A lobotomy sounds good after spending too much time on normie Lemmy... Can't be that expensive.

I usually go out to eat, its my go out to eat meal of the year out of my own pocket, doing much more than that isn't going to happen.

I try to live as frugally as possible, so that if I want to splurge a couple hundred every once in a while, I don't have to worry about having enough in the bank. My biggest questions for myself is whether or not I'll really use it, and if buying it used/pre-owned is good enough.

A 3D printer. Had one a while ago, stopped using it because it had a few issues (baseplate wouldn't adhere to prints which would cause pretty bad warping, the 2 z axis motors would desync and cause the head to get misaligned, the motors would jam, etc). It would be pretty unreasonable to purchase one, most of the projects I'd like to try would also require spending money on electronics, a soldering kit, and mechanical parts. I don't know if I'd ever have enough time to do that type of project from the ground up.

For me that'd be the Volcano Hybrid, but that's more of an investment than an unreasonable purchase cause I'd use it every day, and it not only saves a lot of herb but also enables me to use AVB to make edibles, making it definitely practical. 😆

Maybe it's unreasonable because I have a Volcano Classic already that still works fine, lol (I say that but mine is currently not working and I've had to smoke out of a bong for like five months or so 😭)

I bought a replica of a guitar that Jerry Garcia used to play for myself last year. Well, sorta. I put half the money down while it's being built. I got the money for that by selling off two autographed CDs to some trustifarian from Colorado. I still owe the other half of the money, but I have a cheap car I can sell either for scrap or as a fixer upper.

I never buy myself something, but since my music project is taking off and I no longer go to Grateful Dead related shows, I decided it was time to commemorate my time as a travelling hippie with something I would use a lot.

Like you, I have settled down, got married bought a house.. not a lot of room for luxury purchases anymore

Get the steam deck and be amazed at how much time you can get in gaming.

My big financial purchases are not set to any schedule. I mostly just try to save money as much as i can usually.

My fun purchases have been bicycles, surfboards, and beer homebrewing equipment. But i haven’t spent much money on any of that in a while. Been looking at perhaps another surfboard and when my bike breaks i will get a newer one than the one i have now that i got for free.

But i like this idea of making a fun purchase for myself on my birthday. Something to look forward to and think about. Hmmmm.

This morning I bought myself a PS5 that came with Spiderman 2 as my first non-nintendo console since the 360 and I feel like such a boomer. There's a speaker in my controller and there are two spidermen now? One of the spidermen shoots electricity or something?

Shopping spree at the international grocery. Come home with some treats and a million cooking ideas I didn't even know I was missing.

My budget means I can't

Honestly probably just some very fine food with my direct family. 3 course dinner with some nice cocktails. I do have hobby related expenses but I dont consider them something special.