an esports tournament this year for more money, but it's not something I naturally got much value out of, as it is just a donation. Ignoring these and getting something tangible in return, apparently it was paying for a VPN subscription up front... No regrets there either. The next big purchase was buying new filters for my dehumidifier. I also have a bunch of takeaways, but it's easy to game free delivery from my work benefits. No, I'm not big on spending.

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myheartraterapid@reddit

Spent £16k on a Masters degree, no regrets I just graduated and got a job in the industry I want and did the masters to change career so worked out perfectly :)

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MattyCatts1@reddit

Electric drum kit! Best investment ever!

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monkeymidd@reddit

Replaced the old conservatory that was ugly and dirty with a Garden room , real roof and bi folds, it makes me happy every single time I walk into it …

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Plankton_Royal@reddit

Holibob to Australia. My only regret is that I didn't spend more money, the food over there is amazing (Adelaide and Melbourne)

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Sirlacker@reddit

My 2006 Kawasaki ZX10R. Now I'm usually a stickler when it comes to used vehicles. I'll check everything. My dream bike bike came up for sale at a reasonable price, and wasn't clapped out. Apart from the exhaust shields being painted in Kawasaki Green and a K&N air filter, it is completely stock. It's almost impossible to find a completely stock 2006 ZX10R and with relatively low mileage. It must have been very well looked after. Yes, bring the bike to me. I want it. I need it. I don't need to test ride it or look at it properly. I want my precious. Yeah, it's not going great. It's costing a ton in mechanics repairs..

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badnit12@reddit

Cataract surgery. Worth it

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NorthernMunkey8@reddit

Knocked up around 9k on my dog’s vet bills. She wasn’t insured for anything to do with dental/her mouth. Got diagnosed with dentigerous cysts in her lower jaw in May, after a month or so of issues with her gum bleeding and being infected. CT scans, 4 attempts at “flushing” out and removing the cysts, lost 15 teeth in the process, then early November somehow exposed a blood vessel in her mouth which bled profusely and led to an overnight stay and more surgery to cauterise the blood vessel, and flush out/remove the cyst while they were at it. By the end of November, it was clear that no improvements had been made from the last surgery. She was still in a lot of pain, mouth still bleeding (just not as much) and I couldn’t keep seeing my best pal be so miserable anymore. We decided it was time for her to have the surgery to remove part of her lower jaw and get rid of the cysts completely, for certain. We’re on month on from her partial mandibulectomy. I only thing I regret is probably not making the decision to have the surgery sooner. She’s back to her old self and doing great. https://preview.redd.it/phkwp41criag1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=31c123503135a5b71053b04b983fe37b3b0c81bf

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dinotoxic@reddit

No single purchase but spent £30k on house renovations, new bathroom, office and roof repairs mainly. I don’t regret them, because it was to insulate my freezing cold Victorian house. However, I am definitely way in over what my house is worth resale by a fair bit. Whilst it makes me feel uneasy, I don’t plan to move anytime soon, so hopefully it’ll catch up 🤞🏼

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_franciis@reddit

Emigrated back to the UK, bought a house, had a baby, bought a car. In that order. A lifetime of being a zero debt person, to having a metric shit tonne of debt. I don’t regret any of it, just wish I had more money. The car will be paid off in 2.5 years, the kid will leave home in 18-25, the mortgage will be paid off in about 35. Emigration was, thankfully, paid off by my employer.

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Final-Benefit5246@reddit

Usually I do 1 big tech purchase a year as a treat to myself. This year I didn’t upgrade my MacBook or iPhone so ultimately ended up getting a few things that I’d usually spend on 1 item. - Switch 2 - Apple Watch - AirPods Pro Gen 3 - Expensive Air purifier - Expensive Dehumidifier

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sc0ttmcc@reddit

Had a new kitchen and extension. No regrets.

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Apsalar28@reddit

New shower and enclosure. I can now get clean without water leaking and dripping through the kitchen ceiling so no regrets.

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ratttertintattertins@reddit

Probably paying for my son’s car insurance after he passed his test. No regrets, he’s getting valuable experience and he’ll be able to give me a lift home from the pub.

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Final-Benefit5246@reddit

Usually I do 1 big tech purchase a year as a treat to myself. This year I didn’t upgrade my MacBook or iPhone so ultimately ended up getting a few things that I’d usually spend on 1 item. - Switch 2 - Apple Watch - AirPods Pro Gen 3 - Expensive Air purifier - Expensive Dehumidifier

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CdotHYT@reddit

Dunno whether it was biggest but bought a dehumidifier in November, 99 quid. The change downstairs (as well as redecorating and covering up wallpapered holes) is massive, can get it to mid 40s with doors shut and heating and 55ish unheated. Lived in the house 5 years and along with draining two radiators I've never felt so warm for a much cheaper cost.

