Borrowing or paying for others, friends, acquaintances, and even family that later proved to be hypocritical or jealous and totally undeserving for your attention, not even money.
Health insurance. If I kept my premiums for a year I could pay off my medical debt. Another 2 years and I would have paid off every bill they’ve ever “paid” for (and I’ve had way above average medical issues). I would much rather have the money and pay my own bills.
Thinking you have the correct streaming platform to watch the playoffs only to be told you need to upgrade your plan to watch them, and then it’s only some of the games while all the other games are on another platform! I am so sick of these apps/platforms or whatever they are taking advantage of people!
Women. After a divorce (she is a recovering gambling addict) and leaving my ex (whom I bought a 5k ring and spent 6k on her trailer) I’m good on spending money on women for a while.
Not buying a propane tank when I bought this trailer. I had no idea I’d stay here forever, and the propane business pretty much rapes you if they own the tank, like charging you rental as well as about twice as much per gallon that they charge people who own their own tank. Having said that, I guess I’ve been lucky if that’s the worst I can come up with. The key is knowing how to live poor and be fine with it.
Taxes, they tax the money I make ,tax the food I eat the car I drive and the house I own. Then tax the money I saved for retirement that was taxed in the first place. It is all a scam.
Very expensive home upgrades to do things properly while considering you’re going to keep the property indefinitely. Then having an external force require you to leave, losing mounds of appreciation as well as not getting anywhere near your “money’s worth” out of the projects because you never intended to.
Home and contents insurance. I’ve tried to claim twice and both times they’ve sent me through so many loopholes – taking months – that if I didn’t get worn down and give up, they’d eventually tell me that the cost of their premium/overhead/whateverthewordis was almost the same, if not more than the actual payout.
Some higher education degrees. My Bachelor’s degree didn’t add anything to the job I am doing. Also, if I want a pay increase I need to get a Master’s.
There was the one mobile game i spent absurd money on. It wasn’t like, causing problems in my life or anything but. … it would be nice if I had invested that instead.
Micro-transactions in video games for lootboxes. (Overwatch and ESO)
Gambling for that one maybe two items, but then you want more because you’re satisfied from the streaks and good items/skins you obtain.
Selling 240 shares of Apple stock in January of 2003 because we were buying a house and I thought it would be nice to have an extra $6,600 in the bank.
In my defense I bought at $14 and sold at $22 and the iPod had been out for several quarters.
moving in with people just to get out of a really bad situation. should’ve stuck with FAMILY and saved money and never looked at it. only thing i don’t regret is having my cat out of it.
I’m sitting in a brewery, good music playing, drinking my second $9 glass of really good beer, reading my kindle. Craft beer is a bad hobby to have. But I sure enjoy it.
In terms of real dollars, hiring a general contractor. I should have tried harder to get the attention of smaller crews & filed the plans with the code authority myself. GC added nothing but cost & screwed with everybody involved in equal measure.
Biggest waste of money right now is auto insurance.
A fucking storage unit. Rent tripled in a year. But it costs money to get rid of shit in it. They’ll charge me if I abandon it. People just ghost you when you try to give things for free!
I know it’s my own doing but it’s the bane of my existence.
Got into hunting to be closer to my food. Truck, trailer, UTV, gear, and a house to store everything makes it a very expensive hobby. Don’t think it is a waste though, more of a way of life.
Co-signing for my kid’s students loans. They’re pretty much pissing away a pre-med degree. They married into a family of grifters and are playing the system, as I’m left holding the bag. Waste of money, hope, and their life.
Movers that bid cheap held my stuff hostage then asked for 3k more. In the future I’ll rent the truck and hire laborers that way I always have control of everything.
My first year in the army I bought a car. Not a regular army I spent my load on a dodge challenger at 28% apr story. I got a good deal, was like 8% apr back in 2002, and the payments were fine. The car lasted me a while, up until 2015, even if the last few years were a pain.
But the waste of money was that I bought it, then within a year got deployed, then after that year was stationed on a base that I didn’t even need it. Between buying the car in 01 and getting out of the army in 2007 I only put like 15000 miles on it, and a healthy portion of that was my parents using it when I was deployed. I could have just as well bought a $2000 beater in hindsight, and invested the rest.
