Maintenance costs?

[Trudes]

So ladies (and gents, I know there are a lot of you out there that read what goes on in Biker Angels that "maintain" yourselves!), how much would you estimate you spend on your general maintenance per month? Do you have your nails done? Waxing? Tanning? Hairdresser? Clothes/shoes/handbags/sunglasses? Gym membership? Etc etc?
How much would you consider a reasonable amount to spend on yourself in a month to look "presentable"?:crazy:
For example, I only get my hair cut once every six months (I used to get my hubby to trim it for me even!) and coloured about once a year, so in that case the cost of getting my hair done monthly would amount to about $24 for instance. I do my own nails, epilating and can handle being white but occasionally splash out on a $20 bottle of fake tan, don't have a handbag or shoe fetish (unless you count motorcycle boots) and probably spend on average about $80 on clothes a month, not too much considering some women wouldn't be seen dead in anything that didn't have the appropriate label and price tag to match.:bash:
How about you gals/guys? What are your maintenance costs? Would you consider yourself high or low maintenance?:sweatdrop

[Str8 Jacket]

Hmm.... Think I might be "average" maintenance! :yes:

Well, I spend:

$38 fortnight on the gym
$25 haircut once a year max.
$10 max on shampoo and conditioner a month. I only buy the stuff on sale.

I go to the gym so that I dont have to buy new clothes next season, though on average I would replace some work clothes every 2nd year. I only buy 2 pairs of shoes max a year for owrk and they're always the cheapest pair at #1 shoe warehouse. I only replace these when the others are so broken that I can not wear them. I live in my jandals, doc martins and sneakers when im not riding.
I buy the cheapest pack of razors and use budget shaving cream - it works fine! Helath basics moisturiser on special costs less than $5 and it works fine.

I dont have an image to keep up so I dont ahve to buy fancy clothes, I always try and buy clothes that will last multiple seasons. I hate this fucken 80's craze ATM, it was bad enough being made to wear them when I was younger!
So yeah, all my money goes on bikes and booze.

I would hate to think how much I spend on bikes, racing and engines though!!

[Colapop]

I shower - isn't that enough?

[Str8 Jacket]

I shower - isn't that enough?

Its fine. Just dont come near me.

FYI - if you lived in Auckland you'd have to pay for that water.... ;)

[Colapop]

Ok ok just no more restraining orders!!

Maintenance costs;
Gym membership $68/month (includes showers)
Hair clippers $25 (one off cost)
Maintaining my natural charm and effervescence - Priceless!

[Stirts]

Hi my name is Tina and I am an ex-high maintenance girl :)

Used to have six weekly hairdresser visits that cost an average of about $120 per visit....I get bored very quickly with the colour of my hair!! Now that I have gone to the darker side I just buy a colour from the supermarket/chemist and do it myself so about $20 every third month.

Gym membership has not changed $750-$799 per year….I have a love/hate relationship with the gym! I have to go to the gym so that I can carry on eating KFC!!

Clothes are my weakness ….. I wouldn’t have battered an eyelash at purchasing a $89 T-shirt. Yes I am a label basher! But now that I own a bike and house my priorities, or should that be spending ability, have changed considerably. I can’t remember the last time I had a retail therapy session though :weep:

The last couple of months I have been getting a lot of flack from work re: noisy/too long/too baggy pants so I may have to go shopping. Will probably spend about $30 - $50 on a pair of pants …used to spend $80 - $180.

Make up was also a weakness….I have oodles of lipstick and eyeliner and eyeshadow that I have purchased and worn only a couple of times. I used to buy Lancome foundation at $79 a pop every two months!! Now it is probably closer to $40 every two months.

Nails? nup....never really got into that. When I do put nail polish on (in a rare girlie moment) I feel like my nails are suffocating so I pick it off :crazy:

Not a shoe type of girl at all, and like Str8 Jacket I only buy a pair for work from #1 Shoe Warehouse and I too only replace when broken. I do love sneakers/skate shoes, my feet HAVE to be comfy. Every time I have worn heels I have fallen over :o I don’t own a handbag and I never will!!!

[rachprice]

Hmmm I go to the gym $18 a week

Whatever shampoo/conditioner on sale

I do spend whatever on skin care, although it usually lasts 6 months. I tend to get my mum to buy make-up/perfume for birthday/xmas when she goes overseas

I don't buy clothes that often, but op shops/outlets are my favourite, no.1 shoes is also good. I don't mind wearing second hand clothes, some of the best dressed people I know do and others that spend thousands don't look that good in my opinion.

