I think heating is essential rather than a luxury. We need to keep warm for own well being. What may be a luxury is central heating.
I remember back in the ice age when I was young we only had an open fire in the front room (no chimney just a fire in the middle of the floor 
) We used to have ice forming on the inside of the windows, Lino making it cold under foot. We didnāt hang around when getting washed and dressed 
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Yes, I grew up like that too. The ice was thick inside the windows, it didnāt melt for days. The taps froze up and I had to walk for 2 miles to the well to fetch water and bring it back. True storyā¦life in the North. 
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As Ernie said āPasteurised is bestā.
You donāt know you were born, we had to walk 10 miles to the river twice a day (joking)
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My heating is a ā luxury ā to me.
ā¦we all see things differentlyā¦and what luxury is.
The luxury of being in a warm homeā¦
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You had a river?! Whoa, you lived posh didnāt you?!
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I guess if you look at it that way to some one with out a warm home and the means to achieve it then a warm home is a luxury. 
Yes, thatās how you see it
.sometimes some of us go deliberately without, ā¦to appreciate the luxury when we receive itā¦in other words for me, going without is a good thing.
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I could probably do without Mrs Fox, she is my greatest expenditure.
Perhaps renting one would work out cheaperā¦
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Most people couldnāt actually afford to pay a wife real life wages for all the things they doā¦! Nanny, Chef, Cleaner, Carer, Taxi Driverā¦my goodness, hundreds of thousands a year it would cost
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I believe you can.
There is a cleaner for well cleaning and a secretary for doing secretarial stuff and of course ahem a lady to take care of your desires.
But it does seem extravagant to employ three ladies when one, the aforementioned Mrs Fox already covers these areas. 
A professional cuddler charges between $40 - $80 an hour. How much does a professional cuddler charge?
Perhaps once upon a time Pixie, but now you have got to pull her away from the TV and an empty bottle of redā¦
One out of three isnāt bad MrFraggleā¦
Depends on the type of cuddling required.
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Iād agree that heating oneās home can be considered a luxury because I know some people that would have the means but decide to rather spend them on, say, gadgets and getaways.
Apart from a heated home Iād include internet and a car, in that order, all not being essential when you come to think of it but nice to have.
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Hi
I am ill and self funding, so life has changed drastically.
My luxuries are very simple now, my fish tank and my good coffee.
I am happy with both.
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Perhaps another āluxuryā to me, would be my dogs.
With their food and vets fees they donāt come cheap these days.
They have always been more of a necessity to me though. 
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Yes, in order my lovely wife then my handsome dog.
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I agree. Iād add 80 quid tax a year plus Ā£80 insurance. Her last operation set me back 600 quid. Really no bargain and who knows what is yet to come?
But I also agree with our former president who said about his pet: āAs a dog heās a catastrophe, as a human heās indispensable.ā And one of my favourite comedians thought that life without a dog was possible but didnāt make sense. Quite.
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