It seems to me that this is one area in which late starters may have some advantages, though I am sure that our (J & I) priorities may change along the road. We're not aiming to make me a beauty queen, just comfortable with my real self and with a face that doesn't scare off the step-step-grandchildren. We may be being cheap, but for the amount of money and time involved, and considering how weak and slow my beard growth now is and how smooth and shadowless a shave I can easily get, we would at least for now pass on the electrolysis. Likewise, I can't see the FFS or the BA for me as essential or even all that desirable. I doubt that I'm a good candidate for GRS, although removal of surplus contents of the scrotum and some more superficial tidying up might be a useful and much less costly option. Tummy tucks are often much more invasive and problematic than they sound and are just the type of surgery that I've been recently seeking to avoid. All in all, we would hope to obtain results quite sufficient for our needs for only a fraction of the amount quoted in the example.
It may not be possible to put a price on happiness, and although a bit of indulgence is very nice on occasion (Were you saying something about single malt, Sammie?
), it usually makes me unhappy to spend far more on something than it is really worth to me.
It may not be possible to put a price on happiness, and although a bit of indulgence is very nice on occasion (Were you saying something about single malt, Sammie?
), it usually makes me unhappy to spend far more on something than it is really worth to me.