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kimann1924@reddit

Hmmm, probably spent some money over traveling overseas. In the last 4 months, my hubby and I traveled to 5 countries in Europe because it was our dream. We did save for it, though, and we collected so many happy memories in exchange. It was worth it. ☺️

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RaggamuffinTW8@reddit

A holiday for my wife's 40th birthday. Cost me 5 grand but it's 2 weeks all inclusive in some style. She's worth it. Zero regrets.

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Not-That_Girl@reddit

I got a small i hesitance, I got a new gas boiler and now have central heating for the first time in over 10 years. And just before Xmas I had a new front door and windows fitted. So yes, spend a fortune but I feel safe and warm, dont regret it, but things weren't quite what I expected. The door knocked was place wrong, the boilers filter is huge, and the cats keep hogging the space in front of the lounge rad!

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Airurando-jin@reddit

Remarkable 2. In still on the fence

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Sensitive-Question42@reddit

I did a post-graduate certificate. I regretted it when I was in the midst of it! But I’m glad I have it, it will benefit my career a lot.

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MessyBex@reddit

Bought a house and then got a log burner fitted. Both good moves for the long term but expensive decisions

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No_Cartoonist981@reddit

7k engagement ring for myself. He was arsing about as usual so got one I wanted for myself. It sounds unromantic but I love the ring and it is not the sort of jewellery that is usually in the shops close to me so I just HAD to get it :)

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Tall_Stick5608@reddit

2 things, I bought an IWC mark xx watch for 5.5k and also a winter holiday to south east Asia costing me a similar amount however the holiday got cancelled as I went into hospital for surgery and came out unable to travel loosing the majority of the bookings. The watch however I wear nearly everyday and worth every penny

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Shyne-Bryght@reddit

Built a new PC to replace a 10 year runner, no regrets.

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Mr-Tourette@reddit

Car. .£19500. .Motorbike £4500. I'm petrol head, never regret spending money on anything with an engine

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Segat280@reddit

Disneyland - about £1.5k all in. Childhood ream realised, absolutely loved it. No regrets. Also, Apple watch. Made my ADHD more manageable and I've stopped looking at my phone more than 2x a day. Priceless.

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legosophie@reddit

6k on garden landscaping, new fences, and a new shed. It is thrilling to not be worrying about it all blowing down in a storm!

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Ill_Pangolin7035@reddit

Paid off my car finance 2 years early, no regret as ive saved myself a ton of interest

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MassEffectFan92@reddit

Samsung G5 55 inch £1620, I definitely don't regret buying it as my other tv was about 8 years old. From playing games to watching movies its been incredible.

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North_Dog_5748@reddit

A few long term investments such as into ETFs in a stocks and shares ISA. No regrets other than I wish I had known to start it years ago.

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messedup73@reddit

Dogs teeth removal costs over £1000 but he's worth it.Treated myself to a nice coffee machine which again worth it can make myself lattes and cappuccino whenever I want.

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JC3896@reddit

Expensive year. Wedding, bought a second "fun" car, new house. Don't regret any of it.

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NoData4301@reddit

We are renovating our house. We are at about 170k. Definitely more than we intended, but very worth it. Just another couple of months and then we will be home God willing!

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Phenomenomix@reddit

Continued paying the mortgage, don’t regret it as it’s where I keep all of my stuff but the house still isn’t sorted out after we’ve finished redecorating and I fear the mess is here to stay.

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TheRealPyroManiac@reddit

Gaming PC for £1.8k, seeing RAM prices now I have no regrets as my rig has actually gone up in value…

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NeonDelta82@reddit

Bought a house. Don’t regret it

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SodaCanSuperman@reddit

Sort of boring because I have been saving money like a lunatic this year for my first house deposit, but I purchased an action camera. Have not used it once, as I don't do any extreme sports, or much that I want to record. Not sure what the logic was.

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Jo_LaRoint@reddit

My wife and I got a 4kOLED tv, it’s great.

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shaneo632@reddit

LUMIX GH7. It’s an amazing camera for £2k so no regrets

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Low-Understanding119@reddit

Not a big big purchase but an ox blood All Saints Jacket marked down from £350 to £199! No regrets!

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Alasdair91@reddit

I paid £880 for a LegionGo 2 (handheld gaming PC) and I haven’t had a proper chance to use it yet. Hopefully I’ll use it more, or otherwise it will be my biggest wasted purchase.

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Hippymam@reddit

A car. Secondhand but still the nicest car I've ever owned. Don't regret it for a moment. We live rurally and our children's school is a 14 mile round trip. My old car was slowly dying and the Mot was coming up early next year so probably would have had to get a new one then anyway.

