well, if something is practical is it still an indulgence?

I can, so canning stuff is a recent one (fortunately the jars and rims are reusable unless they break- and my grandmother gave me her water bath and pressure canner- I her! ). I also purchase fabric to sew my own dresses and those for my girls, along with proper underthings (I live an Amish lifestyle, which started about two years ago when I finally learned how to sew patterns, with some modifications like a sewing machine). Notions and other things for the dresses can add up, but the bonus is that five or six is plenty and it cut down on my laundry! And I make my own laundry soap, which has also been cheaper.

I don't wear jewelry much- just my wedding ring most of the time (and don't have much real stuff, though a mother's cross necklace is on my list). I don't wear makeup either, most of the time. And other than trims when needed, I don't cut my hair- someone else does it (though I cut my husband's and trim my daughters' hair).

I only own three pairs of shoes that I wear regularly (athletic walking/running shoes, just below knee riding leather boots for working outside/costuming, and church shoes). Still have wedding shoes, and obviously two pair snow boots, one pair of sandals, one pair of slippers, one pair of softball cleats, ice skates, and a pair of roller blades- that's it.

Both cars were bought used, and are owned outright.

I do leather work, but that's also practical and part of my lifestyle choice. Same with gardening- I prefer hand tools, but I really want more berry bushes and raised beds (part of the yard has a sprinkler system that was there when we moved in, so don't want to risk hitting the pipe) and materials cost money.

Hmmm....tough question

I think if I had to list things that I don't view as necessary or practical (meaning sewing, canning, etc are necessary- and as you saw from above, shoes are purchased only when necessary too) mine would be repeat trips to the theater for TH movies, and anything I purchase sewing wise for costuming. Also my bow and arrows, as I am an archer, and getting download and hard copy of each movie, then EE's of each. And eventually I want to get the WETA chronicles tie in books. I eventually want to get a solid wood long bow (mine is a three part, recurve training bow for now) and they run about $200 easy. And my bike, which ran about $85.

I try to live more simply, and clutter free, so tend to resist impulse buys unless they're practical and I have a place to put them. Also we don't make very much money (one income), and I only get $40 per month in pocket money ($20 every two weeks). Everything else goes toward bills or groceries or cleaning things/soap/necessary toiletries, etc, and even then we purchase ingredients and whole foods- not processed. But I can buy several movie tickets to see TH in theaters with Christmas bonus, and the best part is that my husband watches the girls so I can go by myself- precious recharge time indeed!