I gave in.
By marguicha
@marguicha (229789)
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.14 people like this
13 responses
@marguicha (229789)
• Chile
14h
Unfortunatly we have to pay bills. I always do that first.
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@marguicha (229789)
• Chile
10h
@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 (23741)
• Palisade, Colorado
13h
@marguicha Blast those bills! I wish we could make them go away.
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@DaddyEvil (166697)
• United States
15h
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". 1 person likes this
@marguicha (229789)
• Chile
14h
The hairdresser, in fact, left me "almost" beautiful.
And I agree that cakes are not luxuries.
And I agree that cakes are not luxuries.1 person likes this
@Deepizzaguy (117870)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12h
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 (229789)
• Chile
10h
Me too. But once in a while we must give in to small luxuries.
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@thislittlepennyearns (66208)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
15h
Sometimes it’s nice to cave and spend some money on a want.
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@marguicha (229789)
• Chile
14h
When the govern talks about "basic needs" I always think that they have to include something we want.
@thislittlepennyearns (66208)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
10h
@marguicha I think chocolate was included in needs.
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@MarieCoyle (54127)
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11h
It's good that you treated yourself, and I am glad to hear you are having your cake, Marga.
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@marguicha (229789)
• Chile
10h
Thank you, Marie. Just a piece of cake made me very happy.
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@GardenGerty (167525)
• United States
8h
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.
@marguicha (229789)
• Chile
10h
Everyone deserves a small luxurt once in a while
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@wolfgirl569 (128801)
• Marion, Ohio
11h
Sometimes the cake is needed. Nothing wrong with that
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@RasmaSandra (93639)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10h
The cake sounds good enjoy it, I will get my sweet stuff when I order groceries next Saturday,
@JudyEv (370493)
• Rockingham, Australia
9h
Certainly we need to indulge ourselves occasionally. Enjoy your cake! Now you've got me wishing I had cake too. lol
@valherma00 (1116)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
11h
you can't always be strict to yourself. enjoy your cake.
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