Plants, especially native plants that I often have to buy on Etsy or some other online store because local shops don’t carry them or sell out too quickly. I have also spent a lot on houseplants that I struggle to keep alive.

Renovations.

I feel lucky to have already been a homeowner before COVID. I have no interest in buying/selling again, despite our house being considered a “starter home”. So after we suffered major water damage over winter we just made our kitchen hella nice.

Also, look up Speed Queen.

Literally food.

In my case this mainly applies to tools - replacing cheaper worn out ones with something more durable, with the intent of BIFL.

I’m a bit frugal myself but usually postpone getting new and replacement products for a while, sometimes indefinitely 😅.

I’ve found small fridges seem to last forever, despite not being too energy efficient and ice builds up very easily due to them lacking the usual “bells and whistles”