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Posted: 7/27/2020 10:06:26 AM EDT

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1997 Lexus LX450, which I still have. When I'm done, the only original part will be the VIN plate.

I'm only partially kidding.

Posted: 7/27/2020 10:24:42 AM EDT

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91 Camaro RS Convertible--Jesus I spent way too much on that car when I couldn't afford it
My Pool
My A/C
Guitars and related gear

I am also now starting to chase the hi-fi headphone/DAC dragon. I could see myself spending too much money there very quickly

Posted: 7/27/2020 10:25:20 AM EDT

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Motorcycles, especially the ones I rebuilt/restore because I spend too much on hard to find parts, services like zinc plating, the correct paint and paint codes, etc. Sometimes I spend $5000 rebuilding a bike that is really only worth $3500 restored but I can't help myself...it has to be perfect.

Posted: 7/27/2020 10:31:12 AM EDT

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Hurricanes in Alabama, South Carolina, Florida and Texas. I'm a damn magnet for them.

'74 Jensen-Healey Roadster. That was a long, expensive 7 years.

Hking

Posted: 7/27/2020 10:32:03 AM EDT

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This post is going to be really hard to top. Also, good taste!

Posted: 7/27/2020 10:32:11 AM EDT

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My brokerage account and Thrift Savings Plan.

Posted: 7/27/2020 10:56:07 AM EDT

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Not so much to date, but will only get worse

On hold for now, to see if the economy shits the bed even more.

Same as in my avatar.

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Posted: 7/27/2020 10:57:53 AM EDT

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Wife and kid by far.

My hobbies RC, & guns.

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:02:04 AM EDT

[#9]

Horses

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:02:08 AM EDT

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Most of my hobbies pay me dividends so I guess it would be watches? And I barely have any valuable ones.

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:02:51 AM EDT

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Trackdays! Fuel, tires, repairs, trailer, truck, new bike, repairs, more tire, so many tires

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:05:01 AM EDT

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New cars, and after 4 pages of this thread, am very surprised to see only one other who throws away all his money on snowmobiling. Snowmobiling is Stupid expensive!

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:06:31 AM EDT

[#13]

Women by far.
Lying, thieving, evil women

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:16:09 AM EDT

[#14]

Boat. Two happiest days...

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:17:00 AM EDT

[#15]

The wife. I chose poorly.

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:24:42 AM EDT

[#16]

Long time ago, but a 1967 Chevelle SS.

And I never even got around to painting it.

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:28:47 AM EDT

[#17]

Donzi 18, but it’s still worth it.

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:32:02 AM EDT

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VW Westfalia, but I love camping with it, all the money I expend on is paid up by the great times I enjoy going camping with the wife and friends, also can be parked in my place with no complaints. MV Agusta R312 2008.

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:36:43 AM EDT

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House/property. Just looking at what I spent to maintain/own/enjoy it, no doubt about it was my biggest money pit. Even more than the ex-wife.

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:38:27 AM EDT

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Posted: 7/27/2020 11:41:38 AM EDT

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2010 BMW 335i with N54 motor. Fun as shit, but holy fuck is this motor a pain. 600awhp is a lot of fun though.

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:42:10 AM EDT

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Buying a house at the top of the market in ‘05, redoing landscaping, renovating the kitchen & master bath, then selling about 10 years later.

Vehicles. Nothing super exotic, but I like to enjoy my daily driver. My current 6.2L F150 goes through a lot of gas.

Medical bills for the entire family. We hit our out of pocket maximum every year.

Dogs. Veterinarians, trainers, and expensive food, boarding, etc.

Parents-in-law who were once high earners but not good businesspeople or financial planners before dementia hit. We’ve spent tens of thousands in CPA and attorney fees to untangle the mess and get them into a safe living situation.

Music gear & instruments. My gear is completely overkill for my ability level and basement noodling.

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:42:16 AM EDT

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MARRIAGE

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:46:18 AM EDT

[#24]

Home ownership.

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:55:53 AM EDT

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Mmmhmmm.

Not that 3-gun and USPSA were any better in that regard.

Perhaps not oddly, I have more fun shooting steel at 15 and 25 yards with my kids than I do with all of the other gadgetry.

And shooting skeet or sporting clays with some friends is also a ton of fun. I suppose it's not the competition that bothers me, I just like the simplicity of .22s and steel and clays. Simple guns, simple rules.

Posted: 7/27/2020 11:57:40 AM EDT

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2007 Chevy Avalanche.

Posted: 7/27/2020 12:00:04 PM EDT

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Lots of women being the money pits here...

So for a bachelor, is it best to buy my house and everything before marriage, so she can't take it?

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Yes. And talk with an estate planner and a prenup attorney, who will most likely have you put everything in a trust. This varies by state.

Posted: 7/27/2020 12:04:05 PM EDT

[#28]

Women, by a mile. That's the nicest thing I can say.

Posted: 7/27/2020 12:06:41 PM EDT

[#29]

house

good "bones" as they say but lots of outdated systems

I've ignored some but have had to address others

Posted: 7/27/2020 12:07:26 PM EDT

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Years ago, it was my brand new 1970 Dodge Challenger RT 440 magnum. One fix after another. So unreliable it was not fun.
As I backed it out of the dealers garage, I found the first problem with it. the day I got it, it had a problem. The shift Linkage was loose from the factory as well as the tape player did not work the first day.
Oil pump had a crack in it from the factory. At 2,000 miles, it quit pumping oil. Dealer told me to drive it 20miles to their shop from my work. They it used oil something awful. 1 qt /300 miles.
Dodge said, hey thats not bad live with it.
New starter every year. Run through a water puddle in the road, it would not start until it dried out.
On and on.

First wife was a money pit.

My first and second motorcycles were money pits. Not nearly as much as the Dodge.

Posted: 7/27/2020 12:15:57 PM EDT

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Yup.

To be totally honest I kinda wish I still rented.

Posted: 7/27/2020 12:21:25 PM EDT

[#32]

Guns
Night Vision
Video Games

Posted: 7/27/2020 12:30:12 PM EDT

[#33]

Besides the house ? Prime ribeyes

Posted: 7/27/2020 12:42:09 PM EDT

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It ain’t bad. Sholom Yall!

Posted: 7/27/2020 12:45:25 PM EDT

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Posted: 7/27/2020 12:51:55 PM EDT

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Current house. Had to sink 10 into plumbing and roof within the first 9 months of buying. Look g at sinking another 8 here next year on new hvac and the rest of the plumbing.

Posted: 7/27/2020 1:07:51 PM EDT

[#37]

In my teens and twenties is was automobiles. Now it's just life in general. I've got champagne taste and a beer budget.

Posted: 7/27/2020 1:30:12 PM EDT

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I had a F-250 with a 6.0 Diesel

My wife blew it up....

Then later (and not truck related) my wife became my ex-wife, that cost over $100k

Posted: 7/27/2020 1:36:08 PM EDT

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My Jeep, the '71 GTO, and my house.

I've been in the house since 2017 and so far I've replaced the garage door and track, garage door opener, water heater, roof, and outside/inside HVAC systems. The house was built in 2000.

Posted: 7/27/2020 1:36:10 PM EDT

[#40]

Harley

Posted: 7/27/2020 2:16:10 PM EDT

[#41]

2008 335i
Like a sexy woman, it was so much fun to be in when it ran right and a bitch when it needed maintenance/fixing all the broken shit. Only 2 kinds of people own BMW's out of warranty built after 2006, rich people and fools.....