What's the most expensive thing you've bought?
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Ehh my rig is around..... 1100 initial outlay including monitor, and then about 400 more on that in peripherals, improved cooling, SSD, etc.
I built my computer which collectively has cost me the best part of £1000, but the most expensive single thing that I have purchased would probably be my processor, an AMD 8350, for about £140.
I purchased a Roland synthesizer keyboard for $1,300. Laid unused in my closet for months until I gave it to my wife.
Probably the 3.5 grand I spent on renovating the suspension and brakes on my car, which is way more than what the car is worth!
And before you come complaining about entertainment only... It wasn't a necessary repair, the car would still be road legal and somewhat safe for quite some years even without it.
The way it now performs on snow-covered roads during the winters since is 100% pure entertainment though!
And before you come complaining about entertainment only... It wasn't a necessary repair, the car would still be road legal and somewhat safe for quite some years even without it.
The way it now performs on snow-covered roads during the winters since is 100% pure entertainment though!
Aside from my car, probably the £2000 2 week trip to Egypt a few years ago. It included a Nile cruise, 4 hotels in 4 cities, and 2 internal flights. Worth every penny.
I guess after that it's probably gaming consoles, though I forget how much I paid for each of my ps1, 2, 3 and psp over the years. Not to mention games for all of them.
If we're including things we collect over a long period of time then my entire 40k/Horus Heresy collection probably amounts to a fair bit. The Horus Heresy collection alone amounts to £200 over 20+ books at £8 each.
And over the last 6 months I started playing Magic; The Gathering. I must have easily spent over £1000 on cards, £200 of which is my mono-blue devotion deck.
I guess after that it's probably gaming consoles, though I forget how much I paid for each of my ps1, 2, 3 and psp over the years. Not to mention games for all of them.
If we're including things we collect over a long period of time then my entire 40k/Horus Heresy collection probably amounts to a fair bit. The Horus Heresy collection alone amounts to £200 over 20+ books at £8 each.
And over the last 6 months I started playing Magic; The Gathering. I must have easily spent over £1000 on cards, £200 of which is my mono-blue devotion deck.
It has to be my alienware laptop with customization it came to a cool £1500ish, I don't regret if for a second as it was my gateway to PC gaming and I would not have discovered steam and all its discounts without it so I weigh up the initial cost against the savings I have made gaming wise and i come out tops.
On a single item, its definitely my Tuba which cost me £3,200. If we go with a more general thing, my DVD collection would probably cost me well over £20,000 if I had to rebuild it from scratch and is one of the reasons (OCD is the other) I have them all cataloged.
Not counting things I was able to get thanks to gift cards/gift cash, a pair of sneakers from Sketchers. They were $50-ish bucks.
I really needed new sneakers since the last time I had gotten a pair was while I was still in high school. Seeing as the new pair is the same type as the previous pair, they don't have holes, or are falling apart, I'm happy with them.
I really needed new sneakers since the last time I had gotten a pair was while I was still in high school. Seeing as the new pair is the same type as the previous pair, they don't have holes, or are falling apart, I'm happy with them.
Someone else already answered on page 1 (my how this thread popped while I was goneAvaholic03 said:
) but I'll answer it too:For many people, a car is a necessary purchase (at least for most of us here in 'Merica). If you bought a custom hot-rod that you're building yourself for fun, I would count that as your purchase. Basically, I just wanted to eliminate what is seen in many places as "necessary" since for the most part, that would be everyone's answer if they weren't eliminated. If you bought a car but you don't actually need one, people can feel free to count it. I will edit the OP to make that a bit clearer.
My buddy freaking LOVES disc golf (he's ranked even!Multi-Hobbyist said:
) and he's probably spent about as much as I have in disc golf. Now granted, he has hundreds of discs compared to my one set of clubs but still...
Do multiple items that assemble into a single one count?
If yes, components for a gaming desktop computer totaled $1250
If no, electric airsoft rifle configured for a designated marksman $415
If yes, components for a gaming desktop computer totaled $1250
If no, electric airsoft rifle configured for a designated marksman $415
Right this second, I can just broadly say "shit that makes my car work" like tires and, liquids and, plugs and, rod-ends...Ask me again on Thursday though because I'm likely about to either drop nearly a thousand dollars on surgery with a bill or three that will ask me for a couple thousand more. Granted, that may not qualify since I'm considering bankruptcy or, suicide as a way to get out of paying for that...
As a single one-time purchase, my car: ~$13,000 CAN.
If you include the maintenance and fuel costs I've spent on said car, then that number increases a fair bit.
(That seems like a fairly common response from a fair amount of other users.)
EDIT: This does fall into the category as unnecessary purchases, as I already had a decently functioning beater that cost a grand total of 500$. This car on the other hand was bought for pleasure. It is my baby.
If you include the maintenance and fuel costs I've spent on said car, then that number increases a fair bit.
(That seems like a fairly common response from a fair amount of other users.)
EDIT: This does fall into the category as unnecessary purchases, as I already had a decently functioning beater that cost a grand total of 500$. This car on the other hand was bought for pleasure. It is my baby.