I absolutely refuse to pay for shipping and delivery charge for takeout. I wait until they have free shipping or a minimum spend amount to order to get free shipping. I don’t know why it bugs me so much but it does
Clothes and shoes I can’t/don’t wear. And not realizing it until it’s too late to return them. Shoes that have poor support, give me blisters etc and I’ve worn 5 times before realizing they are crap shoes. Clothing that never fit right or I just needed to lost 5 lbs to fit into. Dumb dumb dumb. And I fall for it all the time. Women’s fashion is awful. I wish I was happy with one pair of old jeans and a couple of tee shirts.
Wasting time, such as endless procrastination, indulging in boring entertainment, or over-investing in people and things that are not important to you, will make people feel regretful.
Trying to start a used car business. ~$25k to the wind, never sold a single car. After about 1.5 years (it was a second/side business), I finally shut it down and picked to something else that is actually profitable.
I took a pay cut at work so that I would be allowed to work a reduced schedule. They started getting mad when my “output decreased” so I had to work more anyway, with less pay.
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Streaming services
Paying for an oversized logo.
It both is and isn’t weed
Education.
Borrowing or paying for others, friends, acquaintances, and even family that later proved to be hypocritical or jealous and totally undeserving for your attention, not even money.
New cars
Disney plus, Amazon prime, Netflix, PlayStation plus, Spotify,
Not all a waste of money but I need to vent!
Planet Fitness. It’s only $10 a month but I haven’t been in a year.
Fast food
Health insurance. If I kept my premiums for a year I could pay off my medical debt. Another 2 years and I would have paid off every bill they’ve ever “paid” for (and I’ve had way above average medical issues). I would much rather have the money and pay my own bills.
Kids
Thinking you have the correct streaming platform to watch the playoffs only to be told you need to upgrade your plan to watch them, and then it’s only some of the games while all the other games are on another platform! I am so sick of these apps/platforms or whatever they are taking advantage of people!
Strippers, weed, unplayed video games collecting dust in my library.
Going out to eat
Hydro…no matter how much you try and not use, it just keeps getting more expensive
Car insurance…
Student loans.
My wife.
Paying extra to have a specific type of stone for a retaining wall.
The very wall that I paid a landscaper to plant native plants in front of.
So, that wall is never going to be seen.
Gambling
Women. After a divorce (she is a recovering gambling addict) and leaving my ex (whom I bought a 5k ring and spent 6k on her trailer) I’m good on spending money on women for a while.
Extended car warranties
Not buying a propane tank when I bought this trailer. I had no idea I’d stay here forever, and the propane business pretty much rapes you if they own the tank, like charging you rental as well as about twice as much per gallon that they charge people who own their own tank. Having said that, I guess I’ve been lucky if that’s the worst I can come up with. The key is knowing how to live poor and be fine with it.
Definitely women
I think the biggest waste of money for anyone is throwing a huge wedding.
Insurance
Rent
U.K.- Council tax. Roads are filled with potholes.
I do get some of it is spent on important things. But Christ £160 a month is a fortune for very little impact for me personally.
Coffee
“Luxury “ cars
Valet parking
Buying a brand new car.
Paying rent
gym membership
Dunkin Doughnuts and Starbucks
Interest/insurance/taxes. It’s all basically the same thing.
DoorDash. UberEats.
Convenience and laziness win every time.
I’ve been paying $20-30 a year for the past five years to own the web domain (my full name).com and I have done neither jack nor shit with it
Council and car tax! God knows why we pay it!
Takeaway coffee
Drugs
My Ex.
Gifts for women.
My ongoing alcohol addiction
Postmates
Food
I guess traveling, i have a travel addiction so all i do is travel in my spare time and it costs a lot of money.
Grad school
My ex wife
Storage unit. Got lazy and left it on auto pay for 3.5 years. Spent $12,000 to keep a couple hundred dollars worth of bullshit.
Smoking, before I quit. That shit has zero value after the first butt of the day.