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GasStrange2380@reddit

£380k on a house, £40k on works. Regret it? A bit 😂

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Ulfgeirr88@reddit

Schecter demon 7 string guitar, and absolutely no regrets about buying it

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Purp1eMagpie@reddit

New (to me) car. F10 BMW M5. The cost of running the thing hasn't overtaken my enjoyment, so no regrets... yet 😅

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leylaley76@reddit

What colour?

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Purp1eMagpie@reddit

Tanzanite blue

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leylaley76@reddit

I’m not jealous AT ALLLLLL!!! lol

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Purp1eMagpie@reddit

And I'm not sorry one bit 🤣 it's an incredible car and such a nice colour

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leylaley76@reddit

Yeah I bet! Enjoy it 😁💙

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Own-Jeweler3169@reddit

I bought my first gaming PC (desktop) was wrounf £3k when said and done, wanted it since I was a kid, bit dissapointed with the variety and state of games atm but at least I can play everything on max. Plus, it's a great workstation, since I have a lot of work to do i need a reliable and fast pc.

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Rik_Whitaker@reddit

I would say putting my £13,000 redundancy towards getting the back garden done was my biggest purchase. Made me a bit sad not gonna lie

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Zahiyaa@reddit

A gravel bike! It took me 3 months to justify buying it, but it was a huge upgrade and has made my everyday commute much quicker and easier. Plus I now go for long rides as a way to relax.

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PinacoladaBunny@reddit

A rollator which is also a wheelchair. Brought back my independence after long Covid.. I went for a stroll by myself this summer for the first time in around 4 years. Absolutely no regrets, even if it was expensive!

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tiorzol@reddit

New car. Not new as in brand new but new to me and we love it. Oh wait we're cooking another baby at the mo that's way more expensive.

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Pure_Road7528@reddit

Same. Car not baby 😂 Congratulations 🙌

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tiorzol@reddit

Thanks mate. Got a three year old already so we're much more chill about this one

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Pure_Road7528@reddit

Ahh cool. We have a 10 year old girl. It's an interesting age. Almost like a second toddlerhood but with fully formed arguments.

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tiorzol@reddit

Ah man that sounds terrifying haha

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Pure_Road7528@reddit

Yup 😂

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Frizzyfluffy@reddit

New puppy, he cost £2.5k but it feels like I’ve spent double that on all the bits he ‘needed’ - £190 on a car seat?! I don’t know how people afford kids, the compulsion to buy accessories must be irresistible for a human child.

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Physical-Industry-21@reddit

My new laptop was my most expensive single purchase this year, thought I'd splash out on something half decent and I have no remorse about it whatsoever 😂

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EffectivePangolin570@reddit

A bed with a good quality mattress. Sleep and not having a bad back means everything.

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DualWheeled@reddit

I fell back in love with a hobby I was getting bored of and have probably spent over a thousand on it in the last year. No regerts

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A-Hopeless-Journey@reddit

This year we have got married, went to Glastonbury, went to Japan and Bali for our honeymoon, found our were expecting our second the day we got back from our honeymoon and then decided to upsize our house. To say 2025 was an understatement but I wouldn’t change a second of it

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Slow-Fault-4093@reddit

£3.4k for a new boiler. After about a year of heating problems, a ton of uncertainly and loads of cold water we are very happy with our heating and hot water...no regrets.

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mondaysgiraffe@reddit

Chemotherapy for my cat, and no.

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Parsnip_Mondays@reddit

It has been an expensive year: • Wedding and honeymoon • New car • Cat broke her leg (and we didn't have insurance) • Now expecting a baby The only thing I regret is thinking a ragdoll would be fine to go outside unsupervised. We live in a very quiet farmy area, so there is no risk of her being stolen, but i definitely underestimated how stupid they can be.

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manic_panda@reddit

Single purchase? New TV, i got my last one second hand in 2014 so looooonnnnggg overdue. Second biggest my dog had to have minor surgery, she is the gift that keeps on taking.

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TheGrackler@reddit

New garage door. Old one was hit years ago and had a big dent, and I’ve kind turned the space into a (slightly nippy) room for wargaming. Replaced it with a nice roller door to make it a bit warmer, and as it goes straight up can keep my bins out the front so I’m not dragging dirt through all the time! Mostly happy with it, but the mechanism covers the light so it’s a bit dingy in there now! (Otherwise PS5, but that was a lot cheaper than the garage door!)

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AlternativePrior9559@reddit

I know it doesn’t sound like much but I bought a pre-lit Balsam Hill Christmas tree. I’ve been hankering after one for a couple of years now and I finally pulled the trigger on Black Friday. Totally worth it but it’s still so expensive.