I don't get my hair cut that often either...probably 4-6 months, I usually get rather bored with my hair colour so I dye it alot, I have taken to using packet because I do it about every 2 months. But they are usually only $15

I like to think of myself as 'english rose' - 5 years in Dunedin has ruined any colour I may have had, so I just don't bother. Melanoma is also a big deterrant for me

[Nasty]

God there is so much .... ok

$2000 for two years gym membership up front ... one off

$60 every 5 weeks for hair (I like to keep it short)

$20 for dying hair prolly every 2-3 months plus $20 tip for whoever wants to do it for me.

$100-200 every six to nine months on shoes for work etc

Clothes are on an as needed basis .. but last year prolly $1000 ish - I don't do lables but at my size I still like good gears. This includes new motorcycle stuff and I wear lots of free work t-shirts

My sis-inlaw and family bought me a voucher for the east day spa - yesterday I had a manicure and pedicure for $170 (it was great but not something I would do again cos fark me thats like 4 gas ups on the bike at least)

I do go and do waxing .. but not if the body is playing up ... so veet works at $16 every few weeks ...

and prolly other stuff that I am ignoring at the moment.

I actually consider myself medium maintenance ... there are loads of people way worse than me ... and way better!

[prettybillie]

Oh god - I am totally high maintenance. Funnily enough we were talking about this on the trip to Manfield over the weekend. My male friend was shocked!!!

$32 - fortnightly nails
$80 - monthly brazillian
$20 - monthly leg wax
$20 - monthly underarm wax
$8 - monthly eyebrow wax
$8 - monthy top lip wax
$180 - 6 weekly hair colour and cut

This is not counting shopping, facials and other things I do to feel 'pretty'!

Eeeeek, oh well, it's my money so I guess a girl will have it a girl will spend it ha

[Trudes]

Well so far I'd say we're all pretty low maintenance!:niceone: (apart from prettybillie.... :lol: why not eh chick!!)
I did forgot a couple of things however.... I buy expensive hair products, but I am sure that because I use "good stuff" ie. salon only products, that my hair stays in pretty good condition and therefore doesn't need cutting and colouring so often.
I also buy good quality skin care products, you only get one face, zits are not that nice to look at and once you have wrinkles they're hard to get rid of!! I don't wear make-up very often, but the make-up I buy is again good quality, don't want to go out looking like a cheap hooker!!!:msn-wink:

[Stirts]

Oh god - I am totally high maintenance.

$80 - monthly brazillian
$20 - monthly leg wax
$20 - monthly underarm wax
$8 - monthly eyebrow wax
$8 - monthy top lip wax
$180 - 6 weekly hair colour and cut


I don't know bout high maintenance ....just hairy by the sounds! Just joking hun!

Feck....I am starting to think I have gone the complete opposite. I don't buy any expensive face creams or cleansers anymore! Protex soap washes off make-up just fine and keeps break-outs at bay.

[Str8 Jacket]

Bleh, I gave up on makeup as soon as I started riding. Do get flack for it sometimes as I deal with vendors so much. The way I see it; if im ugly without make up then im only going to enhance my ugliness by wearing it!

[Pussy]

I do my own bikini line

[portokiwi]

:niceone: gabby does all mine:devil2: from my stinky toes and heels to cutting my hair.
Yes I love my foot spa I know its clased as one of the top waste of money items.
But its lasted over a year and after 15 mins in there she can can get rid of those yucky bits that make your feet stink.
I give it the big:niceone:

[kunoichi]

I'v never been that high maintenence. I'v taken on a monthly brazillian waxing ($50), but other than that, i don't use enuf of any beauty product to give a weekly or monthly cost. I found out guys love a girl to look naturally beautiful. So ditch the creams, make-up and over-priced lotions. That being said though, i go nowhere without my eyeliner. Besides, that way when there is a special occasion and you decide to doll up, the men you know will TRULY be drooling after you. My man hated me wearing makeup all the time, so i stoped, then new years came around, i got dolled up, and as his mate said 'a deer caught in the headlights'. LOL :D

[Crasherfromwayback]

$18.95 per doz Steinies most days (gotta look after ya bod and take on plenty of fluids).

$11.50 for a packet of Dunhill Red, as the other hand gets lonely.

Sorted.

[Rosie]

I'm high maintenance. I spend 90% of my income on booze, boys and motorsport. The rest just gets wasted. :sweatdrop

Most of the clothes I bought recently have been motorbike/sport related, and I get my hair cut every 5 weeks, to ensure I don't get helmet hair.

[Hitcher]

FYI - if you lived in Auckland you'd have to pay for that water...

Everybody on town water supply anywhere in New Zealand still pays for their water. They just pay for it as part of a general property rate, rather than on a volumetric basis.

[Pussy]

Oh god - I am totally high maintenance. Funnily enough we were talking about this on the trip to Manfield over the weekend. My male friend was shocked!!!

