and did you regret it or still feel its money well spent?
Needs like rent, housing, medical bills and cars and car repairs don't count. (but optional home/car upgrades, or elective cosmetic surgery would)

I think mine were my 48" LCD TV just over a year ago, my laptop about 2 years ago, and my king size tempurpedic bed, which i would say is the best $1000 I've ever spent.

Mine are kind of bland, but I wonder what other TWWers think is worth over a grand.

10/24/2009 1:31:09 AM

My laptop but I need it for work so it wasn't much of an option.

My backpacking trip around SE Asia. That was worth every penny.

My trip to Ishigaki. That was also worth every penny.

Pretty sure the only thing I drop serious cash on are vacations

10/24/2009 1:33:04 AM

cumulative computer improvements this year or the last, or the last... no, but can't stop
beer, beer, and more beer (4 Flying Saucer plates)... no, but sure makes for great bragging rights at the bar
a pair of bicycles & keeping them working... yes, if I bothered to ride more

10/24/2009 1:34:12 AM

rifle/scope - don't regret it. it's a cheap rifle, but the scope is top of the line and i can put it on a much nicer rifle soon.

truck - don't regret it at all. the blazer i had was unreliable and ragged and sucked gas. the dakota is much more enjoyable and i like having a bed instead of the SUV cargo area.

i think those are the only things i've dropped more than $1k on. i have an engagement ring on the way. i'll get back to you on whether or not i regret it

10/24/2009 1:35:41 AM

$1400 on a couch a couple of years, probably the most comfortable piece of furniture I've ever napped on. Totally worth it.

Trip to Atlantic City, definitely worth it.

I honestly don't remember any other single item or event I've dropped over a grand on that wasn't a necessity.

10/24/2009 1:35:57 AM

never spent that much

but when i make the big bucks, it'll probably be for a big TV and home theater system. and a new desktop.

10/24/2009 1:37:20 AM

come to think of it if were including trips, my boundary waters canoe trip would be the most recent grand I've spent by choice. I'd do that again for the $1200 for sure.

10/24/2009 1:37:27 AM

i think i spent about $1k fixing up my aluminum boat. i kinda do regret that because i don't have the time to enjoy it since i'm in college.

10/24/2009 1:39:20 AM

adding to my purse collection

totally worth it

10/24/2009 1:41:12 AM

rally car build

that's all i got, definitely not a "need" though

10/24/2009 1:43:29 AM

I never got the expensive purse thing at all, but I'm not a girl. Still I can see why women like to go to spas and stuff even though I don't do that, but no stretch of the imagination makes me understand why you would want a bag that costs over $100.

[Edited on October 24, 2009 at 1:45 AM. Reason : -)]

10/24/2009 1:44:25 AM

I've never done the big TV thing, every roommate I've ever had (almost) already had one which made it unnecessary. I spend hundreds on stuff all the time, especially clothes, but I rarely break the 1k barrier on a single item. I almost did about 6 months ago. I was considering spending about $1800-2k on a Brooks Brothers suit, but I didn't pull the trigger.

Other silly purchases, $250 hiking boots, $300 backpack, etc.

10/24/2009 1:45:05 AM

$1400 on a mountain bike last week.
$12k on a Civic a few months ago.
$2500 on California King Ethan Allen Bed + Mattress a couple months before that.

All moneys well spent. You gotta sleep and drive. The MTB was a splurge though.

[Edited on October 24, 2009 at 1:49 AM. Reason : l]

10/24/2009 1:47:56 AM

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"I never got the expensive purse thing at all, but I'm not a girl."

I don't get it either and I am a girl.

10/24/2009 1:48:59 AM

I don't think I've spent $1000 on any one item in a good while son. Unfortunately, I've definitely had to spend a lot of money lately though.

10/24/2009 1:50:39 AM

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"Needs like rent, housing, medical bills and cars and car repairs don't count."

i can't remember the last thing i spent $1000+ on that isn't one of these--other than tuition

10/24/2009 1:51:17 AM

Quote :

"All moneys well spent. You gotta sleep and drive."

yeah, the nice bed is my favorite thing I've bought, if you're going to spend about 1/3 of your time in it its worth a lot to make it nice. I love my bed.

10/24/2009 1:51:19 AM

car laptop car

10/24/2009 1:54:12 AM

last item more than $1k was my trip to portugal back in september. cumulatively, i spent somewhere around $1.6k, and i'd say it was worth the money.

most of my other recent purchases/trips haven't exceeded about $800.

[Edited on October 24, 2009 at 2:11 AM. Reason : damn the decimal]

10/24/2009 1:58:32 AM

i hope i die in my bed. it's amazing and huge.

10/24/2009 1:59:19 AM

It's easy to say "I don't understand why [people] spend so much on [item]" - some people like electronics, some like sports memorabilia or other collectibles, some people like jewelry. But being like "I don't get it" is pointless. People like different things.

I like designer handbags. I don't go to spas/get my hair did/wear makeup/jewelry/etc, and I wear gym clothes and sneakers most of the time, so purses are my one splurge.

In my old apartment I had a huge closet and hung all my bags up like art. It's something that I've turned into a hobby - there's one designer who I absolutely adore, so I've been trying to get at least one bag from every collection she's ever had. Tracking down retired styles/prints/patterns is fun and makes me really happy.

