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Who wouldn't like to achieve financial stability? However, in a world that encourages instant gratification, many of us succumb to the allure of overspending, accumulating debt, and therefore end up living beyond our means.

Interested in what are the biggest pitfalls to avoid, one Reddit user made a post on the platform, asking everyone to share what they believe to be the biggest money mistakes. And to their delight, many responded.

Retirement might seem far away, but the longer we ignore our personal budget, the harder it will be to catch up down the line.

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30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" Buying designer shoes and expensive jewelry for your baby. eliettgrace replied: I've heard seen stories where parents send their kid to daycare in Gucci and other designer s**t like that and then get mad when the clothes are messed up cause the kid had fun. 1lilhedgehog replied: I once saw a meme that showed tiny preschooler feet in Jordan’s and it said, 'You spend all that money for your preschooler to go to school in Jordan’s...just for them to be jealous of all the kids who have the light-up Paw Patrol shoes. lol too true.

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GoddessOfChaos
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why buy designer clothes for children? They don’t understand what it is in order to appreciate it and they grow so fast, they’ll have outgrown them in a few months/weeks. Get them something they’ll actually need!

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    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" Going into debt for a wedding. armyofsnarkness replied: This is so true. A close friend is still paying off her wedding but the marriage ended last year.

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    GoddessOfChaos
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fancy, over the top weddings are nice, but the point of weddings is to display your love to you partner, and it shouldn’t cost thousands to do that!

    Marco Richter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    According to the bridezilla posts some brides do seem to be more in love with the wedding itself.

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    Karl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve been to a lot of weddings in my time (these days, it’s more divorces and funerals) but tbh they all blend into one - even my own. It’s just one day and is given way too much importance compared to what else you will do in your marriage. You go because you care about the couple - not the price of the meal or decorations. I blame wedding planners’ BS for making people spunk so much cash unnecessarily.

    Andy Cran
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    there should only be two people who decide the wedding and planning....the bride and groom

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    Weasel Wise
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, I don't get expensive weddings. Finances are often the biggest point of tension for couples, why start a new chapter of your lives together with a giant bill? My husband and I spent $800, got married on a cliffside in Muir Woods, overlooking the Pacific, while whales screamed their whale-songs and then we (and our whopping 10 guests) celebrated and camped together afterwards! We both grew up dirt poor so doing things on the cheap come naturally.

    Andy Cran
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    a small dignified ceremony shows real depth ....less is more

    Xenon
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine, 32 years ago was my parent's back yard. I wore a $39 dress from Penneys.

    MezzoPiano
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My mom made my dress. We had the reception in the church fellowship hall. We got trays from the local grocery store. An ipod was our DJ. We had so much fun and loved it so much!

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    Living Example
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's been shown that the more expensive the wedding, the shorter the marriage will be. I've seen this several times. Get married in something comfortable with a few close friends and family in attendance. It's a civil ceremony, not the coronation of the queen. Those big weddings are nothing but unneeded stress and expense.

    Pieter LeGrande
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Putting more into the wedding than into the marriage is not good.

    BetterBitterButter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would like to have a simple courthouse wedding. But it's a big NO in my culture.

    Ru Bee
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can go against your culture..what's it going to do?

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    Robin DJW
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As we sat in the waiting room, the couple before us came out of the judge's chambers looking radiant. The couple after us was a remarkable couple. The groom was a Native American man in dress military uniform. The bride was a gorgeous Native American woman, dressed in stunning Native American garments. They were such a striking pair that we could barely avoid staring at them. The other couples were a big part of what made that day unforgettable for us, and it didn't cost a dime. We're still going strong after 25 years... The wedding does not make the marriage.

    Lucille 2
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would feel weird having an expensive wedding. Like everyone’s gonna be looking at me. Ew.

    EarthGrowl
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I paid $26(marriage license and blood tests) for my wedding. We went to the justice of the peace, and we just celebrated our 30th anniversary in May. My sister paid $20,000 and she was divorced 2 years later. The secret to a long marriage? You both have to be determined to make it work and you have to realize people make mistakes and you have to be willing to forgive those mistakes. Marry your best friend, because lust fades, a life partner isn't just about the bedroom.

    Gustav Gallifrey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some weddings these days are really all about the bride being an unquestionable infallible combination goddess/dictator/queen who commands the resources of the entire planet for a day.

    Valek Fermiga
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I went into £20000 worth of debt back in the early 2000s for my wedding, ended up getting my house repossessed, we divorced, but that was mutual....

    Ray McArdle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The marriage is over but they are still paying for the wedding. Kind of like making payments on a wrecked car.