$32 - fortnightly nails
$80 - monthly brazillian
$20 - monthly leg wax
$20 - monthly underarm wax
$8 - monthly eyebrow wax
$8 - monthy top lip wax
$180 - 6 weekly hair colour and cut

This is not counting shopping, facials and other things I do to feel 'pretty'!

Eeeeek, oh well, it's my money so I guess a girl will have it a girl will spend it ha

Sounds like a 20 litre tin of Nair would look after most of that

[Str8 Jacket]

Everybody on town water supply anywhere in New Zealand still pays for their water. They just pay for it as part of a general property rate, rather than on a volumetric basis.

Ok Mr Smarty Pants you win :rolleyes:

[prettybillie]

I don't know bout high maintenance ....just hairy by the sounds! Just joking hun!



Oh god I forgot all the creams, lotions, make up and smellies.......

Hey keeping a gorilla such as me hair free, wrinkle free and smelling good takes time, money and effort. I've got to make an effort to look good on the bike so people won't realise how badly I'm riding it :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[prettybillie]

$18.95 per doz Steinies most days (gotta look after ya bod and take on plenty of fluids).

$11.50 for a packet of Dunhill Red, as the other hand gets lonely.

Sorted.

The question was how much does it take to make you look good, not make others look good to you :clap::clap::clap::clap:

[Crasherfromwayback]

The question was how much does it take to make you look good, not make others look good to you :clap::clap::clap::clap:

Oh...well then two doz Steinies and a real strong smoke!

[vifferman]

I do my own hair (what there is of it) etc., and don't go to the dentist or doctor (unless I really need to, which is dumb, as I have medical insurance). I spend probably only a couple of hundred shekel-dollars on (non biking) clothes.
The vifferbabe, on the other hand, gets her hair trimmed every few weeks; that (plus product) costs $120-$250. Every other visit, she gets it coloured as well, which basically doubles the cost (if not more).
Clothes?
Well, one of her mantras is "I like shoes". She has tiny feet, and shoes don't last long. She has (at a guess) approximately 12 meelleeons of them. She has to look presentable and business-like for work, so she has some designer stuff that cost $1k/item (on sale!).
I try to not know what she spends; she earns nearly twice what I do, and I don't care if it makes her feel good.

[Trudes]

I'm trying to decide if I should fork out to get my hair done, about $220, or if it should be considered one of those costs that come out of the "joint budget".
I pay for all my other products and clothes myself so don't really see why I should feel guilty paying for my hair to be done once every six month out of our joint account... especially when I cut hubby's hair for him. Especially when I know a lot of women who spend twice that on a pair of shoes or a jacket out of their "joint income".
hmmmm, I think it's more of a personal guilt thing as I'm sure he doesn't mind if I spend $500 odd on my hair a year.;)

[Stirts]

I'm trying to decide if I should fork out to get my hair done, about $220, or if it should be considered one of those costs that come out of the "joint budget".
I pay for all my other products and clothes myself so don't really see why I should feel guilty paying for my hair to be done once every six month out of our joint account... especially when I cut hubby's hair for him. Especially when I know a lot of women who spend twice that on a pair of shoes or a jacket out of their "joint income".
hmmmm, I think it's more of a personal guilt thing as I'm sure he doesn't mind if I spend $500 odd on my hair a year.;)

I say go for it and then give him a BJ to stop the guilts ;)

win win

[Str8 Jacket]

or if it should be considered one of those costs that come out of the "joint budget".


Oh, a joint budget eh?! Oh well, im not one to judge, but may I remind you that "God Cares".... :doobey:

[martybabe]

I say go for it and then give him a BJ to stop the guilts ;)


Hahahaha, sadly it really is that simple.
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$10 a month on razors for my head

$10 a month a on deodorant

I wash with any thing I can find that makes bubbles, including the Brides expensive lotions and potions.

$10 a month paid to pussy so he wont do my bikini line :sweatdrop

That's about it, cheap as chips me. :yes:

[prettybillie]

Don't you mean chups :clap:

[prettybillie]

I'm trying to decide if I should fork out to get my hair done, about $220, or if it should be considered one of those costs that come out of the "joint budget".
I pay for all my other products and clothes myself so don't really see why I should feel guilty paying for my hair to be done once every six month out of our joint account... especially when I cut hubby's hair for him. Especially when I know a lot of women who spend twice that on a pair of shoes or a jacket out of their "joint income".
hmmmm, I think it's more of a personal guilt thing as I'm sure he doesn't mind if I spend $500 odd on my hair a year.;)

Just do it. Let's face it he won't notice your hair and when he realises there is a lock of money in the account just blame him for spending too much :clap:

[Maha]

I am real cheap to maintian.....:yes:
Shampoo?.... well I took a 50ml bottle away camping for two weeks, didn't use it all.:rockon:
Anne cuts my hair (yes it needs cutting at times, pillow hair and all shit) so theres a saving..:wari:
I use wet wipes, not toilet paper, three wet wipes per visit, now thats saving! :cool:
I do not wax at all...extra hair comes in handy during winter....:cold:
Tanning??....thats what the sun is for, its FREE!....:sunny:
Single cell cancer removal per year? $21

[Her_C4]

.... and once you have wrinkles they're hard to get rid of!! ..