[Edited on October 24, 2009 at 2:10 AM. Reason : or maybe I just have better taste than you ]

10/24/2009 2:04:54 AM

10/24/2009 2:10:24 AM

San Diego Chargers -160.
AC trip as well
2k1 A6



[Edited on October 24, 2009 at 2:13 AM. Reason : three]

10/24/2009 2:11:55 AM

two cars, thats it

10/24/2009 2:13:35 AM

Tuition

10/24/2009 2:15:00 AM

I'm not sure if I ever have spent over $1000 on anything that qualifies by your criteria. I don't consider myself to be frugal, but I don't have any really expensive hobbies that require equipment or gear that expensive. I like nice things but am somewhat of a minimalist, so I tend to buy high-quality stuff for the things I need, but I don't ever buy anything that's in an expensive category of goods.

Well, thinking about trips... my honeymoon was more than that, I'm pretty sure. Most of my travel around Europe was in a smaller series of trips, but it was when I was in grad school in England, so I was already overseas and the plane tickets were much cheaper. Other than my honeymoon, I paid over $1000 for a spring break trip to Honduras with Habitat for Humanity back in 2001, but those are the only two things that come to mind.

[Edited on October 24, 2009 at 2:21 AM. Reason : ]

10/24/2009 2:18:08 AM

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"It's easy to say "I don't understand why [people] spend so much on [item]""

well like i said, i can understand most of these things. Even with most girl things, diamonds, nice clothes, I can understand that they want to show off or look good. But bags don't even do that, I guess I don't understand collections in general, whether they're purses, models, action figure or whatever, unless they're a collection of something useful or with special meaning.

10/24/2009 2:30:49 AM

I use a purse everyday, how is that not useful?

10/24/2009 2:40:25 AM

lent money to a friend (dont know if that counts sense ill get it back)

skiing jackson hole

clothes

10/24/2009 2:47:16 AM

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"lent money to a friend (dont know if that counts sense ill get it back)"

This is usually a bad idea. I hope you don't mind losing either your money or your friend, because about half the time you lend money to friends you lose one or the other.

10/24/2009 2:51:20 AM

yeah i realize that, im not worried about it though. We've been doin this for years Not normally more then a few hundred bucks but she already started paying it back

10/24/2009 2:54:32 AM

If you like having a collection thats fine, I'm just saying I don't understand it, but still:

Quote :

"I use A purse everyday, how is that not useful?"

it is, a collection isn't. But if you enjoy it that's fine.

10/24/2009 2:59:12 AM

yes, I use A purse everyday, I'm not going to carry around THREE

I didn't say I use the SAME purse everyday

10/24/2009 3:03:43 AM

I probably spent close to $1000 driving from Raleigh to San Francisco. That was an incredibly awesome trip/experience, so I don't regret it one bit.

The only other thing I've spent that much money on is the VW Vanagon I bought a month ago. I know there is a lot more than the initial expense to go with it, but I hope it will be worth it to me (I'm pretty sure it will, otherwise I wouldn't have bought it)

10/24/2009 4:14:26 AM

I pretty much never regret it, because I think shit through beforehand when it comes to big financial decisions.

10/24/2009 4:16:04 AM

let's see...

i know i spent over $1k to move to Tx, and i definitely haven't regretted that

i bought a bigass iMac back in march, and i haven't regretted that either

and, um, i guess a TV for my parents back in December. that wasn't quite $1k, but i don't regret finally moving them into the realm of HDTV and flat-panels. they didn't want to spend the money, so i did it for them. and i haven't regretted that even for a second.

10/24/2009 8:27:11 AM

24" iMac
Camera Stuff



No Regrets.

10/24/2009 9:41:42 AM

lasik
plane tix to south africa
world cup tix

10/24/2009 9:59:28 AM

new washer & dryer
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coming wednesday the 28th: surgery to fix my dog's elbow dysplasia, both elbows, $1400-1600

10/24/2009 10:01:33 AM

jamaica vacation last december

can't remember anything else that i spent over $1k on it by choice.... medical bills are about 14 times that, but that's not by choice

10/24/2009 10:04:21 AM

Nice bills son.


If I do buy anything that costs $1000, I'll be sure to tell you sons.

10/24/2009 10:06:23 AM

i usually allow myself one big-ticket item per year. Last year i didn't buy anything, 2 years ago, it was a television, 3 years ago a mountain bike.

I bought a house money pit this year, and i've probably spent over a grand in tools and will probably spend ~$400 today on tools and supplies, but those aren't really splurges, just stuff i've needed to get the job done on.

the next "fun" purchase is very likely a motorcycle, probably sometime next year. i'm hoping to only spend ~$3500. I'm going to need a new truck sometime soon, so the motorcycle purchase may get put off for a while.

10/24/2009 10:08:18 AM

my car - meh. it gets me from point A to point B

tuition - hell naw. wasted money.

10/24/2009 10:08:55 AM

my car and i <3 it
before that was a plane ticket to go back home after 3 frickin' years....so monies well spend!

10/24/2009 10:21:04 AM

Were you the guy that bought that silver 4-cylinder accord after considering a number of other various vehicles? It seems like I recall this happening in the garage.

10/24/2009 10:22:31 AM

its a v6 and yes i am that guy...you got any problem son?

10/24/2009 10:27:19 AM

Sold my old truck put $4,000 of it on my new truck payment. (Last month)
Put $2,500 on my new truck down payment. (Last December)
Paid $1,300 for my TV. (Last July)

10/24/2009 10:42:50 AM

50" plasma
Leather Living room set
Mortgage

I don't regret any of them.

10/24/2009 10:54:04 AM

Quote :

"Pretty sure the only thing I drop serious cash on are vacations "

me too! I don't care about stuff - plus most people eventually get tired of their $1000 plasma TV and have to replace it with a $1500 LCD. But the great memories from trips I've taken never go away.

10/24/2009 11:02:25 AM

i paid around 1000 for my meal plan this semester... I guess that was by choice... I choose to eat.

10/24/2009 11:40:47 AM