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Mohican00
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Jan 14, 2014 11:13pm
sportchampps;1567285 wrote:A few lap dances I regret
oh yeah, first lap dance with a 40+ year old who had false teeth

$30 down the drain
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Commander of Awesome
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Jan 14, 2014 11:23pm
dlazz;1567278 wrote:I have sat here for a few minutes trying to think of something. aside from the occasional impulse cd/dvd purchase back in high school, I don't really have any high-ticket items I regret.

I normally just flip items if they turn out to be useless. I also religiously review high-ticket items before I pull the trigger on them.
Same. Anytime I think I want/need something that is expensive, I hold off for a week and see if I still want it. It's saved me from buying a car a time or two, saying me literally thousands every year.

(I don't have a car, just a bike and public transit.)
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Commander of Awesome
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Jan 14, 2014 11:24pm
Mohican00;1567331 wrote:oh yeah, first lap dance with a 40+ year old who had false teeth

$30 down the drain
I feel sorry for the stripper.
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Mohican00
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Jan 15, 2014 12:41am
Commander of Awesome;1567341 wrote:I feel sorry for the stripper.
in a way, I do too
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Jan 15, 2014 1:58am
sportchampps;1567285 wrote:A few lap dances I regret
No such thing as a bad lap dance. It's just some are a lot better.
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ernest_t_bass
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Jan 15, 2014 8:24am
Sadly... two cars and a house.
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Jan 15, 2014 8:43am
As much as we use our golf cart, I wouldn't mine getting rid of it.
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Raw Dawgin' it
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Jan 15, 2014 8:55am
Big items...not sure. Lots of morning i've woken up and looked at my credit card statement and regretted my bar tabs.
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Jan 15, 2014 8:55am
dlazz;1567278 wrote:I have sat here for a few minutes trying to think of something. aside from the occasional impulse cd/dvd purchase back in high school, I don't really have any high-ticket items I regret.

I normally just flip items if they turn out to be useless. I also religiously review high-ticket items before I pull the trigger on them.
Pretty much how I do things. I honestly can't think of anything I've bought recently that I have any regrets over. Guess if I'd go back about 11-12 years, the whole wedding ring to get married would definitely fit, since that didn't turn out well, but that's about it.
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Jan 15, 2014 9:00am
As dlazz said, if I'm spending a large amount of money. I'm reviewing and testing the shit out of it.

If I could go back, I wouldn't get a plasma TV even though my TV has been great.
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Jan 15, 2014 10:53am
Raw Dawgin' it;1567417 wrote:Big items...not sure. Lots of morning i've woken up and looked at my credit card statement and regretted my bar tabs.
Agreed. I don't really buy anything big. I've only bought one TV in my life, and I needed the few computers I bought. None of them were super expensive, so I don't regret it.

I do get a pit in my stomach basically anytime I buy something, even if it's cheap and I need it. I just hate spending money in general.
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Jan 15, 2014 11:17am
Fab4Runner;1567446 wrote:Agreed. I don't really buy anything big. I've only bought one TV in my life, and I needed the few computers I bought. None of them were super expensive, so I don't regret it.

I do get a pit in my stomach basically anytime I buy something, even if it's cheap and I need it. I just hate spending money in general.
Let us know how purchasing all those area rugs goes!!!!
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Heretic
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Jan 15, 2014 11:37am
Raw Dawgin' it;1567417 wrote:Lots of morning i've woken up and looked at my credit card statement and regretted my bar tabs.
Fab4Runner;1567446 wrote:I do get a pit in my stomach basically anytime I buy something, even if it's cheap and I need it. I just hate spending money in general.
I can agree with both of those. I tend to be frugal to a fault with the occasional binge purchase. With those binge purchases being far more researched than one would think of a binge purchase because I hate spending money on anything other than necessities and recreational substances.

Which goes to the bar tabs. One of my friends is in a local band and whenever I go to see them, I wind up spending about as much money in one night of drinking as I would in 2 weeks or so of just going to hang out with friends 2-3 nights a week.
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Fab4Runner
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Jan 15, 2014 12:17pm
vdubb96;1567453 wrote:Let us know how purchasing all those area rugs goes!!!!
Pretty terrible so far! I've bought one, and need at least three more. :(
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vdubb96
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Jan 15, 2014 12:35pm
Fab4Runner;1567484 wrote:Pretty terrible so far! I've bought one, and need at least three more. :(
Maybe you guys should consider these rugs???

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Jan 15, 2014 12:49pm
I dumped a few grand into a Honda fucking Civic during highschool.

On a positive note, it was very tasteful compared to the abominations you would see kids "modding" in those days.
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gut
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Jan 15, 2014 10:49pm
ccrunner609;1567662 wrote:I regret buying the cheap condoms............she is now 10.
Sounds like she was too young to know the difference.
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MontyBrunswick
Jan 15, 2014 10:53pm
gut;1567693 wrote:Sounds like she was too young to know the difference.
I chuckled
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thavoice
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Jan 16, 2014 10:29am
gut;1567693 wrote:Sounds like she was too young to know the difference.
Bazinga!
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Jan 16, 2014 10:48am
Our current house. It's fine, I'm just sick of living in the city and we are kinda stuck here for a while.
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MontyBrunswick
Jan 16, 2014 10:55am
justincredible;1567785 wrote:Our current house. It's fine, I'm just sick of living in the city and we are kinda stuck here for a while.
I think you'll regret some city life when/if you move.
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justincredible
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Jan 16, 2014 10:58am
dlazz;1567792 wrote:I think you'll regret some city life when/if you move.
I already regret city life. Do you mean regret leaving the city?

There are definitely some nice things about it, and there will be some things I will miss, but I can always visit a city for a few hours.
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MontyBrunswick
Jan 16, 2014 11:01am
justincredible;1567797 wrote:I already regret city life. Do you mean regret leaving the city?

There are definitely some nice things about it, and there will be some things I will miss, but I can always visit a city for a few hours.
Err...yes. Specifically, convenience of city life.
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Jan 16, 2014 11:32am
I don't buy anything unless its a instrument designed to make myself more money or if it allows me to easily get into the pants of women. I've found out it only takes about $30(about 3 drinks in DC) to accomplish this. Honestly, I could probably just show them my bank account and it would accomplish the same thing.
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Jan 16, 2014 12:10pm
sleeper;1567820 wrote:I don't buy anything unless its a instrument designed to make myself more money or if it allows me to easily get into the pants of women. I've found out it only takes about $30(about 3 drinks in DC) to accomplish this. Honestly, I could probably just show them my bank account and it would accomplish the same thing.
You are working too hard if that's what it takes for you in DC.