Ohhhh TELL me about it :doh: and then they multiply!!! Whats with that???


I'm high maintenance. I spend 90% of my income on booze, boys and motorsport. The rest just gets wasted. :sweatdrop


Ha ha ha - nice one:eek:

. I've got to make an effort to look good on the bike so people won't realise how badly I'm riding it :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

Does it work? I might give it a go myself :bleh:

[MadDuck]

..... as the other hand gets lonely.


....and can't be having one lonely hand just imagine what it would get up to :shit:

Me = low maintenance.

Hairdresser - every 6 months
Fake tan - dont see the point
Make Up - whats that?
Clothes - uniform for work so only bike gear and casual stuff
Shoes - as above so only casual stuff
Wax - Well a girl can't reveal EVERYTHING on the interweb!!!!

[Str8 Jacket]

Wax - Well a girl can't reveal EVERYTHING on the interweb!!!!

Go on, you know you want to! ;)

[Mom]

Go on, you know you want to! ;)

Trust me on this, not every girl wants to...:blip:

Me, I am easy care kinda gal.

I buy good quality shampoo/conditioner, with the occasional salon product when I want to spoil myself.

Get my hair cut every 6 months or so, probably not for a year after the last hacker let loose on it to be fair :yes:

Too chicken shit for wax near my bits, a good quality razor does the same job IME.

Face stuff is not important now. Trudes it is true, once them wrinkles start there is no stopping them, a good cheap moisturiser works just as well as the expensive ones. I do my own nails.

I used to have a bit of a shoe thing, but trained myself out of it, now replace when worn, though I do buy "good" shoes, they tend to last a bit better than the cheapies.

Clothes, I buy as needed, work clothes are easy, corporate type when required, smart casul otherwise, down right scruffy at times :dodge:

[Colapop]

Does maintenance include what you spend on booze Mom?

[prettybillie]

Ok girls - a word of advice for maintenance. I am hate the dentist an only go when my teeth start to hurt. Anyhoo, dentist visit yesterday cost me $2500 and was told if I had come 6 months earlier it would have been a $120 filling!!!! :Oops:Please please please make sure dental is part of your maintenance to avoid a bill like I've just had.....not to mention I look like a chipmunk at the moment and it is sore!!!!!

[Str8 Jacket]

Ha! I have never had a filling in my life. Unfortunately I need braces and a couple of teeth removed. That's just cosmetic though. If my teeth get too bad then I shall permenantly live in a helmet with an extra tint visor. Or I could just never smile or talk.....

[Stirts]

dentist visit yesterday cost me $2500 and was told if I had come 6 months earlier it would have been a $120 filling!!!!

Right that is IT! I WAS planning on going to the Dentist, I have a really sore wisdom tooth that has been kicking me for two months now. BUT $2500 for a Dentist visit ? :eek5:

My plan of attack now is copious amounts of bourbon -
18 Pack 330ML @ $34.50 (it also has healing properties)

a pair of pliers - PLIER FLIP FULLER PRO (Flip the handle to switch between a longnose and linesman plier) is that like flip top head? @ $32.93

and a Nodrog! Free

[Colapop]

What if he pulls out the wrong one?

[Nasty]

Ok girls - a word of advice for maintenance. I am hate the dentist an only go when my teeth start to hurt. Anyhoo, dentist visit yesterday cost me $2500 and was told if I had come 6 months earlier it would have been a $120 filling!!!! :Oops:Please please please make sure dental is part of your maintenance to avoid a bill like I've just had.....not to mention I look like a chipmunk at the moment and it is sore!!!!!

Yup ... but for some of us getting the tooth out is $170 ... and sometimes it is the best thing to go ... root canels are a major issue ... and then after six odd months you need to spend more on getting it capped.

[Stirts]

If my teeth get too bad then I shall permenantly live in a helmet with an extra tint visor. Or I could just never smile or talk.....

Just buy shitloads of these
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/358287518_df67b189b9.jpg?v=0

[Stirts]

What if he pulls out the wrong one?

Then he will need a dentist!

[ManDownUnder]

Low maintenance.

Shower a couple of times a week, shave, wipe my butt and throw on the odd dose of underarm or cologne for a special ocassion. Haircuts done for nothing by my good lady wife and I don't give a crap about staying up with fashion trends.

