Actually true.. But I have always felt gold was the same way..
At least industrial strength diamonds have uses
At least industrial strength diamonds have uses
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Things you think are far too expensive.
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Gold has production uses too, plus its use in backing currency.
One way to think of diamonds, they may be expensive, but giving one is kind of like getting a token that gives you unlimited plays on an arcade machine, an investment in that sense...
One way to think of diamonds, they may be expensive, but giving one is kind of like getting a token that gives you unlimited plays on an arcade machine, an investment in that sense...
High auto insurance is brought upon by the driver. Like Eric, mine isn't high either. I probably spend more on coffee per month than auto insurance.
-Mike
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I do. Much like interest levels, the cost is related to how well we manage our (car, finances, etc.). Somewhat of a reward for good behavior. I'm perfectly okay with that.
Actually, using optical methods alone, it is not always possible to determine whether a stone is diamond or not. The best method is thermal conductivity.
If I have to "buy" a woman with a diamond ring, she's not for me.
Screw tradition. Maybe I should demand a dowry of her father. I get the estate and all the sheep, she gets a diamond ring.
Dont get me wrong, I dont disagree with you. Im just saying, there are alternatives, and we're not being forced to buy bottled water.
My parents buy it, Im not sure why, and I drink it since I can just grab one. But, I'd never pay for bottled water on the regular, I'll just pour me some from the tap.
Freedom.
Freedom is only a buck oh five.
I don't buy bottled water, but I do buy large 3 gallon jugs that sit in the fridge with the handy-dandy spigot on them. My tapwater tastes like crap. The water I buy tastes, well, like water. In buying the large jugs, it's less less plastic to eff up the environment, and I'm still getting water that doesn't taste like it's poisoning me.
Are the 3 gallons similar to the blue 5 gallons? That you can go a refill or "exchange" for full ones once they are empty or are they disposable containers?
Too expensive
Cell phone plane, especially data plans. I mean seriously, what the Hell?
Home internet and cable. We pay some of the highest rates of industrialized countries but we love out toys so I guess as long as we keep paying they'll keep charging.
In Fairbanks where I live, Heating fuel and electricity. We pay a fuel surcharge on our electric bill that is almost equal to the electric cost, even in the summer it runs $180-$200 a month, in the winter it's insane. HEating fuel is nearly $4.00 a gallon and absolutely necessary.
Coffee stand coffee. $5.00 for espresso and milk? Really??? Again, people pay so I can't see prices going down. I'm guilty of paying into it but way less than I used to and I refuse to go to Starbucks.
EBooks. It's an electronic copy of a friggin' book, costs to supply these seems negligible and I'm not sure that the authors are reaping the rewards. In some cases Ebooks can cost more than a new copy at a bookstore.
Cell phone plane, especially data plans. I mean seriously, what the Hell?
Home internet and cable. We pay some of the highest rates of industrialized countries but we love out toys so I guess as long as we keep paying they'll keep charging.
In Fairbanks where I live, Heating fuel and electricity. We pay a fuel surcharge on our electric bill that is almost equal to the electric cost, even in the summer it runs $180-$200 a month, in the winter it's insane. HEating fuel is nearly $4.00 a gallon and absolutely necessary.
Coffee stand coffee. $5.00 for espresso and milk? Really??? Again, people pay so I can't see prices going down. I'm guilty of paying into it but way less than I used to and I refuse to go to Starbucks.
EBooks. It's an electronic copy of a friggin' book, costs to supply these seems negligible and I'm not sure that the authors are reaping the rewards. In some cases Ebooks can cost more than a new copy at a bookstore.
Where I used to live, we had great tasting tap water. Id fill up a jug and leave it in the fridge.
I used to take those 5 gallon sparkletts jugs over to a machine and fill it up with filtered water for $1.25, that was to water my plants, as I was controlling their mineral intake.
The 99¢ Store sells gallon jugs of filtered water for... 99¢
I dont think the filtered/bottled water industry is as much of a racket as people think it is.
Doesn't this hold true for virtually anything with a price tag?
I agree. But even if it was, and I was able to taste a significant difference between my tap water and bottled, then it's worth it, IMO.
Beer. 5 or 6 years ago there was a hop shortage that caused the price of many beers that use a lot of hops to jump a few dollars for a 6 pack. Roughly from say $7 to $9. The price never went down when hops came back but soon after all other beers went up too. Now every decent beer is $9-$11 for 6.
Also real estate. Way overpriced. Still.
Also real estate. Way overpriced. Still.
First thing that comes to mind are cellphone plans. I pay $82/month for 450 mins, unlimited text, and 2GB of data. Oh, that's WITH a 20% discount. :-\
The second thing are movie theaters. Before this year, I hadn't been to a movie theater in about 10 years. Imagine my surprise when I took a girl out on a date to see a 3D movie and ended up paying $32 for 2 tickets. :-\
The second thing are movie theaters. Before this year, I hadn't been to a movie theater in about 10 years. Imagine my surprise when I took a girl out on a date to see a 3D movie and ended up paying $32 for 2 tickets. :-\
Im assuming youre on Verizon, as I have the same plan, but pay a few dollars more, because I only have a 17% discount.
Man I'm getting shafted then. I'm paying just a few dollars less than that and my data limit is only 200MB. I also have unlimited texting and similar minutes. My minutes rollover, which really means nothing to me, because I typically use far less than 100 per month.
Oh and that's with my discount!
