I gave in.
By marguicha
@marguicha (230050)
Chile
January 31, 2026 10:40am CST
Hello friends.
As you know I am retired so I live on a budget. It is not a tight one, but I must decide what to buy and what to skip.
Lately I have had lots of extra expenses such as a big faucet and payment to Marco. And Mario came too, to finally fix some problems at the garden. Besides that Martín took me to the beauty shop to cut my hair.
The hairdresser cut off hair and years. 
He left me as beautiful as an 80 year old woman can be.
But all that is money. Gone are the days when I left my hair grow as it wanted and my husband tld me it was beautiful.
With all that, I should have dedided to stop spending money. But all day and night I craved for a piece of cake. So today I gave in and ordered an orange cake.
And here I am, writing here to share with you my happiness. Sometimes, extras are not luxuries.
He left me as beautiful as an 80 year old woman can be.
But all that is money. Gone are the days when I left my hair grow as it wanted and my husband tld me it was beautiful.
With all that, I should have dedided to stop spending money. But all day and night I craved for a piece of cake. So today I gave in and ordered an orange cake.
And here I am, writing here to share with you my happiness. Sometimes, extras are not luxuries.20 people like this
19 responses
@marguicha (230050)
• Chile
31 Jan
Unfortunatly we have to pay bills. I always do that first.
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@marguicha (230050)
• Chile
1 Feb
@velvet53 I do try o save though. I turn off the lights when I´m not using them and I fill my washing machine before starting it.
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@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
31 Jan
@marguicha Blast those bills! I wish we could make them go away.
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@DaddyEvil (171078)
• United States
31 Jan
Why did the hairdresser make you look much older than you really are? I would have been very upset with him if he did that to my hair! 
Cake is never a luxury! It's always a "need". 2 people like this
@marguicha (230050)
• Chile
31 Jan
The hairdresser, in fact, left me "almost" beautiful.
And I agree that cakes are not luxuries.
And I agree that cakes are not luxuries.2 people like this
@Deepizzaguy (119769)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
31 Jan
I can relate to that since most of my expenses to buy food for the family and pay my health and life insurance bills.
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@marguicha (230050)
• Chile
1 Feb
Me too. But once in a while we must give in to small luxuries.
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@thislittlepennyearns (67514)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
31 Jan
Sometimes it’s nice to cave and spend some money on a want.
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@marguicha (230050)
• Chile
31 Jan
When the govern talks about "basic needs" I always think that they have to include something we want.
@thislittlepennyearns (67514)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
31 Jan
@marguicha I think chocolate was included in needs.
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@MarieCoyle (56746)
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31 Jan
It's good that you treated yourself, and I am glad to hear you are having your cake, Marga.
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@marguicha (230050)
• Chile
1 Feb
Thank you, Marie. Just a piece of cake made me very happy.
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@marguicha (230050)
• Chile
2 Feb
@MarieCoyle Better to be happy than to spend in shrinks.
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@GardenGerty (168373)
• United States
1 Feb
You deserve to feel beautiful, and if you are really craving cake, you must need it. Enjoy it. Orange cake was my favorite growing up, and you know, I just may make one now that you mention it.
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@LadyDuck (497251)
• Italy
2 Feb
@marguicha - I told to my husband that right now our only little pleasures are food and drinks, it would be silly not to buy what we like to have.
@RasmaSandra (95951)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Feb
The cake sounds good enjoy it, I will get my sweet stuff when I order groceries next Saturday,
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@Traceyjayne (9502)
• United Kingdom
1 Feb
I’m sure one piece of cake is in your budget ….enjoy !
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@marguicha (230050)
• Chile
2 Feb
The thing is that I have to buy the entire cake. But I´ll see if I can freeze part of it.
But I´ll see if I can freeze part of it.@Traceyjayne (9502)
• United Kingdom
2 Feb
@marguicha yes, if you buy the whole cake, take a slice and freeze the rest ….you get more treats throughout the year.
@Shiva49 (28079)
• Singapore
1 Feb
I am also retired for years.
I live on my savings only and have to live frugally.
At times, big ticket expenses cannot be avoided.
It was fridge and TV last year. This year it was Cooking Hob and Washing machine.
And inflation hurts retired people more.
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@marguicha (230050)
• Chile
2 Feb
For me the worst are the doctors bills. In my country there´s no health insurance that includes meds. And the copay of a bif ailment is difficult to pay.
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@LindaOHio (217927)
• United States
1 Feb
It's OK to treat yourself once and a while as long as you can afford it. Enjoy your cake!!!
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@marguicha (230050)
• Chile
2 Feb
All my luxuries are edibles. So they aren´t very expensive. They are not as if I coveted jewelry or brand garments.
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@LindaOHio (217927)
• United States
2 Feb
@marguicha All my luxuries are edibles too. I just bought a bag of cinnamon jelly beans --- soooo good.
@valherma00 (1956)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
31 Jan
you can't always be strict to yourself. enjoy your cake.
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@marguicha (230050)
• Chile
31 Jan
Everyone deserves a small luxurt once in a while
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@wolfgirl569 (132163)
• Marion, Ohio
31 Jan
Sometimes the cake is needed. Nothing wrong with that
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@Marilynda1225 (89691)
• United States
3 Feb
I have to agree with you when you say sometimes extras aren't luxuries. We just need to indulge sometimes and I hope you really enjoyed your cake
