Comments on: What Was Your Dumbest Purchase? http://ptmoney.com/2008/03/14/dumb-purchase/ Real Personal Finance for a Life Without Limits! Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:36:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Veteran Military Wife at Life Lessons of a Military Wife http://ptmoney.com/2008/03/14/dumb-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-707 Veteran Military Wife at Life Lessons of a Military Wife Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:36:02 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/2008/03/14/dumb-purchase/#comment-707 This blog post has been included in the "Carnival of Money Stories #51" at Life Lessons of a Military Wife. Hope you will drop by and read some of the many other wonderful entries received this week! This blog post has been included in the “Carnival of Money Stories #51″ at Life Lessons of a Military Wife. Hope you will drop by and read some of the many other wonderful entries received this week!

]]> By: PT http://ptmoney.com/2008/03/14/dumb-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-680 PT Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:44:19 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/2008/03/14/dumb-purchase/#comment-680 @Pinyo - At times I've tried to think of it as one expensive rental. It's still hard to swallow, cause I would never rent a car for that long for that much. Yes, I was really into the "look" of the SUV. Sometimes you just get hooked on a new car's look, making it hard to avoid just going out and getting one. @Pinyo – At times I’ve tried to think of it as one expensive rental. It’s still hard to swallow, cause I would never rent a car for that long for that much.

Yes, I was really into the “look” of the SUV. Sometimes you just get hooked on a new car’s look, making it hard to avoid just going out and getting one.

]]> By: Pinyo http://ptmoney.com/2008/03/14/dumb-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-678 Pinyo Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:22:48 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/2008/03/14/dumb-purchase/#comment-678 I am surprised that they take it back. Once you drove it, it's considered used. I think losing only $1,000 was a steal. On a different note, that was one cool SUV. I am surprised that they take it back. Once you drove it, it’s considered used. I think losing only $1,000 was a steal.

On a different note, that was one cool SUV.

]]> By: Four Pillars http://ptmoney.com/2008/03/14/dumb-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Four Pillars Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:15:39 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/2008/03/14/dumb-purchase/#comment-675 You took the car on a long trip and then tried to take it back?? lol - that's awesome! Great pic by the way - D & D is one of, if not the best movies of all time....(and I just realized it's very appropriate for the theme). Mike You took the car on a long trip and then tried to take it back?? lol – that’s awesome!

Great pic by the way – D & D is one of, if not the best movies of all time….(and I just realized it’s very appropriate for the theme).

Mike

]]> By: Becky@FamilyandFinances http://ptmoney.com/2008/03/14/dumb-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Becky@FamilyandFinances Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:20:57 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/2008/03/14/dumb-purchase/#comment-645 I just posted about an FM transmitter that was my worst purchase! I love the Dumb and Dumber picture. I haven't seen that sight in years :) I just posted about an FM transmitter that was my worst purchase!

I love the Dumb and Dumber picture. I haven’t seen that sight in years :)

]]> By: PT http://ptmoney.com/2008/03/14/dumb-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-643 PT Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:07:55 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/2008/03/14/dumb-purchase/#comment-643 impressive that you got 8 years out of it...yeah, a thousand is about what you get for every car that's that old it seems like... i've lost money on gym memberships too...one could argue if they are even necessary outside of bad weather days... impressive that you got 8 years out of it…yeah, a thousand is about what you get for every car that’s that old it seems like…

i’ve lost money on gym memberships too…one could argue if they are even necessary outside of bad weather days…

]]> By: Court http://ptmoney.com/2008/03/14/dumb-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-641 Court Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:38:37 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/2008/03/14/dumb-purchase/#comment-641 interesting. i bought a montero sport around that same time that we *finally* just got rid of last summer--and coincidentally sold for $1000. (i know that seems low, but trust me, it was NOT worth $1000 by then). i wouldn't have considered the montero a bad purchase--at that time i was trading in my 4Runner that had 185K miles on it--but, it certainly wasn't my favorite car and i will probably never buy a mitsubishi again! through the years i've made a lot of stupid purchases, but the one that it probably *the* stupidest was a gym membership i got almost 3 years ago. i *thought* i was paying month to month and could cancel anytime, but no, they got me for THREE LONG YEARS!! ugh! interesting. i bought a montero sport around that same time that we *finally* just got rid of last summer–and coincidentally sold for $1000. (i know that seems low, but trust me, it was NOT worth $1000 by then). i wouldn’t have considered the montero a bad purchase–at that time i was trading in my 4Runner that had 185K miles on it–but, it certainly wasn’t my favorite car and i will probably never buy a mitsubishi again!

through the years i’ve made a lot of stupid purchases, but the one that it probably *the* stupidest was a gym membership i got almost 3 years ago. i *thought* i was paying month to month and could cancel anytime, but no, they got me for THREE LONG YEARS!! ugh!

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