What’s a middle class ‘success purchase’ that becomes a financial burden later on? – 17 expensive status symbols you’ll live to regret
10.
‘A second home, I don’t want to vacation in the same spot every year. I want to go to other places too.’
-lmp515k
11.
‘I thought “boat” and it was the top answer.
‘My dad bought a used boat when I was a kid, we used it exactly one time and then it sat in the backyard and crumbled away.’
-Ap-snack
12.
‘A big ass diamond ring.
‘Example: A relative got married. Her ex was still paying off the ring by the time they divorced, 4 years later.’
-Tacosconsalsaylimon
13.
‘Dog. Sorry. I said it. Feel free to down vote. I am ready for it.
‘Life is so busy with 2 kids and their activities.
‘Going away for a week now costs close to $500 to board her.
‘I set aside 150 a month for her and she is always over budget between meds, vet, food (she needs Gluten free food), shots, she needs an annual dog tag license through the county, etc. So boarding is not included in that.
‘No one thinks of these costs. It has just gotten out of control. Sorry, like I said I am prepared to be downvoted’
-TheseCounter1439
14.
‘Anything associated with water that costs more than snorkeling gear.’
-Main-Ball-698
15.
‘Pool, you cannot fathom how many hidden costs there are to a fully plumbed below-ground pool. You could take a vacation to Hawaii every year instead of maintaining a pool.’
-Shifting_Baseline
16.
‘A college degree. Many of us were told that we needed a college degree to succeed in life, and all many of us got was never-ending debt.’
-ToxicNed
17.
‘Not really a single purchase but the collective lifestyle creep of getting name brand groceries and other products. You don’t do it all at once but it’s not hard to look back after a year and see a dozen or so “it’s not that much more and it’s so much nicer” decisions that have now doubled your weekly and monthly expenses.’
-Sean82
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