    Celtic Pirate Queen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Invest in your marriage, not your wedding!

    Justaboredpotato
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's the big deal about huge weddings? They cost too much and you only need your family there

    Earl Grey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spent $550 on our wedding, mostly for cheap champagne and a registered Justice of the Peace. Our 44th wedding anniversary is coming up.

    Lex <3 (they/them)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I ever end up getting married (which I probably will never do, since I’m aero and I don’t find myself attracted to anyone) it would be a small wedding in my backyard with nothing too over the top. Just something simple.

    Tams21
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the couple both want that, I don't necessarily see an issue. Where I do see a problem is when people are pressured into having big weddings. I'd have rather just had a small wedding (ideally two of us) but both our families made it clear that was going to cause a big fight. Weddings should be what the people marrying want.

    Clover
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's not the wedding, but the marriage that counts.

    Rachel Grig
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oi, that is incredibly sad and stupid.

    Sabrina
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my culture, if somebody invites you to a wedding, you need to gift them money, equal to the money they spend per person, if they invite you to an expensive location, you need to give quite a lot of money to cover their expenses.

    Jane Cortez
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agreed. Same with Bat Mitzvahs and Bar Mitzvahs, or any other grossly overpriced event… The meaning is lost and really it becomes about ‘keeping up with the Joneses.’

    ThatBlackNightingale
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I agree with not going into debt with buying expensive over the top 17 tower cake that doesn't even taste good, or buying a private jet you can't afford bla bla bla... BUT sometimes (especially with Asian parents of if you have a large family) you will have soooooo many relatives it's just inevitable. So crowd funding isn't something to be ashamed of that time

    🇳🇬 Asi Bassey 🇳🇬
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Research shows that the more costly a wedding, the greater the likelihood that the marriage wouldn’t last. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2501480

    Amo Mazzuchelli
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wedding cost around $2000 all up, it was about us and what we wanted not the guests. Friends wedding the week after cost $25000. We are together they are not.

    Ryan-James O'Driscoll
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Weddings are expensive, but they don't need to be ridiculous.

    Der Kommissar
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    worse; going into debt for a funeral

    Nay Wilson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ouch. That’s got to hurt

    Julia Mckinney
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Over 30 years ago, my parents spent $13,000 (roughly) on our wedding and we're still married. I was the third daughter to get married so my mom had binders with all of the better (service/quality wise) wedding vendors for out town and that's what we used. They weren't the most expensive ones, just a nice range of types. I also saved money where I could- using special lace and decorations from a wholesale costuming wearhouse I knew, taking my mom's advice and having her seamstress friend make the dress from a pattern I found (turned out great), using my parents chuch for the ceremony/reception, stuff like that.

    §• Råinbow Påndå •§
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why I plan on buying a house first, if I ever find ‘the one’ or somebody close enough

    Michael Largey
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never go into debt for your wedding. That's why you were given parents.

    Mell
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you can't afford a big wedding, have a smaller wedding. You don't want to start a marriage with debt.

    Deborah B
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Planning and carrying out a 'perfect' wedding is stressful, and can be a strain on the relationship - going in to debt for it can mean continuing financial stress.

    XanthippeⓐWulf🇨🇦️️🇬🇧
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm not opposed to grand weddings as a whole, but I agree, some people get so crazy & desperate to have this "wedding flex," that it becomes all about that and their Insta brag rather than the union of 2 people who love each other. I've been to way too many weddings over the last few years where 90% of the guests were just so done with the whole thing after enduring all the forced weird Tik Tok things, impractical & unsanitary food displays from Pinterest, the bridzilla winging because her gifts weren't "expensive enough" or they didn't get the money they wanted to go on some lavish trip that they expected everyone else to pay for 🙄

    Apatheist Account2
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Going into debt for anything other than a house. Cut your coat according to your cloth.

    Donna Peluda
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's a indirect correlation between the cost and amount of guests invited to a wedding. The more you spend the less it lasts.

    Vasana Phong
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just show casing yourself to debt

    Nitka Tsar
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All my cousins did it right. They got engaged and started saving up for the wedding. All 4 of them had lovely big (not too over the top but with all those little details) weddings around 1 year later.

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    #3

    When they have designer clothes and get their hair and nails done every 2 weeks but can't afford to pay the rent.