[prettybillie]

:laugh:
Right that is IT! I WAS planning on going to the Dentist, I have a really sore wisdom tooth that has been kicking me for two months now. BUT $2500 for a Dentist visit ? :eek5:

My plan of attack now is copious amounts of bourbon -
18 Pack 330ML @ $34.50 (it also has healing properties)

a pair of pliers - PLIER FLIP FULLER PRO (Flip the handle to switch between a longnose and linesman plier) is that like flip top head? @ $32.93

and a Nodrog! Free

18 Pack 330ML @ $34.50
a pair of pliers @ $32.93
Pulling out the wrong tooth - priceless


:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

[Mom]

Feminine hygiene products have not been mentioned either, now if there ever was a captive market those manufacturers have it. What a friggen crock of shit those prices are!

I am lucky and dont need them, but, just bought a pack of "just in case" sanitary pads to keep in the bathroom for the may get a period anytime daughter and about shit when I saw the price :yes:

[jrandom]

Ok girls - a word of advice for maintenance. I am hate the dentist an only go when my teeth start to hurt. Anyhoo, dentist visit yesterday cost me $2500 and was told if I had come 6 months earlier it would have been a $120 filling!!!!

Which tooth was it?

If it was a molar, no sympathy. I had one pulled a couple years ago for all of $160, and the gap's not visible and never gives me any trouble. You pays your money and you takes your choices. (They tried to sell me a $5,000 implant to go in the gap. I roffled, and pointed out that I could just chew on the other side.)

Of course, if it was a front tooth, $2,500 was worthwhile to avoid having to move to Wainuiomata.

Although a front gap's a great place to tuck a durry. Could come in useful!

Then again, to quote the old adage, you haven't caught the bus yet... best you keep running, eh?

:msn-wink:

[Jally Bean]

I'm real new to this so somebody tell me if I'm doing this wrong...
I used to wax but a recent budget required a downgrade to waxing myself or shaving and surprisingly either works for me. Never been a big makeup gal but can't leave the house without mascara - occasionally splash out on a lash tint if I have an overnight rally/trip so that I don't wakeup with panda eyes. I do have a salon cut every six weeks and my husband used to help me dye my hair with a supermarket colour - but alas he has buggered off. So I think I'll have to start getting my girl friends together for a night in every five weeks to dye each other's roots.

Trudes, I love your LOTR animation :)

[bezajel]

Low maintenance I reckon...

Get my sister to cut my hair.
Colour it maybe once a year when I feel like a change and can be bothered, with $20 dye from supermarket.

Don't wear makeup. Don't wear perfume (was given some at Xmas by grandma who wants me to be more sophisticated!). Don't do my nails, or anything girly really.

I receive moisturiser as gifts at a rate faster than I use it. If I do need to buy something I'd rather get something good and use it less, though.
Currently washing with cheapish body soap from supermarket. Will replace it with something nicer, but I still use it sparingly.
Deodorant lasts me a while, I do use it though!!
Generally use just shampoo, or 2in1, about once a week. Don't go through that too fast either.

No wax/anything. Maybe a razor blade every year or so!?

Use a mooncup (got it for Xmas!), so no more 'sanitary' costs.

I do quite like clothes though, and have a tendency to pay for quality (but not branding) for items that need it, and happy to go cheapo for things that don't matter so much. I don't do fashion or seasonal shopping though, so it's not like I have to buy much.

Shoes I go for quality but I wear until they break or leak or whatever. Don't do heels. If I want something pretty I'll go for supercheap at #1 shoe warehouse, 'cause I know I won't wear them enough to make it worth it ! (Though I have worn some pretty cheap boots to death and beyond.)

Can't think of anything else I could do but don't!! Oh, never had a facial or anything weird like that. (Um, not a facial treatment.)

:dodge:

[cs363]

I do my own bikini line

What do you use? Napalm? :whistle:

[Her_C4]

Use a mooncup (got it for Xmas!), so no more 'sanitary' costs.



O.H. M.Y. G.O.D!!!! My children are right:Oi: I AM old :( I had no idea what that even was:blank:

'O' for ORsome idea :niceone:

[Trudes]

ok, I have to know..... what is this mooncup you speak of? Do I want/need one? How much? Explain ladies!!!!!

[Her_C4]

ok, I have to know..... what is this mooncup you speak of? Do I want/need one? How much? Explain ladies!!!!!


Check it out !! :beer:
HERE (http://www.mooncup.co.uk/)

[Trudes]

Ha! Thanks for that...... looks..... interesting..... I'll give anything a go, once........ except bum sex.:lol:

[Pussy]

What do you use? Napalm? :whistle:

You'll keep.... I'll get your Labour voting mate to go halves with me to shout you a back, sack and crack if you're not careful....:devil2:

[Lilly2w]

ok, I have to know..... what is this mooncup you speak of? Do I want/need one? How much? Explain ladies!!!!!

