Regular care of your finger and toe nails helps keep them in good condition. What I do to make sure that my nails are cared-for is set aside money in my budget specifically for visits to the nail salon. I get a manicure and pedicure usually once every two weeks, and then I re-paint my nails every few days (when the old polish starts chipping off). The polish also helps my nails not split, and it keeps me from playing with them and making them worse because I can’t see the actual nail, just the polish that’s on it.