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Ry3nh0wells@reddit

I have 3 big purchases since i rarely treat myself Spend £850 on a nature goddess full day tattoo for my chest when i traveled. Spent £800 on a flight ticket to japan and ill be going in next month And spent £700 on a Jorōgumo tattoo aka spider girl on my arm too I rarely spend/treat myself at all so these were my biggest in my lifetime and biggest in 2025

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CrackyKnee@reddit

Took kids on holidays from UK to Japan, it was costly but also a great experience they'll remember for life! And for my self got RTX 5090 with 9800 3xD processor PC It was a good year

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thefirstmatt@reddit

Highland fencing broadsword no regrets it looks cool as hell and I’ve had some great duels

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Top_Fun@reddit

Honeymoon start of the year, bought a house end of the year. Don't regret either in the slightest, so excited to start our proper lives together.

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Mithent@reddit

An EV to replace an old diesel car we'd had for over a decade. No regrets, it's a nice car and running it is very cheap with overnight rates.

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EvilOctopoda@reddit

Liveaboard diving holiday on a yacht in the Red Sea for a week. No regrets, ticked off a few bucket list items including interior dive of the Thistlegorm wreck and snorkelling with a pod of wild dolphins in the open sea. However, most of the group including me got really ill as soon as we got back ('Pharoah's curse') but if I could do all it again tomorrow, I wouldn't hesitate a moment.

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No_Application_8698@reddit

We had to have three lots of very expensive repairs done to our house (well, not even the house itself; attached outbuildings) due to imminent danger of collapse/failure. We’re about £17-18k down from our savings & a loan from a family member. This is a ‘first world problems’ kind of thing, but as our house is Grade II listed we *have* to maintain it and also stick to the appearance and quality of existing materials. So the ‘shed’ roof had to be repaired like-for-like with hardwood supports and period-appropriate, slightly specialist tiles. The labour costs are also hair raising but we’ve found a good building company we trust and they’re like rocking horse shit nowadays!

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ScumBucket33@reddit

Probably about £4.5k for a holiday in July during the school summer holidays with the wife and two kids. Really enjoyed it and counting down the days to the next holiday which I hope is as good and don’t regret the longer flights with the youngest.

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Snoopy2010uk@reddit

I bought a £450 smart watch if that counts.

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Van-Life_25@reddit

My GSD puppy, totally worth it, if not tiring at times 😂🫶🏻🐶

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Skruffbagg@reddit

2nd child. Actual purchase was free, but maintenance costs are very high.

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Ok-Trip7585@reddit

A new BMW 330e Touring… worth every penny

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Dedward5@reddit

New tyres on my Landrover, £450 but it transformed how it drove as the old ones (not silly old) were clearly not happy. It’s not huge sum, but I bought a project car for my eldest for £220 so it seems a lot.

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_Jay-Garage-A-Roo_@reddit

Most expensive was probably our trip to Malta. Not one ounce of regret.

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floralflourish@reddit

1) First house. Feel like it was a whirlwind and like we rushed to buy. 2) Premier Inn mattress. It’s good but it’s not sleeping in the clouds level good.

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Haunting_Treacle13@reddit

Surgery for my dog… twice! Rinsed my savings as she was pretty uninsurable beforehand. However she’s now fit, well and much happier. She got the all clear that her tumour was benign on xmas eve!

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Mysterious_County154@reddit

less a purchase more a trip to manchester definitely not, i love it there and plan to go back soon and see more of the place

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Unhappy-Buffalo-5289@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/obh75vftiiag1.jpeg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=088362b247d83da31359b37cd4edaa1e6de3b723 This my my biggest splurge this year...

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OkVeterinarian197@reddit

Updating our wee old cottage. 6k solar/battery, 11k wall insulation, 18k heat pump. Luckily there is quite a bit of grant money in there along with 0% loans for the rest of it. So it's just extending the mortgage by a bit I guess. Gone from an always cold and damp 170yr old cottage to 20deg 50% humidity low bills and much lower carbon. Now it just needs fully redecorating 🤣 But that can wait

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recchai@reddit

A house. Still pretty happy so far.

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witandlearning@reddit

Holidays. About £5k on two weeks in Japan and maybe £1.2k on 10 days solo in Uzbekistan were the big ones. I don’t regret it at all, they were worth every penny.

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Accomplished_Rush225@reddit

Laser eye surgery - life changing

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ADJE777@reddit

One of my attainable dream cars (BMW M4C), I’m happy I did it because I’ve worked very hard to achieve this coming from a poor background. Made lots of sacrifices along the way etc and this was essentially my ‘goal achieved’ purchase being 25 at the time. However having said that, while it’s held money, I don’t ever get to use it to its full potential on UK roads and only really drive it on weekends. So seems the most sensible decision to sell for something less expensive!

