You'll need to eat in, drive an older model car, and scrimp/save and only spend money on necessities until you're truly in a financial position to "splurge" once in a while on those nicer things and not have it set you back. 

because it's their reserves their rules, when we say 'reserves' lets be honest it $ that LL's have saved up forgoing to buy the latest and greatest and even avoiding to splurge on their own kids... so the LL's reserves from sacrifice, their rules on how or if they will use it and if the do use it... consider it a courtesy.

I'd probably splurge & buy a new hybrid toyota mini van. releasing in 20214. 

For a while my wife & and I did nothing but work to clear off the ledger; our big extravagance for several years was a once-a-week "splurge" at the Cracker Barrel for the dinner special.

We predictably went over budget, mostly because of splurging on better finishes.

Maybe after I get a couple more investments under my belt - and provide these amenities again to my tenants - I'll decide to splurge on myself and maybe buy a dishwasher.

My only splurge lol.BEFORE!!!!!

Means the real estate community will have a bright future :POriginal Article here: http://entrepreneursky.com/google-capital-splurges-50-million-auction-com/

The founder of the site, Joshua Dorkin, sees the mentee route as a far better way then splurging thousands on guru "trainings" or "programs" that simply serve to masquerade the upsell to an EVEN MORE expensive course! 

Yeah, that guy can splurge on a new car, take expensive vacations, and wine and fine....so long as he stays on the high income treadmill.