How much does self-care cost? For most women, the honest answer is "I have no idea." We put the card down, carry on, and never add it up. But your self-care spending is a real monthly cost, just like your mortgage or your car, and if you run a business, it belongs in the income number you are working toward. When you know what it costs to maintain you, you can stop feeling guilty about it and start planning for it. Sandra Bettina, wedding planner of 11 years, business coach, and host of The Life She Built, opens her spreadsheet and shares exactly what it costs to be her every month. She walks through every line: her facial membership, Botox, mat Pilates, nails, nano brows, massage, therapy, hair, medical grade skincare, iron and vitamin infusions, spa days, and private women's health care with bloodwork every three months. The total is about $2,000 a month, or $24,000 a year Canadian, and she would not cut a single item. You'll hear why she believes every woman should be a little high-maintenance, what changed when she stopped taking care of herself postpartum, and the simple exercise to calculate your own monthly self-care cost. Not vanity, sanity. In this episode, you'll learn: How much does self-care cost per month, and why knowing your own number helps you set an income goal that covers the things you refuse to give up. Why Sandra believes every woman should be a little high-maintenance, and how what you pour into yourself is what you pour out into your family and community. What happened when Sandra stopped taking care of herself during a hard postpartum season, and why she treats self-care as a non-negotiable without the guilt. Whether a monthly facial membership is worth it, and how banking unused months lets you save up for bigger treatments like microneedling or a chemical peel. What Sandra spends each month on Botox, mat Pilates, nails, pedicures, nano brows, hair, and medical grade skincare, broken down to a monthly average you can compare. Why therapy, massage, iron infusions, and private women's health care with bloodwork every three months belong in a self-care budget, not just the beauty appointments. How to calculate your own monthly self-care cost: list every expense, average it per month and per year, then decide what to add and what to remove. We talk about: 00:00 Do you know how much you cost every month? 00:50 Why self-care is a non-negotiable, without the guilt 01:15 What changed when she stopped taking care of herself 02:26 Is a monthly facial membership worth it? 04:08 Botox and mat Pilates: the monthly cost 07:08 Why therapy is a mental checkup 08:05 Mid-range shopping: what she spends on clothes 13:27 Private women's health care and quarterly bloodwork 15:05 How much does self-care cost? $2,000 a month 15:33 How to calculate your own self-care cost Have you ever added up what it costs to be you? Share your number with Sandra at https://www.instagram.com/thelifeshebuiltpod/ Connect with Sandra Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelifeshebuiltpod/ Follow Sandra on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandrabettinaco Follow Sandra Bettina Weddings https://www.instagram.com/sandrabettinaevents/ Newsletter: https://sandra-bettina.myflodesk.com/crld98o9n1 #SelfCare #SelfCareBudget #SelfCareIsNotSelfish #CostOfBeingAWoman #HighMaintenance #MonthlyBudget #MoneyMindset #SelfCareForMoms #MomInBusiness #WorkingMom #WomenEntrepreneurs #SmallBusinessOwner #BusinessCoach #WomensHealth #Perimenopause #Skincare #Pilates #WellnessRoutine #WorkLifeBalance #TheLifeSheBuiltPodcast
