Went to an 'affordable' art fair last year and bought a piece for 6k. I like it and it has pride of place in my kitchen but there are so many better things I could have spent my money on. Should have bought a print instead.
Tom Ford Oud parfum sold to me by an incredibly attractive lady at the airport which I left in my hotel room after only a couple of squirts. $ per squirt actually used ratio would be obscene
speaking of gambling... yesterday I was in a bad mood so bought 2 tickets to a raffle for £8 and won a guitar worth £2.5k....
My biggest waste of money was spending a grand 20 years ago on a guitar which I still have but rarely play. It was one of those where you buy the brand rather than the functionality
I bought a pair of kittens from someone I was working with on secondment. Turns out they swarming with fleas and she refused to take them back or give me a refund.
I drove a 620S at a track day experience and it very nearly melted my fvcking face off. Later got taught how to do figures of 8 in it. Christ if I had a spare £40k and a wife who wouldn't overrule it I'd be having one of those.
It's not really a waste of money as it is necessary, but in terms of the money/pleasure ratio, childcare has to be up there. I reckon we are at £200k with a bit to go yet.
Cars are pretty daft for the amount they depreciate. The 350z I had was a money pit.
Expensive skincare has probably been a waste. Cheapo brands are much the same in less flash packaging.
Nexis my mate had a 350Z until it finally got him a driving ban. Figured it would look better if he turned up at court having traded it in for a car that couldn't do 100mph ever.
heh, I knew a company director years ago that persuaded the company that he really really needed a TVR for his work. He managed to write it off the day it was delivered (stuck it into a ditch at very high speed)
Tuition fees for LLM, GDL, Bar (filed the last one!) as update on old LPC.
Total waste and just a massive pile of debt. Can't even afford to declare bankruptcy. I am on the cusp of running all of my original certs through the shredder.
There are fooking plebs in this country who can barely write their names in the dirt but are getting by nicely.
Anyway, I don't care about money any more. I do trust ready cash, though, so will start building a going away fund of several £K in case it all goes to shit so can pack up and disappear, or try to, like Robert de Niro's character in Heat.
911. I really ought to sell it. I veer wildly between loving it and thinking I am an absolute idiot for buying it/being embarrassed by it. Luckily there is a massive waiting list for new ones here so it has held its value (which is the other reason I should sell it)
On the subject of 911s there was a thing a while ago that west coast late 60s were great buys, well preserved. LHD obvs but that’s never deterred some of us. Views?
I remember sellotaping over the holes in Silk Cut blue (I think they were blue - the wimpiest ones). I must have spaffed thousands on Silk Cut, Marlboros, Sovereign, Benson & Hedges, Regal and a bunch of more exotic-sounding forrin ones. Good times.
An old Porsche 911. Was bad enough until i had the bright idea of "improving" it. Almost no end to how much loot you can shovel into one. Still love it though, but that sunny afternoon song by the Kinks keeps playing in my head
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Alcohol. But I love it.
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What's your favourite drink Jelly m8
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Children.
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Pinko, how many sprogs do you have and do you have a favourite one or do you love them all equally
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Renting for the entire decade-plus that I have been in London, according to conventional wisdom
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Water
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Couldn't live without it
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Tow bar and posh bike rack for the car, cost about £1k all in. Probably used it 2x in 12 years.
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All the money that I invested with Ponzi and Madoff
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Horses
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horses must be second only to coke or boats for $:fun in the long-term
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Should be drugs, but I don't regret that
Maybe the 500 quid coat that I wore once and had stolen/lost from a club
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RoF Premium.
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pic n mix
there's bankers perma coked off their nut who spend less on marching powder than I do on pic n mix
I go in with a roll of bin bags then sit in a bath full of the stuff binging netflix as gummies slowly congeal around me
monday morning I can't look at myself in the mirror but come friday, I'm getting shakes and need my sugar
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Law degree.
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I was going to say horses as well, but I only ever gamble on them when I am at the ponies and i always have a good time so maybe it isn’t wasted?
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Went to an 'affordable' art fair last year and bought a piece for 6k. I like it and it has pride of place in my kitchen but there are so many better things I could have spent my money on. Should have bought a print instead.
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Stocks recommended by hyoo
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Holiday to Jamaica. It was sh1t.
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Tom Ford Oud parfum sold to me by an incredibly attractive lady at the airport which I left in my hotel room after only a couple of squirts. $ per squirt actually used ratio would be obscene
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I have experienced a couple of squirts in many a hotel room and rarely considered it a waste of money
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Kids.
A £350 hoody.
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speaking of gambling... yesterday I was in a bad mood so bought 2 tickets to a raffle for £8 and won a guitar worth £2.5k....
My biggest waste of money was spending a grand 20 years ago on a guitar which I still have but rarely play. It was one of those where you buy the brand rather than the functionality
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husband
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Women and alcohol - the rest I just squandered.