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xX8Havok8Xx@reddit

New kitchen. Builder screwed us over. Very much regret.

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AdmiralPain@reddit

Bought myself a Breitling on Xmas eve. £9500. First luxury watch. Im in the buyer's remorse stage but it's been my dream watch forever so I think i'll get over it! Plus can always sell it in the future and get (most) of the money back

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abeagleindungarees@reddit

Ooo it’s probably our sofa? We got a giant L shaped sofa at the beginning of the year & I love it, there’s so much room to snuggle up with the dog. If not the sofa then maybe flights to Japan, which is 272 days away!

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JustUseAnything@reddit

I bought the Jaws special Lego set. I got a voucher for switching my broadband and thought, sod it, I’m blowing it all on something fun. It was totally fun making that bad boy and I enjoyed it a lot.

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ThaiSweetChilli@reddit

The mortgage for our house. Only thing I can complain about it is our driveway, but otherwise relatively happy to have our own space. I've checked housing prices and they've raised substantially more so we were lucky to get in whilst we could.

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Unusual_Dare4113@reddit

Numerous hair cuts with the wrong hairdresser & a d head of highlights that didn’t do anything. Now battling PP hair loss wishing I had the hair I had at the beginning of the year.

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fmeupdad@reddit

My rent.. realistically a £300 necklace for my girlfriends birthday. (And £300 on other bits), haven’t spent much on myself this year

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L21JP@reddit

Bought a Tesla for 15k, and no I don’t

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AdWild9801@reddit

Super expensive year for us (new home which is a big big renovation project, and a few friends weddings which sure add up in cost). Not happy with how my savings have dwindled, but so so much happier in my space that it’s worth it for me!! Even just before Christmas spent 150 quid at Homesense and Dunelm on things like baskets, matching glassware, new hand towels- and the quality of life improvement is huge! Hurts when you are spending a lot each and every month (when I usually save)- but if I didn’t I’d still have no furniture, my house would be a mess, and I’d be ashamed to have friends over my place- instead of having a really lovely year filled with lots of hosting (perhaps a bit too much- but that’s another thing!!!)

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CodeBeginning6548@reddit

Motorcycle, Macbook, clothes, a couple of cheap holidays. We have our first child incoming, and I needed one last year of blowouts. Everything changes from this point onwards though, and I can't wait 😀

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ohohmoomoo@reddit

I think it was a new pair of dr martens at £120 a couple of months ago, do I regret it? Yes I wore then once and absolutely destroyed my feet, not worn them since. Bought 2 more sale pairs this week though lol so haven't learnt my lesson.

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z6wyzfgkx@reddit

About £8-9k for 10day trip to Japan for 2 people. The only thing I regret was not to do for longer.

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CoolJetReuben@reddit

I overspent on a photoshoot I 'won' (along with everyone else who entered I'm sure). I don't regret it however as they turned out fantastic and moneys more worthless by the day.

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International_Will62@reddit

My cat’s vet bill😭 insurance covered quite a bit but still a lot for me.

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TeikaDunmora@reddit

New (to me) car. I don't regret the purchase itself, I'm happy I went to the effort of hunting down something almost identical to my previous car. I love having a colourful wee car that makes me happy when I drive it, rather than a boring grey one with no personality. I do regret having to buy another car only 18 months after buying the last one. I really regret being hit by idiot tourists (Me: total right of way, driving in a straight line, good visibility, in a bright green car. Them: let's pull out of this junction, should we check for incoming traffic? Nah!).

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Raisinsandfairywings@reddit

We’ve just bought a new fridge. I don’t regret it because our existing fridge is so old, falling apart and way too small for us. It took a lot of convincing my partner. We don’t usually spend much money or buy new things so I think he really didn’t want to have to do it, and we have spent a lot more than usual this year (owning a car for the first time, second baby coming so double buggy and new crib, decorating/house repairs, new bedroom furniture). I think he thinks I’ve turned into some kind of spendthrift this year because we normally just go without rather than buy stuff. But some things just can’t be helped if you want to feel like you’re moving forward in life! I’m as careful as I always have been with money, carefully weigh up whether we really do need something before we buy it, buy most things second hand and will go to a lot of inconvenience to try and get the best value/deal I can.

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pikantnasuka@reddit

I don't think I made any big purchases I spent most of my money on rent, debt (2 years to go, 2 years to go...) and bills Boring as fuck I know! Maybe I'll win the lotto and then next year I can casually answer posts like these with "oh, the little cottage at Gullane was a bit of cost yes but I think the massive fuck off Alderley Edge house was probably the biggest"

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mumwifealcoholic@reddit

I bought an Ebike ( fully legal) for 1500GBP. Best purchase of my life. I'm outside on my bike almost everyday. I do the school run, go tot he shops all of it... It;'s been life changing for me and my family.

