Dumb things people spend money on

[PerkyForHerky]

Children, who will grow up to take you for granted and when you start to actually need them, they stick you in assisted living.

 

[fredjr82]

I think it's the "little" things that sneak up on you:
Starbucks/Panera/Dunkin every morning.
Bottled waters

Very true on the 1st. GF gets a large coffee at DD most mornings. She has to spend a metric F ton there. I just turn on the Keurig.

Bottled water can be if you're buying them individually. You can score a 24 pack for 1.99 sometimes or a pack of 45 for 3.50 at Sam's Club.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

Himalayan Pink Salt

FIGHT BAR!!

 

[Tenacious E]

Very true on the 1st. GF gets a large coffee at DD most mornings. She has to spend a metric F ton there. I just turn on the Keurig.

Bottled water can be if you're buying them individually. You can score a 24 pack for 1.99 sometimes or a pack of 45 for 3.50 at Sam's Club.

I might actually say k cups if you are doing them en masse. Cheaper to get a bag of ground coffee from Sam's or Costco.

 

[cmanole]

Campaign contributions

 

[UNIowaHawk]

Climate change donations

 

[Razorhawk2]

Time Shares and anything over $30,000 for a wedding. Had a neighbor who spent $45,000 on his princess daughters wedding the marriage lasted about 9 months. She expects the same type of wedding for husband #2 next summer, I told daddy he is nuts if he spends a penny.

Couple Time Share post on this thread. If you buy one in Mexico or Hawaii I don’t think it’s a good investment because of the distance and going every year. I owned one for a three bedroom home on a resort in Okoboji. Have some of the best memories with my family that are priceless.

 

[BGHAWK]

I spend wayyyyy too much money on beer......but oh well i guess

no no no no. You can never spend too much money on beer. You can spend more than you should sometimes, but you can never spend too much.

 

[sober_teacher]

If you're smart and buy 3 weeks and sell 2, you're getting paid to vacation!

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My parents have signed up for this since they retired. They max it out every year on vacations so they're getting their money's worth. My sister and I will have to decide what we'll do with it afterwards. Maybe we'll try and sell parts of it to our cousins/friends to keep it.

For Vegas alone, the resorts available are worth it. Way less hassle compared to any of the hotels.

 

[Pepperman]

I put 10% in 401k and 10% in the company stock option. The company matches in both. Therefore, it’s impossible for me to spend money on anything “dumb.” I could spend every penny I earn and I’ll still have a monthly pension check anyway. Railroad, baby.

See, this guy has it figured out.

And of course that's not what I meant at all, but yeah, pretty much this.