My husband and I are far from wealthy and we do whatever we can to support each other and our three children. The fact that we have to live from paycheck to paycheck is a sad reality, but it is also one that we know we will not escape from anytime in the near future.

For many years, I gave up a lot for my kids. I wore threadbare clothing so that they would have nice stuff for school.

One day, as a birthday present, my best friend took me to a salon for a spa pedicure. I thought that I had died and gone to heaven. The foot massage that I got was out of this world. I left that place felling like a whole new person.

Though we still do not have a lot of money to spare once all of the bills are paid, every other month, I go out and get a spa pedicure. It is the one luxury I afford myself that no one can take away from me.