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cjgmmgjc85@reddit

Not a massive amount of money but I passed my motorbike licence, bought a bike, loads of gear. It is quite an expensive hobby but I've thoroughly enjoyed it

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VolcanicBear@reddit

A Puma ST. Don't regret it at all.

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GenericBrowse@reddit

Holidays/mini breaks - we went away 4 times in 2025, the highlight was 5 days in Rome in June Last week we booked and fully paid for flights and hotel for a week in Toronto in October 26! Now we just need to save for spending money. Zero regrets. I love seeing different parts of the UK and the world.

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Adept_Net_857@reddit

£23000 on a new roof No regrets. I don't have to worry about it now

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Jealous-Honeydew-142@reddit

We renovated our downstairs and fitted a new kitchen. The cost spiralled more than I budgeted for due to various botch problems found when removing the old kitchen from the previous owners. It let to a full rewire and most pipe work being replaced and a few internal walls being removed / rebuilt to building regs standard. The project went on for 6-7 months in the end. After having savings for 3-4 years, I am on edge not only having zero, but racking up unexpected credit card debts to pay for the many, many traders needed. It’s unnerving

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pbfhpunkshop@reddit

My husband is an artist and grew up watching Bob Ross, he randomly found a course where you get trained by the Bob Ross company to become an accredited Bob Ross instructor, so you can teach his technique. It was paying for the hotel, the course and the materials and then he's got other materials since. It was also the first time in our 10 years we spent time apart. Incredibly worth it. He got to spend an entire week doing what he loves, learning a new skill, talking about Bob with people that knew him and we have so much amazing artwork around the house! His normal art style is very different.

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Forsaken_Bee3717@reddit

New kitchen, front door and driveway. Paid about £8k and £5k to pay on finance. No regrets as house looks so much better. Next biggest category is holidays and tickets for shows/concerts. I’ve never been on holiday or to see something live and regretted it.

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Technical_Plum_1827@reddit

A crokinole board

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high_plains_grifter_@reddit

£800 on new clutch and dual mass flywheel for my van which didn’t really need doing. At least it should last the rest of the life of the vehicle now though

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d_o_uk@reddit

Car, Tesla model 3 long range. No regrets, it’s comfy, mental quick and uses 1/4 of the cost of petrol to run.

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TSR2Wingtip@reddit

A Fuji X-E5 camera. I've been using Fuji cameras for years. I bought this one and sold my previous one. No regrets buying this one, but I regret I've really not been out and about doing photography as much as I really wanted to.

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the95th@reddit

House 🏠 Don’t regret it one bit

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SameCollege4578@reddit

£45k on a motorhome. Brought my retirement dream forward 25 years so I can actually enjoy mooching around various campsites having me some peace.

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ImpossiblePut6387@reddit

A root canal 🥲

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lloyddav@reddit

Bought a £2.5k gaming PC. I don't regret purchasing it because I use it a lot, but I do miss not having the money in my account 😂🤷🏼‍♂️

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RowRow1990@reddit

I just regret the amount I've spent in general cause I'm now looking at a huge vet bill and trying to get the money for an MRI for the cat, but, hindsight is 20/20 and I have had amazing times.

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VdubKid_94@reddit

Ninja Luxe Cafe espresso machine. It makes absolutely amazing lattes.

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Vishnurockss@reddit

Loake Castlegate brogues for work. Don't regret it one bit.

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Timely-Airport1330@reddit

Had a wet room built for my dad (MS) in our house, £35k all in. Builder did a fantastic job but the company was awful, made all kinds of mistakes beforehand. Added time (9 weeks instead of 3) and work unforeseen by the inept survey (multiple structural snafoos) led to an estimated £50k bill for the company, so us paying £35k for the work was a snip! Quality of finish is superb and it has genuinely changed my dad's life, through increased dignity and wellbeing. We ain't wealthy and it is a lot of money to be sure, but it was the easiest money we've ever spent, to serve my dad who was in the police for all his working life.

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AcePlanespotting@reddit

I take my time researching big purchases to ensure I buy the exact thing i need for the intended purpose. No regrets.

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yearsofpractice@reddit

Hey OP. 49 year old married father of two here. We’ve had home improvement work done during 2025 and we’ve spent about £100k. Part of me - the saver - thinks that I’d feel better if we’d paid that off the mortgage. Thing is though… the improvements have made real and lasting improvements to our quality of life - house is so much more liveable and to our specification - it’s warmer, more spacious and decorated and equipped exactly how we want it. So, yeah - that’s our spends in 2025. Worth every penny.

