Cost of engagement ring...

[Silvertincan]

Just a nosey post!!
How much did your engagement rings costs?

What was the cost relative to household income?

3k. Household income right at the time was 15k but it's usually 100k+. I was very ill, he had been made redundant and couldn't really take full-time employment as he was taking care of me and our little girl.

It was a tough time and I'm so I'm glad it's behind us. I was shocked when he proposed although he said lovely things about staying positive and knowing that better things were coming. I was so scared of dying and leaving my daughter with no memories of me I couldn't really summon up any excitement.

When i got the all clear I gave him back the ring and told him it's not no but not now. I want a really calm time for a while, enjoy the mundane and for him to propose again in the future when we can both really enjoy it and the wedding planning. I am really looking forward to it.

About £800 against household income of £150k at the time.

£2.8k, a gorgeous vintage ring from around 1930. Household income was about £155k.

Mine cost £250. Student grant/loan at the time was about ten times that - so today the equivalent would be about £950. I was still a student (just done Finals, about to do another course) and H a post-grad with an income of ?around 6k but with the cushion of a small inheritance (about 1.5 times a NQT salary).

Our wedding rings cost £15 (mine) and £25 (his) from The Gold Centre.

£800 I think 18 years ago, household income was about £30k. My eternity ring cost a lot more, but I don’t really wear either these days.

Back in 1989, so hard to remember, but I think cost about £500. Husband had just graduated, so his income was zero - not sure how he paid for it, to be honest! I was working, but we never had joint money - then or since - so my income not relevant.

I don't yet have a ring/fiance but when I do, there's a 1.5 carat diamond ringing sitting there, waiting to be ready-fashioned, courtesy of my utterly fabulous mum.

Mine was £450 and household income about £17k (he was an admin assistant and I was a student)

It's the most beautiful engagement ring I've ever seen.

Me too, we did exactly the same. Except I have my grans wedding ring I inherited so spent £0 on rings in total. Our household income is £120k. We also had a civil partnership and spent £2k in total on that.

Oops that was in response to
@EdgarAllenSloe

7 ish years ago. I was a student and my OH was unemployed, recently redundant at the time. Ring cost £1k, insured for more.

Am I the only one that wonders how come 3 yr old threads suddenly get revived ?

OP most of the original purchase price covers the making not its resale value - in years to come it won't be worth anywhere near the cost.

Just buy the one you genuinely like instead of focusing on the cost.

It cost £13k. Valued at £20k. Household income at the time was £150k.

@Kite22

Am I the only one that wonders how come 3 yr old threads suddenly get revived ?

Oh sugar!

A bit over £9K. Household income is £153K (this hasn’t changed, we’ve only been engaged eight months).

I think it’s a very beautiful waste of money, and I adore it.

When we bought my engagement ring our household income was £100k. My ring cost £250. It’s a vintage Victorian diamond ring set in platinum and I found it on eBay. I adore it. It’s gorgeous and I get compliments on it all the time.

Never saw the price, came out of a jewelery candle and I told dh it was a perfect engagement ring. He said OK, that's what it is...
Haven't taken it off and the wedding band was custom made to fit it.
Household income at the time was about £40Kish

£1500ish, joint income was then £120k, mostly mine 😬

5k amd we earn around £120k a year between us
Probably too much tbh but we both loved it

First one about £300. We had very little spare money at the time.

Lost it unfortunately and second one was £455. Much higher income now but have a house and child to spend money on. I absolutely love it and wouldn’t swap it for a more expensive one anyway.

£900. Joint income at the time of about £80k. My wedding ring was about £250, his ring was free - I won it in a competition! 😂

3,200, 31 years ago.

It is a stunning emerald cut Ceylon sapphire, surrounded by diamonds.
The Sapphire is a gorgeous mid blue colour and the ring is circa 1850.

5% of his salary at the time.

£3,500 - not sure what he earned at the time but he’s a teacher so I’m assuming not that much it’s the most beautiful thing I own and my most treasured possession.

Recently engaged. The ring cost around £2.5K...the budget was £3K. We don't live together (I have teens so waiting until they are old enough to be able to choose whether to live with us or on their own). We are both in good jobs and comfortable enough (him more so than me). I would have been happy with a £100 ring from Etsy but fell in love with my ring while out window shopping.