It does look very practical, but i have to say it makes my tummy feel a little icky, I think its the way she's holding it up near her face, looks like she's saying "hey lets do shots" anyone remember the "femidom"? prolly go the same way...

[Number One]

I do my own bikini line

That kinda sharing is just cruel John :blink:


Yes I love my foot spa I know its clased as one of the top waste of money items.
mmm I have one of those stored in my ceiling I think and yes I remember how much I did enjoy it. Especially with the peppermint fizzy gel stuff...ooo tingle tingle


$18.95 per doz Steinies most days (gotta look after ya bod and take on plenty of fluids).

$11.50 for a packet of Dunhill Red, as the other hand gets lonely.

Sorted.

:lol: you sir are all class - stop it I'm getting excited.


I'm trying to decide if I should fork out to get my hair done, about $220, or if it should be considered one of those costs that come out of the "joint budget".
I pay for all my other products and clothes myself so don't really see why I should feel guilty paying for my hair to be done once every six month out of our joint account... especially when I cut hubby's hair for him. Especially when I know a lot of women who spend twice that on a pair of shoes or a jacket out of their "joint income".

Do it. If he had more hair he'd be using a hairdresser and racking up that expense. Though if you want a cheaper do we got a set of clippers..only got the #1 comb though :chase:


$10 a month paid to pussy so he wont do my bikini line

THAT'S money well spent :laugh:


Low maintenance.

Shower a couple of times a week, shave, wipe my butt and throw on the odd dose of underarm or cologne for a special ocassion. Haircuts done for nothing by my good lady wife and I don't give a crap about staying up with fashion trends.

WOW! You wipe your butt?! Geez you ARE high maintenance :shutup:


Feminine hygiene products have not been mentioned either, now if there ever was a captive market those manufacturers have it. What a friggen crock of shit those prices are!

Thank god for Depo Provera. I haven't had to bother with that nasty lady thing for years and although my bone density might be deteriorating at a rapid pace the freedom from that whole palava is soooooo good :yes:


What do you use? Napalm?

tee hee hee...he does have very course looking fur...oops I mean hair :shutup: BTW referring to the stuff on his upper chest...no I haven't been checking out his carpet :rolleyes:


It does look very practical, but i have to say it makes my tummy feel a little icky, I think its the way she's holding it up near her face, looks like she's saying "hey lets do shots" anyone remember the "femidom"? prolly go the same way...

Mmmme too...exactly what I thought at first :puke:

As for upkeep of this old girl.

$37 monthly for kickboxing.
Haircut every 6 or 7 months...any more and the mop grows too damn fast.
Perfumes - love them! But given I can't justify the expense of the ones I like I generally just hang out for my birthday and hint like mad.
Creams and lotions - have sensitive skin so tend to try to avoid putting anything on my skin as it just reacts. Face - plain old Nivea tinted SPF moisturizer...lasts ages though as any time I am going on the bike I don't put anything on my face...as I ride every day that means I don't put it on much.
Did spend $60 on a foundation for 'work' but well any time I put makeup on I feel like my skin is suffocating and it just feels like I am wearing a mask.
My money is generally spent on my little boys maintenance. I just love buying him cool digs and new shoes etc..and his clothes always look good on him...me I am picky and HATE buying clothes. Love op shopping though - some of the coolest items I own came from op shops AND I find it hilarious when little Miss Policy Analyst in her plain as fuck and boring to boot, white shirt, grey skirt (from Que, or Kirks or wherever) and plain black heels at a total outfit pricetag of around $300 compliments me on my $20-30 one from the op shop :lol:

I hate spending money on work clothes and can't be arsed with having a draw full of expensive potions that I wouldn't end up using....I would much rather buy a brand new pair of good jeans frankly.

[Kendog]

I'm trying to decide if I should fork out to get my hair done, about $220, or if it should be considered one of those costs that come out of the "joint budget".
I pay for all my other products and clothes myself so don't really see why I should feel guilty paying for my hair to be done once every six month out of our joint account... especially when I cut hubby's hair for him. Especially when I know a lot of women who spend twice that on a pair of shoes or a jacket out of their "joint income".
hmmmm, I think it's more of a personal guilt thing as I'm sure he doesn't mind if I spend $500 odd on my hair a year.;)

I don't mind..............


I say go for it and then give him a BJ to stop the guilts ;)

win win

Especially with this plan :devil2:

[Trudes]

hehhe sweet, well, guess I'm off to the hairdressers next weekend :banana:(and to buy some mouth wash:pinch:)

[jrandom]

Check it out !! :beer:
HERE (http://www.mooncup.co.uk/)

Man, girls are just gross.

