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Biggest waste of money.....

steve700
steve700 Posts: 312 Forumite
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Mine is a £450 Racing Bike and £30 'Turbo Trainer' (for cycling indoors) that I bought in January 2006 to get fit.

I've ridden it 5 times (twice recently) so at present it has cost me about £96 per cycle ride.........

On the plus side, £480 is about the cost of an annual membership to a gym, and at least I still have the bike;) :D



What's your biggest waste of money?

Steve


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  • angie_baby
    angie_baby Posts: 1,640 Forumite
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    my ex, about £15,000.

    He gone now and so is my credit rating.
  • Sea78
    Sea78 Posts: 6,185 Forumite
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    I think I've spent over a £1000 on scrapbooking stuff - and yes, I am suitably ashamed! However, I'm still using it all. I guess the biggest waste was actually all the silly stuff I bought for the kids - especially DD as she was the first. the things I bought! For goodness sake! Stupid cutlery with curly wires so they wouldn't fall to the floor - never worked! Other things included an extra pushchair because it matched the SECOND snazzy car seat. No wonder I'm in so much debt.
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  • Skint_Catt
    Skint_Catt Posts: 11,548 Forumite
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    £200+ I paid out for a college course a few years ago. They called me to tell me there wasn't enough interest and so not going ahead, but I never got round to collecting my refund money (cash). How STUPID was I??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • jo1972
    jo1972 Posts: 8,901 Forumite
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    Mine is similar to yours Steve, it's one of those walker/ski machine things. Cost me around £600, nearly killed us getting it set up cos it's so heavy and I don't think I've ever used it since that first day, apart from to hang trousers on of course :o

    Kids like swinging on it though!
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  • jo1972
    jo1972 Posts: 8,901 Forumite
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    Skint_Catt wrote: »
    £200+ I paid out for a college course a few years ago. They called me to tell me there wasn't enough interest and so not going ahead, but I never got round to collecting my refund money (cash). How STUPID was I??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Do it NOW!!!
    DFW Nerd no. 496 - Proud to be dealing with my debts!!
  • Skint_Catt
    Skint_Catt Posts: 11,548 Forumite
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    jo1972 wrote: »
    Do it NOW!!!

    Can't. It was at least 10 years ago, and I can't even remember the college, the exact amount or any other detail.

    I would be there like a shot though if it was now - I've learnt my lesson!
  • ltm07
    ltm07 Posts: 966 Forumite
    Probably not the biggest waste of money but this one does stand out. A couple of years ago we were pondering weather to go to the zoo or the Bakewell Show(a farming & agricultural show in Derbyshire,with market stalls etc). Me being the bright spark that i am said the Bakewell show,as if we didn't like it we could have a walk into Bakewell itself & spend the day there. Car park was a distance from Bakewell Village/Town & the only way to get there was to walk through the fields where the show was. We had paid £4 for car parking & thought that this included the entrance fee. Got to the entrance & it cost £9 each for OH & I & £7 for daughter :eek: ! Got in there & didn't enjoy it one bit & everything in there cost a fortune! I blamed OH for not choosing the zoo that day ;) !
    Debt at LBM(July 1st 07)-£35,053.92 Debt on 1st Anniversary of LBM(July 1st 08)-£33,170.11 (31st January 09)-£32,318.73Paid off so far £2,735.19(7.8%) Average paid off p.m. £143.95 L/H supporter 115 DFD target February 2018 DFD March 2028. PAD(Started 28/12/08) £253.77 £10 a day Feb £110/£280 WEDDING Paid off £1,585.96 Saved Up £925.40
  • Shineyhappy
    Shineyhappy Posts: 1,931 Forumite
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    Exes!

    I once "lent" an ex 1500 pounds for a marine fish tank:eek:
    Debt Free - done
    Mortgage Free - done
    Building up the pension pot
  • immoral_angeluk
    immoral_angeluk Posts: 24,506 Forumite
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    Too many to mention!!!
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
  • Burlesque_Babe
    Burlesque_Babe Posts: 17,547 Forumite
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    how long have you got.........
    :D"Stay Wonky":D

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