Pampered...On A Budget

I'm all about getting more bang for your buck. I've actually been all about this even when we weren't in a recession...but I am NOT cheap! Just wanted to get that outta the way.

Anywho, just because we've got less money to throw around these days doesn't mean we should pamper ourselves any less.

I decided to put a little "me" time in my schedule and trekked to the Potomac Massage Training Institute in DC. It's a school for masseuses (the real kind...not the ones who send you penis texases, hoping for a happy ending). Since it's a massage school, you can make an appointment for a student massage for just 37 bucks! And you can't tip them since they're students. Ain't life grand?!

You get the same treatment you'd get at a professional spa (okay, there's no cucumber water but I hate that stuff anyway) but for a whole lot less. Student massages are $37, graduate massages (tipping optional) are $55 and professional massages (tipping also permitted but not expected) are $80...all well below a typical hour-long massage in this area!

Head to Google to find a massage training school near you. I swear, I love the innawebs.