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    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" People who refinance their home in order to take a vacation. You took a week off and only thirty years to pay for it. Brilliant idea, bozo. AssicusCatticus replied: The neighbors across the street maxed out $25,000 in credit cards to take the family on a 'dream Disney vacation.' She said she'd be paying them off forever, but it was 'worth it for my kids to have this experience.' I was absolutely dumbfounded. Downtown_Cat_1172 replied: Kids don’t need that much. Seriously, give them a bunch of super soakers and let them loose at a picnic ground by a lake. They will talk about it for years. TJ_Rowe replied: If you go to any hotel with a pool, they'll be talking about that pool for years. I'm not kidding.

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    GoddessOfChaos
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True! I remember all of the random, small things me and my siblings did in summer vacation like going to the park or pool more than any big thing years later

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    #5

    My STBXH. - Quit his job 2 weeks after we bought our house, and then didn't tell me for 2 months. - Has been unemployed for a minimum of 6 months every consecutive year since 2019. - Forgot to transfer his (very small) portion of money to our joint account on payday last month, causing several of our bills to bounce. Got all defensive when I tried to explain why forgetting something like that is extremely risky, and when I tried to explore ideas on how we can prevent recurrence from something like that happening again. - Bailed/ghosted on our tax appointment last year. As in, never showed up in the first place, and refused to answer phone calls and text messages, leaving me to fend for myself during the tax appointment. - Suggested we take out a personal loan to cover our escrow shortage. But remember, he's unemployed. So GUESS WHO would be paying back the loan, even though we're already paycheck to paycheck? That's right, yours truly. I could go on and on, but I'll stop there. I can't wait to be divorced from this deadbeat.

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    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" Seeing a a behemoth of a pickup truck with all the bells and whistles parked in front of a mobile home in a trailer park.

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    #7

    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" Having more kids than you can afford to raise Ok_Department5949 replied: I only had two for this reason. Putting them through college and grad school has always been in the back of my mind.

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    Maya
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having six kids while being unemployed, not intending to work at all in your life. Living on financial aid. Complaining that financial aid is too low. Cursing the state organisation providing financial aid on social media.

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    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" Signing up for a payment plan...for tattoos. I met a woman on a dating app once that had her whole body almost covered of tattoos. She had a low income job so I wondered how she could afford them. Turns out she was on a payment plan with the tattoo studio and I was like 'yeah, no thanks.' 

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    CT
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a friend who had borrowed money from me, I thought she was in deep s**t at the end of the month, that it was to pay for food for her children. But no, it was for a new tattoo. Fortunately, she refunded me. We're not friends anymore, not because of that, but it didn't weigh in his favor.

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    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" My friend's roommate once asked him to borrow money so he could order novelty fart-smell spray from Amazon, instead of waiting for his paycheck. There are worse financial choices than going into debt for a can of fart spray, but it's certainly the funniest one I've heard.

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    Tiddlez
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Instead of a smart fella, he's a fart smella.

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    #10

    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" My wife’s siblings each just received a 117k disbursement from their mothers trust. So far one brother who doesn’t own a home nor a pension plan and is 55 went out and bought a brand new Harley Davidson Full bagger bike. The other brother, who was homeless three months ago is shopping for a Dodge Charger. He is 65 and can’t afford to retire. Her three sisters haven’t made any big purchases yet.It is tough to watch knowing how hard my in-laws worked to leave a little money for the siblings.

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    Ken Beattie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm, at least the bike one the bike is around $30k. That still leaves around $87k. Doesn't say what sort of Dodge Charger so can't really tell how much the other brother is aiming to spend. But if he's got himself back into a place and set some money aside, maybe that's not a terrible thing either. Get a car he loves, keep working til he dies. If he's enjoying himself and happy...

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    #11

    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" always having the latest iPhone

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    StrangeOne
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't get how people have a desire to get used to a new phone every year. I just upgraded my Samsung phone. The new one is more fragile, and took me a while to get used to. Just like my old one. It's a pain the a**e. I'm keeping this new one for as long as I can.

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    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" I had a coworker who once complained that he was spending more money every week on cigarettes for his wife than what he spends on rent.

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    Bobert Robertson
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He won't be paying that for too long 💀

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    #13

    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" Wearing a $900 Gucci belt with your McDonalds staff uniform

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    Bobert Robertson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wear a $9 belt and I have a really good job...

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    #14

    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" Your car payment is more then your rent 

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    #15

    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" Ordering out for breakfast, lunch, and dinner every single day.

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    Sue User
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Had a heck of a week at work. Project falling apart. Massive hours. Was hungry and to tired to cook. Went to a food cart near me. $10 burrito, $5 for a hotdog. I went back home and had cereal for dinner. I just couldnt justify the cost.