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Paying uk tax and national insurance
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I bought a pair of kittens from someone I was working with on secondment. Turns out they swarming with fleas and she refused to take them back or give me a refund.
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A caterham 7.
And then the new engine.
And then the new gear box.
And then the new rear diff.
I could go on all day really.
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Assorted items of sailing kit that I didn't really need but wanted.
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I drove a 620S at a track day experience and it very nearly melted my fvcking face off. Later got taught how to do figures of 8 in it. Christ if I had a spare £40k and a wife who wouldn't overrule it I'd be having one of those.
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It's not really a waste of money as it is necessary, but in terms of the money/pleasure ratio, childcare has to be up there. I reckon we are at £200k with a bit to go yet.
Cars are pretty daft for the amount they depreciate. The 350z I had was a money pit.
Expensive skincare has probably been a waste. Cheapo brands are much the same in less flash packaging.
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i bought a treasure chest in mahiki once
I still feel bad about this.
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Nexis my mate had a 350Z until it finally got him a driving ban. Figured it would look better if he turned up at court having traded it in for a car that couldn't do 100mph ever.
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heh, I knew a company director years ago that persuaded the company that he really really needed a TVR for his work. He managed to write it off the day it was delivered (stuck it into a ditch at very high speed)
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Brand name clothes. Absolutely crazy what I used to spend on a suit / suits. M&S all the way these days.
And my wife's peloton, which I have promised to never bring up...
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Peletons are absolute crap. So many better options which are much more addictive.
Spending 3k on a bespoke suit is money very very well spent imo...completely different look to M&S.
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Tuition fees for LLM, GDL, Bar (filed the last one!) as update on old LPC.
Total waste and just a massive pile of debt. Can't even afford to declare bankruptcy. I am on the cusp of running all of my original certs through the shredder.
There are fooking plebs in this country who can barely write their names in the dirt but are getting by nicely.
Anyway, I don't care about money any more. I do trust ready cash, though, so will start building a going away fund of several £K in case it all goes to shit so can pack up and disappear, or try to, like Robert de Niro's character in Heat.
A fresh start under a new name.
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911. I really ought to sell it. I veer wildly between loving it and thinking I am an absolute idiot for buying it/being embarrassed by it. Luckily there is a massive waiting list for new ones here so it has held its value (which is the other reason I should sell it)
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*failed
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Booze. No doubt.
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Heh at DD'sST. Did you rip the seat out and drive from the back?
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I’ve never found alcohol or other “substances” to be a waste. Always good times. For. While.
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Divorce
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I’ve been pretty lucky with mine, all told, nex - a couple of horrors aside - thanks for the recco ;).
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Your Mum.
Obvs.
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I was in a 911 last week or so ago, noisy and uncomfortable. Genuinely prefer my golf.
Admittedly Porsche looks a lot cooler
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According to Lady P my new Leica M11P and lens but she just doesn’t understand.
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On the subject of 911s there was a thing a while ago that west coast late 60s were great buys, well preserved. LHD obvs but that’s never deterred some of us. Views?
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Silk cut
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They were called something else back when. Did you cover the holes in the filter with your fingers in the hope of getting a better pull?
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I don't recall another name, they were silk cut in the 80s, when they had lovely glamorous ads.
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I meant a euphemism, spooneris, if you will
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I remember sellotaping over the holes in Silk Cut blue (I think they were blue - the wimpiest ones). I must have spaffed thousands on Silk Cut, Marlboros, Sovereign, Benson & Hedges, Regal and a bunch of more exotic-sounding forrin ones. Good times.
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whilst very expensive my divorce was worth every penny
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Christ sometimes I miss smoking
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Bertha you've quit?!? Whenever I think of you it is with a pint in one hand and a fag in the other.
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Hard agree with the comment about robert de niro/heat above. When the heat is closing in you gotta get gone bro
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Ok. Just for some perspective.
That right there is about $35k.. now I’m not saying that’s what it’s worth. I’m just saying that’s how much I spent to create it.
And I can’t even ride it for another 3 or 4 years.
And I have 3 of them.
And that figure doesn’t include any of the fencing ($100k +) Arena ($30k), tack (5 k for a saddle etc) or the $600 a month I spend feeding them.
Or the farrier, or the vets, or the saddle fitter.
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For some stupid reason it won’t let me load a photo right now.
So just imagine an awkward baby horse.
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Got to be cigarettes back in my smoking days, followed by rounds in the after work pub.
Cigarettes are just a complete waste of money and the booze money would have been better spent with friends.
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Fraid so nex. Don’t remind me, thanks.
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An old Porsche 911. Was bad enough until i had the bright idea of "improving" it. Almost no end to how much loot you can shovel into one. Still love it though, but that sunny afternoon song by the Kinks keeps playing in my head
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Coincidentally popped into this thread after reading Pinkus' thread. Completely unrelated obviously.
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