Lend money to a friend and dont get it back
Ordering food. Dude I wish I could cook.
Visa fees
Women. But one day I’ll meet the right one which won’t be a waste of money.
Ex wife
Taxes, they tax the money I make ,tax the food I eat the car I drive and the house I own. Then tax the money I saved for retirement that was taxed in the first place. It is all a scam.
Oversized house with crap if it breaks is more expensive to fix.
Jack Daniels
Very expensive home upgrades to do things properly while considering you’re going to keep the property indefinitely. Then having an external force require you to leave, losing mounds of appreciation as well as not getting anywhere near your “money’s worth” out of the projects because you never intended to.
Uber, when I could go out earlier and get the bus
Home Equity Line of Credit. Stupid move. But we finally paid it off and NEVER AGAIN.
Home and contents insurance. I’ve tried to claim twice and both times they’ve sent me through so many loopholes – taking months – that if I didn’t get worn down and give up, they’d eventually tell me that the cost of their premium/overhead/whateverthewordis was almost the same, if not more than the actual payout.
Complete fucking scam.
Gambling ie AVIATOR
Smoking….
My ex.
Uber eats and Patreon
Dating apps.
Some higher education degrees. My Bachelor’s degree didn’t add anything to the job I am doing. Also, if I want a pay increase I need to get a Master’s.
Condo fees
Spouse’s green card apparently…
Alcohol when at a restaurant
Travelling
Paying federal taxes.
Designer clothes
My alcohol addiction.
Sober for 12 years. Broke but happy and sober.
There was the one mobile game i spent absurd money on. It wasn’t like, causing problems in my life or anything but. … it would be nice if I had invested that instead.
Micro-transactions in video games for lootboxes. (Overwatch and ESO)
Gambling for that one maybe two items, but then you want more because you’re satisfied from the streaks and good items/skins you obtain.
The million I made my ex.
Modifying a financed car with credit cards.
beer
Selling 240 shares of Apple stock in January of 2003 because we were buying a house and I thought it would be nice to have an extra $6,600 in the bank.
In my defense I bought at $14 and sold at $22 and the iPod had been out for several quarters.
junk food oh my god
moving in with people just to get out of a really bad situation. should’ve stuck with FAMILY and saved money and never looked at it. only thing i don’t regret is having my cat out of it.
I’m sitting in a brewery, good music playing, drinking my second $9 glass of really good beer, reading my kindle. Craft beer is a bad hobby to have. But I sure enjoy it.
In terms of real dollars, hiring a general contractor. I should have tried harder to get the attention of smaller crews & filed the plans with the code authority myself. GC added nothing but cost & screwed with everybody involved in equal measure.
Biggest waste of money right now is auto insurance.
Alcohol
A fucking storage unit. Rent tripled in a year. But it costs money to get rid of shit in it. They’ll charge me if I abandon it. People just ghost you when you try to give things for free!
I know it’s my own doing but it’s the bane of my existence.
A gym membership that I never used. It was only like 20, but still.
Food. All it’s doing is sustaining this painful existence. Most profitable investment i could make is a handgun.
Car insurance, until I need it lol
Giving my cheating and drug addict ex another chance.
Alcohol, to be honest. It’s something I enjoy but don’t absolutely need on a frequent basis.
Booze or dope. It’s hard to choose. Maybe cigarettes.
Rent.
Taxes
2010 chevy malibu. My wife’s car but a big pos!
Women.
Got into hunting to be closer to my food. Truck, trailer, UTV, gear, and a house to store everything makes it a very expensive hobby. Don’t think it is a waste though, more of a way of life.
Right now it’s US tax
Too many barrooms,looking for love in all the wrong places.
Co-signing for my kid’s students loans. They’re pretty much pissing away a pre-med degree. They married into a family of grifters and are playing the system, as I’m left holding the bag. Waste of money, hope, and their life.
Saving instead of investing.
Income taxes.
Rent. I am paying someone else’s mortgage. Making an investment for someone else.
Movers that bid cheap held my stuff hostage then asked for 3k more. In the future I’ll rent the truck and hire laborers that way I always have control of everything.
