Big wastes of money - make me feel better
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Not including kids, marriage, women, coke, hookers, divorce...
Ever spent an absolute f
kload of money only to think st, I've made an error here and there's no going back you're gonna have to stomach the cost?
I live in a grade two listed farmhouse #firstworldproblems and wanted to sort out the hallway, originally the house was limestone floored with half height simple wood panelled walls so I wanted to go back to that so, the floor gets relaid in limestone which looks great, then comes the wall panelling / skirting / capping rails. It was finished last night but I had doubts about it and went to work with it on my mind, I get in at 2am and I'm staring at it, go to bed then get up this morning 6am and remove it all as couldn't stand it.
As for cost I can't even bring myself to type (I could have had a very nice car instead) thats all I'll say. It lasted less than 12hrs.
:-(
Ever spent an absolute f
kload of money only to think st, I've made an error here and there's no going back you're gonna have to stomach the cost?I live in a grade two listed farmhouse #firstworldproblems and wanted to sort out the hallway, originally the house was limestone floored with half height simple wood panelled walls so I wanted to go back to that so, the floor gets relaid in limestone which looks great, then comes the wall panelling / skirting / capping rails. It was finished last night but I had doubts about it and went to work with it on my mind, I get in at 2am and I'm staring at it, go to bed then get up this morning 6am and remove it all as couldn't stand it.
As for cost I can't even bring myself to type (I could have had a very nice car instead) thats all I'll say. It lasted less than 12hrs.
:-(
Spent a large sum of money, circa £5k with a company called Bernard Haldane associates, later to be known as BH Careers. The idea being that they would mentor and coach individuals in their career development and accessing the 'hidden' job market.
This was before the days of internet reviews etc, and I completely fell for the salesman's patter.
Got a nice CV out of it though
Oh, and also bought a franchise, despite advice from a banking/accounting friend that in his experience, franchises in general (apart from the big ones) tend to be a very expensive and restrictive way to set up a business. It was a colossal waste of money.
This was before the days of internet reviews etc, and I completely fell for the salesman's patter.
Got a nice CV out of it though
Oh, and also bought a franchise, despite advice from a banking/accounting friend that in his experience, franchises in general (apart from the big ones) tend to be a very expensive and restrictive way to set up a business. It was a colossal waste of money.
that's the sort of pain that I experience; I'd hate to spend 10k or whatever like the op and regret itBought a 1 series for £13k. As a p'head reader I went for petrol rather than a clattery diesel. Came to sell it on 12 months later and could only get £8k for it. Apparently most people don't read ph and love diesels.
Never mind, I'm sure people have lost a lot more than that on cars, but it still hurt.
Never mind, I'm sure people have lost a lot more than that on cars, but it still hurt.
That sinking feeling in your stomach does ease overtime
Although past mistakes (everything from overspending £100 too much on a household item to spunking £50k on a dodge investment) still reach out to me from time to time…normally when I’m lying in bed at night about to go to sleep and haunt & terrorise my thoughts
Although past mistakes (everything from overspending £100 too much on a household item to spunking £50k on a dodge investment) still reach out to me from time to time…normally when I’m lying in bed at night about to go to sleep and haunt & terrorise my thoughts
An expensive exhaust on an old car, some wise person told me not to do it but I ignored them. Got to the garage to pick it up and the young mechanic said it sounded awesome, him being 19 or 20 and me being roughly twice that should have been the clue I needed.
Went for a drive and after an hour or so I just said out load to myself "I've ruined the car, it's horrible". Rather than remove the exhaust I sold the car.
I've blanked all costs from my memory which means there is a chance I'll do it again, I've already been browsing tuning options for the replacement car! I wish I could be a grown up.
Went for a drive and after an hour or so I just said out load to myself "I've ruined the car, it's horrible". Rather than remove the exhaust I sold the car.
I've blanked all costs from my memory which means there is a chance I'll do it again, I've already been browsing tuning options for the replacement car! I wish I could be a grown up.
I bought a Bentley... then I bought another! Oh how foolish am I? Just had her serviced (the full works) and the bill was just under eleven grand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Yes, I did regret it, but I am getting used to it to the extent that I don;t feel quite so foolish every time I look at the car.
Yes, I did regret it, but I am getting used to it to the extent that I don;t feel quite so foolish every time I look at the car.
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