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RunawayPenguin89@reddit

New van. Old one completely died and need it for work/adventures with the boy. Zero regrets.

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Kitty-Gecko@reddit

Private psychiatrist appointments and diagnosis for my 9 year old son. He was already diagnosed as Autistic on the NHS after a 3 year waiting list but then they just discharge you and he is in mental health crisis. It has helped a bit with his depression. So no regrets.

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LagerBoi@reddit

Not a physical item but hotels for Japan trip.

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dbltax@reddit

I've had a few expensive purchases in 2025 but nothing compared to the previous year, as we bought our first home. Saying that, most of this year's expensive purchases have been for said home. Zero regrets, obviously.

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Lisylou21@reddit

Booked a butlins holiday. We don't go until May, but looking forward to it

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Odd_Bug_7029@reddit

A nearly new car, a powered wheelchair and a cruise for 2027. I recently lost my job after 35 years due to ill health, and got a small payout. Absolutely no regrets, the car (an automatic) has given me some freedom back, my old one was a 12 yr old diesel with the heaviest clutch ever which actually caused me pain - so much so I was terrified of getting stuck in traffic so I could only go out 'off peak'. The wheelchair means I can do wonderfully mundane things like going to a supermarket and browse shelves, after a year of being almost housebound, it is SO liberating. And the cruise? A bucket list thing I promised I'd do when I retired, while I'm not officially retired, I will be unable to return to work - and it's the first thing in a long time I've been excited about (apart from my car and the wheelchair!)

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Haresmoors@reddit

switch 2 🤭 don't regret it one bit but just trying to crawl back from it 🤣

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NeitherBag4722@reddit

New kitchen - £16k. No regrets, we knew it needed doing when we bought the house.

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seizethed@reddit

Spent a lot of money to see my family. I left my home country in 2022 and it took me until July this year to see them again. Worth every penny.

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Overall_Ad9282@reddit

Bought a(nother) motorbike. Regrets? Absolutely not. This one represents so much more than just a mode of transport.

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tomwaitsgoatee@reddit

My wife's final round of visa applications. Couldn't have been more worth it, but the home office really do take the piss.

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znv142@reddit

I bought a flat in my home country and made a move. I'm currently looking at the sun over the sea as I'm typing this. I'm happy.

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Adventurous_Jump8897@reddit

I don’t think I’ve regretted any big purchases, because I think about them. The long tail of medium purchases are the ones I look at and go “why ever did I buy that?!”

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No-Actuator-6245@reddit

Had some big purchases and expenses this year but don’t regret any of them. £30k on a car, £11k in vet bills for our 2 cats (each had surgery for different issues) but fortunately insurance covered this less excess but had to pay up front before claiming each time) and about £4k on PC and home office upgrades for the wife and myself.

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cucumbersuprise@reddit

Rent and ye

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DaVirus@reddit

Got an eMTB. No regrets at all. Already thinking of buying a better one.

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Organic-Violinist223@reddit

We bought our second house! No regrets, moved from a 2 bed apartment to a 4 bed terrace as we have two kids!

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Quiet-Rabbit-524@reddit

Holiday, classic sports car. Love both and ignoring the overwhelming panic of looking at my bank account

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Fluffy-Astronomer604@reddit

Which car? 😎

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ihateteatowels@reddit

Got a new flat. I didn’t realise how much it would cost to furnish it. I sort of regret not budgeting properly and not getting more second hand stuff. But working full time and having two kids and no car I sometimes opted for practicality. Not enjoying starting the new year in debt.

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Educational_Hawk7484@reddit

Having a troublesome tooth extracted and replaced with an implant. Did very carefully, took almost a year and cost 6k. Can't believe I couldnt have had it done cheaply somewhere else, but the dentists were amazing and at no point was anything uncomfortable. I also had my teeth whitened too and now smile in photos for the first time in many years.

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CCFC1998@reddit

Bought a car. Don't regret it as there is no public transport options where I live.

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Arbdew@reddit

A classic sports car. Not the weather to be enjoying it at the moment, but looking forward to next sume!

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TransatlanticMadame@reddit

Holidays. And I never regret my holidays.

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FunGuyUK83@reddit

A new car and nope no regrets 😁

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Flaky-Walrus7244@reddit

A flat in Edinburgh. I love it and have no regrets!

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Toastinho@reddit

Had to buy a car as my old one needed about £1500 worth of repairs and it made sense to put that towards a new car. I don't regret it as I kind of need it, but I do regret getting one with a smaller engine. Cars are so expensive compared to the last one I bought 😭

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ThePerpetualWanderer@reddit

£55k on our £40k budget wedding - zero regrets, a number of recent (then) losses made us realise we wanted to do it ‘right’, with everyone we cared for being invited and providing multiple nights accommodation given that most people had to drive 4-5hrs each way to attend. The £40k budget was already feeling high but we are in the fortune position of being relatively good earners, paid off mortgage and able to stretch the budget without any debt. 10/10 would do it again.

