What’s something you thought was a good investment, but it wasn’t?

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1. Snapchat Spectacles! This was peak snapchat era and still the dumbest thing I ever purchased

2. Furniture. I have trauma from having to abandon everything and move house in an emergency multiple times. After a few stable years I tried to settle down and buy furniture to start establishing an actual home… and bam, it happened again.

3. Beanie Babies. Such a scam.

4. Limited edition fountain pens. Don’t get me wrong, I love them. The few that I held on to, that is. I bought so many so recklessly that I ended up needing to sell most of them when unexpected circumstances came up. Couldn’t even sell them at their retail price 😭

5. An expensive gym membership, so entirely not worth it for me.

6. Funko pops. 😏 sure they’re worth more than I spent, but they’re everywhere now & I want them gone

7. Other people. Invest in yourself!

8. The one time i thought I did well in finally investing in an expensive brand jeans rather than the cheapest h&m one i always get on repeat (it cost 5x the price of the h&m one, and it was 70% off already). Never had such a bad quality jeans in my life and since changed back to the cheap h&m

9. A professionally tailored blazer from 12 years ago because people told me it’s an “investment piece”. I have never had the opportunity to wear it. None of the jobs or job interviews I’ve had required one. I couldn’t even sell it for $15 so I eventually donated it.

10. Hobbies that I end up dropping within a week or so. And the annoying part is that I keep doing it anyway 😭

11. Well I bought a house with my ex and then refinanced it in my name last year. It’s been hard as hell and some days idk how I’m gonna keep this house in good condition. I work a lot and I have a chronic illness and now on top of that recovering from a serious car accident. It sometimes feels like there’s no way to keep up with this property no matter how much rest I get to tackle the to do lists.

    The worst part is it’s a new construction home, so needed no renovations, and yet I’m still falling to shambles just to keep up with the general maintenance. It’s also not a crazy large property – 1400 sq ft and a .25 acre lot. I have no idea how to balance this. Sometimes I want to cry, sell it, and rent.

12. An Expensive bachelor’s degree

13. All my running gear lol.

    Running is fun, I really enjoy it…but it turns out my feet are fucked. I started a few months ago and gave myself plantar fasciitis. It’s now hard for me to walk in my apartment because my feet hurt so much. So even if I heal, it looks like running is not the best exercise for me. I’ll need something low impact.

    So no regrets but all my running gear – expensive shoes and all – is wasting away right now.

14. Kitchen appliances… Waffle maker/egg boiler/food processor 😂

    Epilator!

15. Furbys

16. And beanie babies

17. A 90s Fiat Ducato motorhome. Worst. Purchase. Ever.

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    Bought for £15k to live in, just passed MOT so should’ve been fine.

    Spent £10k fixing it because it CONSTANTLY broke down.

    Sold it 1 year later for £9k.

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    Will never own a motorhome or a Fiat vehicle ever again.