[Jally Bean]

Love my mooncup! Initial outlay was accompanied by a sharp intake of breath but I reckon I've saved a fortune in tampons in the last three years. Only downside I reckon is you don't get much warning that you need to empty - you know how you a tampon gives you a five minute warning 'gurgle'? Well if you feel a gurgle with a mooncup it's probably already too late!

[prettybillie]

Sorry - I have to ask.....isn't it gross to clean it out? I mean how do you make sure it is clean and hygienic to use next time??? :gob:

A three monthly injection in your butt can solve all of these problems ha ha

[Trudes]

Well, for any one who has ever had to clean out a septic tank or been to a "shit farm", you may look at tampons in a different light. It's your own blood what's to be scared of?

[mikeey01]

Crikey :slap: That'll teach me for being nosy :spanking: :sick: :puke:

[Stirts]

You could use a Mooncup when you have Diarrhoea to catch that intial squirty fart and save your undies!

[Pussy]

You could use a Mooncup when you have Diarrhoea to catch that intial squirty fart and save your undies!

That's what I was thinking... especially after a lager and curry evening...

[Stirts]

That's what I was thinking... especially after a lager and curry evening...

Feck.....a lager and curry evening!?! Now THAT is brave combining the two! I wonder if the Mooncup comes in XXXL?

[Number One]

Feck.....a lager and curry evening!?! Now THAT is brave combining the two! I wonder if the Mooncup comes in XXXL?
They would probably call it a 'universalcup'

[jrandom]

Only downside I reckon is you don't get much warning that you need to empty - you know how you a tampon gives you a five minute warning 'gurgle'? Well if you feel a gurgle with a mooncup it's probably already too late!

Oh, sweet baby Jesus, I do believe I'm going to hurl. Why did I read this thread?

Never mind, too late now.


A three monthly injection in your butt can solve all of these problems ha ha

Don't you find being continually awash with synthetic hormones a little... unnatural?

[Crasherfromwayback]

Don't you find being continually awash with synthetic hormones a little... unnatural?

Oi...where's my free doz Steinies???

[prettybillie]

Don't you find being continually awash with synthetic hormones a little... unnatural?


Yeah but there ain't nothing natural on the outside so why not make the inside the same mwahahahahahahahaha

[Little Miss Trouble]

Don't you find being continually awash with synthetic hormones a little... unnatural?

As opposed to the weird feeling of wanting to cry over something stupid like a tv commercial on a bad day at 'that time of month?'

Give me the synthetic hormones any day!

[Jally Bean]

Sorry - I have to ask.....isn't it gross to clean it out? I mean how do you make sure it is clean and hygienic to use next time??? :gob:

A three monthly injection in your butt can solve all of these problems ha ha
Depends if you're grossed out by that stuff - it needs a quick wash in the shower each morning and then boil it for five mins (in a pot on the stove, with baking soda if you like) ready for next time. Easy peasy.

[SARGE]

how much would you estimate you spend on your general maintenance per month?
***snip****

What are your maintenance costs? Would you consider yourself high or low maintenance?:sweatdrop

i sat down and worked this out.. receipts.. appointment diary..etc.. then i averaged it all out to a 30 day period...




i was amazed...



$4.32




(mumble mumble ... metrosexual..peckerhead...

[Lilly2w]

That much?

[Pussy]

That much?

It's because he's such a good looking bastard to start with...

[Pussy]

Oh god - I am totally high maintenance. Funnily enough we were talking about this on the trip to Manfield over the weekend. My male friend was shocked!!!

$32 - fortnightly nails
$80 - monthly brazillian
$20 - monthly leg wax
$20 - monthly underarm wax
$8 - monthly eyebrow wax
$8 - monthy top lip wax
$180 - 6 weekly hair colour and cut

This is not counting shopping, facials and other things I do to feel 'pretty'!

Eeeeek, oh well, it's my money so I guess a girl will have it a girl will spend it ha

Actually... forget the Nair. I reckon Roundup is your friend...

[jrandom]

Oi...where's my free doz Steinies???

I've been a bit too distracted to call the brewers over the last wee while, believe me!

[PirateJafa]

IMO they're more economical by the hour.

[bezajel]

O.H. M.Y. G.O.D!!!! My children are right:Oi: I AM old :( I had no idea what that even was:blank:

'O' for ORsome idea :niceone:

Strangely, they've been around since the twenties or something, yet no-one's heard of them (until they have)...


Love my mooncup! Initial outlay was accompanied by a sharp intake of breath but I reckon I've saved a fortune in tampons in the last three years. Only downside I reckon is you don't get much warning that you need to empty - you know how you a tampon gives you a five minute warning 'gurgle'? Well if you feel a gurgle with a mooncup it's probably already too late!