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hotdamn_1988@reddit

8k on a new roof! Paid it off not long ago. Was happy to have the extra 600 a month in my bank :)

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t-a-n-n-e-r-@reddit

Switch 2. We don't spend much on ourselves and I'm pretty much obsessed with saving usually so it felt quite abnormal to actually treat ourselves for a change. I'm set to be a few hundred quid better off per month from January (childcare costs plummeted, yay) and all I can think about is saving it instead of spending it. Might go on holiday though.

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cbren88@reddit

Bought a new iPad Pro after wanting a new iPad for a few years. Absolutely love it.

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justanothergin@reddit

Spent about £3500 travelling, went on city breaks in March, May, July, August and December. My mum passed away this past April though so I needed the downtime. Don't regret it at all but I'll need to slow down a bit for 2026 (after a five day trip to Amsterdam starting tomorrow of course 😂)

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anonymouse39993@reddit

£11,000 on a car No I don’t we needed it as had a baby

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ashyjay@reddit

New car, and yes. i've been fighting for 6 months to get the 12v battery replaced as it can not hold a charge, but they don't like warrantying 12v batteries, and due to the alarm going off when the battery is close to dying I have a panic response to it, I hear it in my sleep, even miles away from the car I hear or any other car that has a similar sounding alarm causes my heart to race and makes me feel sick, as the alarm has gone off so many times and woken me up dozens of times.

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NoTry8886@reddit

I understand you don’t want to pay for it with it being under warranty but car batteries are somewhat cheap and easy to charge. Why not just sling a new one in?

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ashyjay@reddit

I'm giving the dealer one last shot at doing it then I'm fitting a battery, it's just a faff to install as it has the most convoluted mounting bracket I've ever seen.

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Notagelding@reddit

I bought an electric car with 70k miles in August. The battery started giving me problems last week, so I replaced it yesterday. Thankfully it was only the 12v battery!

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VerntheAlpaca@reddit

Just spent £1000 to renovate my bedroom (doing it by hand) Hopefully no regrets! Decided to stay with my Dad a few more years to save for a more solid deposit and my job contract has been made permanent after two years of jumping between temp jobs so thought I’d use what is effectively my shit creek no job money to make my room a bit more my space.

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melanie110@reddit

Nothing as much as others but I love my ninja coffee maker. We’ve already made our money back if you work it out at £5 per cup

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SufficientRead1@reddit

A kitchen Aid stand mixer, I do not for a second regret it, but my waistline might!

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Embarrassed_Park2212@reddit

Karcher Pressure Washer. They were selling them cheap for some reason and I had a couple of things outside the house I needed it for. Got absolutely soaked using it, as unless its for powerwashing a car or decking, it's useless. Thought I'd be stuck with an expensive, for me, mistake but sold it more then I bought it for.

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yolo_snail@reddit

Probably my car, replaced my 40kwh Nissan Leaf with a 62kwh Nissan Leaf, and it's been well worth it! The battery on my old one was big enough for 1 day of driving, but not enough for 2 days, whereas now I can get between 2 and 3 days of driving without plugging in. I've done 5k miles since I bought it in October, and other than replacing the brand new ditch finders that the dealer put on with some Goodyear Vectors, I've not spent a penny on it. Now I don't have to charge as often at home when I'm away from the free charging at work, so for the 5k miles, I've spent £29.

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imfinewithastraw@reddit

A fortune on a house extension and remodel so entering 2026 with an enormous mortgage and money worries. House is truly beautiful though so I can at least enjoy being here which is good cos I can’t afford to leave it!

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SammyHam@reddit

Solar panels and battery - around £16k. No regrets. Our electric is much cheaper, even during darker months, and we’re hoping to go down the heat pump route in a few years too.

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weaselbeef@reddit

My PGCE in secondary English. So far, it's the best thing I've ever done.

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dinkidoo7693@reddit

Concert tickets. Not the overly expensive ones coz i can’t afford those. They were Definitely worth it.

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moonfarmer89@reddit

Gaming laptop. I used to use work laptops for general laptop use but now in a job without them so was time to bite the bullet. Got one that I can use for games as well as no room for a pc, it’s definitely been worth the money

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Juniper__Bloom@reddit

A holiday to Japan. First time there and it was worth every penny.

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spa2k@reddit

A house......and not a bit.

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redhead_bedhead_25@reddit

A house and a million pairs of Dr martens - because I can now

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