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    #16

    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" Buying a timeshare. Participating in a MLM scheme. tripsz replied: Don't you talk about my sister that way. She's a small business owner! She earned the privilege to get recognized at a company event this month and gets to purchase her own plane ticket! I'm sure her CPA husband is jealous of her success.

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    Verena
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They got a bad name in Europe some decennia ago, lots of shady things were going on with homes in mainly Spain. But what is CPA?

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    #17

    Smart fridge.

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    Stephanie Did It
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is absolutely no reason for a refrigerator to need an internet connection!

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    #18

    Bottled water. It costs more per gallon than gasoline and most people have been told that city water is sucky even though a ton of bottled water companies get it from municipal sources anyways. And if you care, filter it at home.

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    Cyndi Hafele
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I reuse until the water starts to taste funny.

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    #19

    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" Driving a very expensive car with tons of body damage because all their money is going to their $800 a month car payment and they can’t afford to fix the damage they caused with their s****y driving. Windir666 replied: I had this exact conversation with my friend today. If you cant afford to fix your car, you probably shouldn't be owning a 2022 $60,000 Mercedes. tristanjones replied: The financially responsible decision is driving a beat-up reliable car because you own it outright and most people intend to drive it into the ground before buying another one.

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    Ken Beattie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Firstly, this is why you get insurance. Even if you're the best driver ever and will never have an accident it doesn't mean someone won't smash into you. Secondly, you should be factoring insurance and basic maintenance into the costs. And most fancy cars cost way more than people expect. Even things like tyres cost double, triple or more than a "regular" car. My first car was second hand when I got it, and I drove it for roughly 20 years. In the end it was so worn out I sold it to a wrecker (it as 25ish years old by that point). Unless something drastic happens my current car will be the same.

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    #20

    Big rims and tires that cost 4K on a car that's worth 2K.

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    #21

    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" Using a check cashing store or payday advance type company. Bizarre_Protuberance replied: Payday loans are predatory loans and would be forbidden in almost every other country. It's basically a loan shark business. But sometimes low income people need money for emergency purposes like the car broke down and they need to get to work. nemesismkiii replied: Oh this 100%. As someone who has worked in financial services, I HATE these places. I will always advocate if you have lower income or cannot seem to work up savings for whatever reason, try switching from a bank to a credit union for your banking needs. They may not be as large as banks or be as good for if you need to travel, but they are local and try to help their local communities since they are owned by them.

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    jdtimid123
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Agree with the commenters. It's not so much poor financial decisions as decisions made out of desperation (usually) and people don't think about what happens next when they are desperate to put food on the table today, or fix the truck they need to get to work.

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    #22

    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" Expensive leased car, living in a sketch neighborhood.

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    GoddessOfChaos
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worry for the safety of such cars in neighbourhoods like that

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    #23

    Bragging about how much you spent on something as if it was a positive. "Uhh, congrats on giving a corporation extra money, I guess?" 

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    Tracy Butler
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bragging on what a good deal you got is much more fun

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    #24

    I had a friend nearly get evicted because he spent all his money on Funko Pops. Thought he'd get rich off them somehow.

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    #25

    Ordering DoorDash several times a week.

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    Bobert Robertson
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm proud to say I've never used a food delivery service

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    #26

    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" Buying a widescreen television on tax return day and bringing it home in a car held together by duct tape and prayers.

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    GoddessOfChaos
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In all fairness, a TV is a MUCH cheaper purchase than a car

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    #27

    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" "Hey, can I borrow $15? I'll pay you back next week when I get paid." With the above happening every other week.

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    Telepathetic
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I will gladly pay you Wednesday for a hamburger today"

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    #28

    Frequents a Starbucks. Coffee is way to cheap and easy to make well to spend that much per cup. If you do need a specialty coffee that often you are doing yourself a massive disserve not learning to make it. Everytime I see a Dutch Bros or Starbucks cup, I instantly register "*Ah, more money than sense.*"

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    Ken Beattie
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't immediately judge someone with a Starbucks cup. It might be a once every few months treat, or they were desperate for coffee and there were no other options handy. But yeah, if they were getting it frequently? I would.

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    #29

    30 Behaviors That People Think Scream "I Make Poor Financial Choices" Lottery tickets

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    jdtimid123
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends. If you're only spending a few dollars here and there then it's as harmless as buying that coffee at Starbucks everyone likes to talk about. It still going to be gone by the end of the day. If your spending hundreds every month, then it's a problem.

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    #30

    I spent over 80$ tryna win a giant pikachu and failed Could have bought that thing for 34$ but it was well worth it

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    Lez Be Honest
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How was it worth it if you didn't win?!?! :/

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