Alcohol and cigarettes.
It was Matthew Mullin.
Taxes
The lottery
Any kind of insurance
Paying for friends to eat out
Partner paying $750 a fortnight for cigarettes. It’s his money (inheritance) but what a waste.
When you do your taxes, they ask you if you want to contribute $3 to the Presidential campaign fund.
I know it’s just $3, but if you’ve ever actually check marked that box, I have no respect for you as an individual and human being in general.
Bars when younger
Coding bootcamp
My little sister. She’s so beyond spoiled LOL
Buying coffee & food
Car Insurance, just throwing money into the atmosphere
My husband.
He is very bougie and I am not, it feels like we are always buying stuff because it is new and sparkly.
Car insurance.
Does rent and car insurance count??
Dvds, movie tickets, single song purchases
My past guitar hobby
Probably a $300 pen
My first year in the army I bought a car. Not a regular army I spent my load on a dodge challenger at 28% apr story. I got a good deal, was like 8% apr back in 2002, and the payments were fine. The car lasted me a while, up until 2015, even if the last few years were a pain.
But the waste of money was that I bought it, then within a year got deployed, then after that year was stationed on a base that I didn’t even need it. Between buying the car in 01 and getting out of the army in 2007 I only put like 15000 miles on it, and a healthy portion of that was my parents using it when I was deployed. I could have just as well bought a $2000 beater in hindsight, and invested the rest.
Paying insurance premiums in the USA.
Cigarettes and uber eats. Like I got a car but I still sometimes get uber eats. Next level laziness
Escorts. For real I have 2 hands. Why do I do it.
Tubal reversal. What a bust
Cigarettes and whores.
I absolutely refuse to pay for shipping and delivery charge for takeout. I wait until they have free shipping or a minimum spend amount to order to get free shipping. I don’t know why it bugs me so much but it does
Alcohol and d
Wait… What’s Genshin Impact doing here????
FOOOD
College.
So far, health insurance.
Amazon by far
Life insurance.
College … $240K
Clothes and shoes I can’t/don’t wear. And not realizing it until it’s too late to return them. Shoes that have poor support, give me blisters etc and I’ve worn 5 times before realizing they are crap shoes. Clothing that never fit right or I just needed to lost 5 lbs to fit into. Dumb dumb dumb. And I fall for it all the time. Women’s fashion is awful. I wish I was happy with one pair of old jeans and a couple of tee shirts.
Fees & service charges for living in a flat.
Investing in the Swiss Navy
Alcohol and DUIIs. Gonna be paying for those for a long time.
Interest on debt.
Stay. Out. Of. Debt.
Alcohol and cigarettes
Slot machines
Eating out 3x per week.
Car insurance
Eating out. It’s expensive and I’m usually disappointed with it
Uhhhh considering I have literally zero expenses other than this, nicotine probably
Student loan. $30k down the drain. I have gotten absolutely no use from it.
Go Pro
Insurance. And the fact that the law requires it in so many ways adds insult to injury.
Insurance of all kinds is a scam.
The gym membership I never use.
Gas for my vehicles.
It used to be $1 gallon, now look at the prices! Can’t wait for them to go down again! $1.99, I just waiting!
Energy drinks. I have a $1000 offer machine at home. I’m addicted to sugar and caffeine. I need to stop.
Wasting time, such as endless procrastination, indulging in boring entertainment, or over-investing in people and things that are not important to you, will make people feel regretful.
luxury vehicles… lmao Honda and Toyota never buy depreciating assets
Taxes
Stock market, 15000 plus gone in two years from gambling day trading
Trying to start a used car business. ~$25k to the wind, never sold a single car. After about 1.5 years (it was a second/side business), I finally shut it down and picked to something else that is actually profitable.
I took a pay cut at work so that I would be allowed to work a reduced schedule. They started getting mad when my “output decreased” so I had to work more anyway, with less pay.
College
About 8 years ago, my wife that my biggest waste of money was my adjustable dumbbell setup.
So, I started using it like crazy out of spite. Now I’m in better shape.
Laziness and apathy
Donating to the presidential campaign fund.