to ask you what things people spend money on that you just don't understand?

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This isn't a judgey thread or a bashing thread. People are absolutely free to spend their money on whatever they choose. Horses for courses.

But that said.. what expensive things do you see other people spending their money on that you simply don't "get"?

Mine is personalised numberplates. Cannot compute why anyone would care what combo of numbers or letters is on their car.

Interested to see what others think!

Car payments . Buy the car you can afford .
Plastic surgery- when your children grow up to look like the ‘before’ version.
The blow up doll/ porn star aesthetic. You look ridiculous!
Turkey teeth

Personalised number plates

i knew of an obstetrician whose number plate was OB1

I know an Operating Department Practitioner who has 'ODP' as part of her number plate.

Huge fancy SUV'S when living in a city. Overuse of takeaways. Changing decor a lot. I do have a personalised plate but it cost £25 about 25 years ago and was used in my business to disguise the age of the vehicle, which made business sense.

or it might have been A1OBs

something to prove he probably was a marvellous obstetrician

Cars in general - I can't even drive.

To be clear, I'm not talking about a brand new one. And I'd be a cash buyer.

My partner's family can't understand why we put money into our house rather than going on lots of holidays! Specifically people can't understand why we bought solar panels.

Parents having a favourite child. Growing up/ teens spent a fortune on my older brother - electric guitar, tennis racquets, moped, cars. Jack s* spent on my younger brother and I 😳.

Seconded. Why would you have fingernails that ensure you can't actually do anything like garden or sew on a button?

It's definitely a 'thing' in my neck of the woods. I even saw an advert for it quite recently on FB.

See, I understand most of the things people post, they may or may not be for me, but I do understand why others like them or spend money on them.

What i don't understand is people making bad choices and then complaining about the fallout. People who borrow and spend several thousands then complain they have no spare income because their minimum payment is £hundreds per month. People who complain they cant take the kids on holiday when they smoke/drink/have takeaways/sky/latest phone etc. Buying a pet when you already struggle financially.

DGD wanted to eat in one a few years ago, we didn’t in the end because their chips were cooked in nut oil. She has an allergy

Make up amd perfume. Designer handbags. Big fancy weddings, hen dos, baby showers. But YABU to post this in AIBU when there is nothing to vote on!

Status probably..its sad

Dogs or cats from breeders when there are so many to be rescued

Coffee every day when you can make at home, fashion label clothes, handbags and shoes, fresh flowers.

my own habits have recently included nails every fortnight though - after 44 years of biting my nails I suddenly decided I wanted to look like a grown up and I don’t regret the money spent as it is nice to feel like my hands aren’t an embarrassment.

God help your kids if they have problems at a state school!

Empty pergolas with no climbers or fairy lights - just a structure of beams stuck in the garden. Why?

Tattoos, sunbeds, cigarettes, drugs, lip fillers, botex, fake eyelashes etc

All these things make you look much worse not better!

Yes! I don't get them full stop really. A structure with a roof is useful, just some random beams is odd. Even with fairy lights.

Bloody huge German cars - Range Rovers, Audis etc that take up too much parking and road space!

Kenobi? 💫

My tuppence worth is that I don’t understand people who prioritise holidays and “experiences” over a lovely and secure home.
Isn’t it better to “experience” a safe home which you enjoy being in every single day of your life instead of sending every penny marching to the travel agent for the sake of one or two weeks per year?
See it all the time on here - “ the house is falling down around us and hasn’t seen a lick of paint in 15 years but I need my week in Spain lolz “ 🤯