What's the most expensive/extravagant purchase you've ever made?

[Locut0s]

Let me make this clear by expensive I don't mean in plain dollar amounts but in relation to your ability to afford it at the time. If you make 500K a year a Lamborghini may be less expensive than a medium priced laptop for someone making minimum wage, well maybe. Anyway the point is to list the most expensive purchase you've ever made that you could barely afford, or maybe you couldn't afford it? What was it and why did you buy it?

 

[Mrvile]

All my photography stuff. I've put a little over $3,000 into it already. And I'm a senior in high school.

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

If you're referring to debt to income ratios... my first house. My gf and I maxed out. This was like 15 years ago...

Coincidently it was also how I learned not to buy a house with someone you aren't married to.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

i over drafted my account 50 cents, and ended up costing me 50 bucks. i bought 2 whopper juniors with cheese and a large coke...

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: HybridSquirrel
i over drafted my account 50 cents, and ended up costing me 50 bucks. i bought 2 whopper juniors with cheese and a large coke...

Umm not really what I had in mind but, that's more like the most painful small purchase not BIG one.

 

[minendo]

I purchased my first home with a 103% mortgage and barely enough income to make the payments.

 

[BrownTown]

Well, I guess the largest "purchase" I've ever made was going 15,000$ into the hole in college loans before I have ever made a single dollar on my own merit (amazing isn't it that just the expectation of getting a degree is enough for lenders to shell out thousands of dollars for you even when you've never held a job in your life).

In terms of material things, TBH , I cannot even think of one thing over 100$ i have ever bought, I would say most extravagant was blowing 100$ on cab rides and hotels for Mardi Gras, and I spent alot less than most people since I didn't even buy much of the exceedingly overpriced alcohol.

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: Mrvile
All my photography stuff. I've put a little over $3,000 into it already. And I'm a senior in high school.

Nice! I'm into photography myself and could easily see spending that kind of dough given the right circumstances.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

Originally posted by: Locut0s

Originally posted by: HybridSquirrel
i over drafted my account 50 cents, and ended up costing me 50 bucks. i bought 2 whopper juniors with cheese and a large coke...

Umm not really what I had in mind but, that's more like the most painful small purchase not BIG one.

well it was most def the most extravagant purchase i have ever made to date

 

[daveymark]

no comment. let's just say tax returns were a b!tch this year.

 

[Kelvrick]

$2200 motorcycle. THen a $5300 one. First one was 3 months into a job after school, second one was right before I gave my car to my little sister and had to buy another one.

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: HybridSquirrel

Originally posted by: Locut0s

Originally posted by: HybridSquirrel
i over drafted my account 50 cents, and ended up costing me 50 bucks. i bought 2 whopper juniors with cheese and a large coke...

Umm not really what I had in mind but, that's more like the most painful small purchase not BIG one.

well it was most def the most extravagant purchase i have ever made to date

Well I'm guessing you accidentally over drafted your account right? Cause I'm only talking about intentional purchases.

 

[toolboxolio]

$600 tab.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

When I was younger, $110 on a purple Gameboy Color and Pokemon Yellow. At the time I could only afford the $80 for the Gameboy but didn't want to buy one with nothing to do on it, so I went into debt. My parents gave me negative allowance of $1 a week until I worked off my debts.

 

[Oceandevi]

$400 on a 200 gallon oceanic tank. It was so fvvcking worth it.

 

[MazerRackham]

Probably my Canon 20D and my three L lenses (17-40, 24-105, 70-200). I love them, but it was nuts and I don't use my equipment nearly enough.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

I've spent a lot on HT stuff for a college student. ~$8K?

 

[dennilfloss]

This.

http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/for...4007400831?r=774007400831#774007400831

 

[PeeluckyDuckee]

Bought a $23000 used vehicle a month into getting my second job (held two jobs at the time) where the combined gross income was $30k/yr. Shortly after that, blew $4k on an IBM laptop. Then about $10k at the casino locally, then another $5k on a vegas trip and casino losses.

Was I up to my eyeballs in debt? You bet!

 

[cubby1223]

this

Kittens with folded ears don't come cheap. Other than that, I'm very tight with my money - guess it would be vacations where I'd blow through my money.

 

[Synomenon]

I bought my first car (new) and I had only a part time job that paid $8.00 an hour.

 

[Vonkhan]

$1375 security deposit + $1375 fisrt month's rent + $50 application fee + 650 Broker's fee

when I was making less than 30k a year

... never f'n again will I let some dumb b!tch chose where we should live only because it's cool. I'm an older but wiser man now

 

[PeeluckyDuckee]

Originally posted by: IsLNdbOi
I bought my first car (new) and I had only a part time job that paid $8.00 an hour.

what car?

 

[Trente]

My computer (~$1400) and my stereo (~$1750).

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: PeeluckyDuckee
Bought a $23000 used vehicle a month into getting my second job (held two jobs at the time) where the combined gross income was $30k/yr. Shortly after that, blew $4k on an IBM laptop. Then about $10k at the casino locally, then another $5k on a vegas trip and casino losses.

Was I up to my eyeballs in debt? You bet!

Wow. I can see spending the money on the car and laptop and even the trip but I just don't understand spending money on gambling. I would have spent the 10K on computer or consumer electronics hardware. I can even picture myself going into significant debt on a small income due to purchasing electronics and hardware, but not the gambling.

Did you pay it all off? Was it worth it in the end looking back on it?