Cool to see there are other users on here... (hesitated about bringing it up, but thought I'd share the love). Haven't had gurgling problems so far - whew!!


Sorry - I have to ask.....isn't it gross to clean it out? I mean how do you make sure it is clean and hygienic to use next time??? :gob:

I can't watch when I have a blood test, but no problem with the cleaning! Just rinse, and sterilise between cycles if required...

[Her_C4]

Strangely, they've been around since the twenties or something, yet no-one's heard of them (until they have)...


..

I said I was old... but not THAT old!!!! :2thumbsup :2thumbsup:lol:

[bezajel]

I said I was old... but not THAT old!!!! :2thumbsup :2thumbsup:lol:

Hehe... I didn't mean to imply!!! :whistle:

[klingon]

I'm not just low-maintenance, I'm CHEEEP!

On the rare occasions when I get my hair cut, I get it done by the trainees at Serville's Academy. $20 for the cut, and it's just as good as you would get in a top salon (in fact better than a lot of the salons I've been to, due to close supervision by the tutors).

I've also just discovered that I can get a FREE manicure every Friday at the shop under the Rialto Cinema in Newmarket. They are promoting a certain brand of ceramic nail-file and have a manicurist on site to demonstrate, and she does a full manicure while giving her sales pitch! :laugh:

I don't dye my hair. It's too dark to show dyes anyway and I'm not keen on bleaching it to death just so I can re-dye it.

I buy my hair and face products from the specials bin at Living Nature (near Kerikeri). http://www.livingnature.com/ Amazingly wonderful, top quality products, but I don't pay more than $10 an item! The exception is my moisturiser (since Living Nature stopped putting sunscreen in theirs). Now I use Skinfood SPF15 ($7.50 - lasts me a few months).

I hardly ever wear makeup. Just Living Nature eye liner ($10 special again) and Trilogy Everything Balm for the lips.

My skin's too sensitive for waxing, so I shave my legs using my partner's Primal Earth Organic Shave Gel (from the supermarket - less than $10 a tube, lasts for ages coz you only need a tiny bit).

I make my own soap. Ingredients are cheap and I can choose what they smell like by using different essential oils. As a body lotion I use almond oil with a couple of drops of essential oil mixed in. (Also means I don't need perfume.)

I buy clothes second hand, or from outlet stores (I have one near my work that often has Max and other brand-name clothes, but removes the labels for sale).

Oh, and if you're not keen on the mooncups, I can recommend trying moontime products: http://www.moontime.co.nz/ It's like the difference between using disposable nappies for a baby and cloth ones. We're slowly waking up to the idea that cloth products are healthier and more sustainable for our babies - here's the same princliple for women.

[bezajel]

As a body lotion I use almond oil with a couple of drops of essential oil mixed in.

Ooooh, I like that idea.....!

[prettybillie]

Check it out !! :beer:
HERE (http://www.mooncup.co.uk/)

Do you have more than one? The question comes from what if you are in a public toilet and need to change it? :eek5:

[Nasty]

Do you have more than one? The question comes from what if you are in a public toilet and need to change it? :eek5:

use the disability loo .. quite often they have a sink in them.

[MsKABC]

Do you have more than one? The question comes from what if you are in a public toilet and need to change it? :eek5:

I don't think they have to be washed every time, just emptied and re-inserted.

[klingon]

I don't think they have to be washed every time, just emptied and re-inserted.


This is true... you can just wipe them out with toilet paper.

Why are we whispering? I think the boys can still hear us.

[MsKABC]

This is true... you can just wipe them out with toilet paper.

Why are we whispering? I think the boys can still hear us.

I know...in fact, smaller font always makes me want to read something more. I simply wanted to appear to be discreet :lol:

[Number One]

what???? Speak up ladies i can't make out a word you are saying!!!

[Pussy]

what???? Speak up ladies i can't make out a word you are saying!!!

Pay attention, Number One!
The earlier part of the thread is basically "Tordon Brushkiller, and it's uses around the home", and the latter part is unmentionable ladies' stuff.
Okay?

[peasea]

Self maintenance: I shave every two or three days, shave my head every week or two, the odd eyebrow hair gets plucked (along with errant nose hair), I've been known to trim my pubes (and I've also been know to set them on fire) and I trim my toe nails when my tootsies poke through my socks. Apart from a minimum of one shower a day (depending on workload) what more does a man need?

Any more than that would indicate to me that you're a prissy fag.

[MsKABC]

what???? Speak up ladies i can't make out a word you are saying!!!

Wassamatter love? Getting a bit hard of hearing in your old age? Need one of these?

[Stirts]

Wassamatter love? Getting a bit hard of hearing in your old age? Need one of these?

Phoar that's one mean looking anal bead!!!