30 Things That People Thought They Wanted So Much, Yet Regretted After Finally Getting, As Shared In This Online Group

As someone in a house with a pool I couldn't agree more!

We put in a pool last year, & had so many people tell us the same as op. But I’ve had several hip surgeries, colon surgeries, & more scheduled in the future. For me it’s physical therapy, & I use it as often as I can. No diving board, slide, or anything fancy. Just a place for me to walk around without pain.

A hole in the ground that you keep throwing your money in.

I love my pool. It"s a lot of work, yes. But the time in my yard in summer, always if it possible, is more than worth.

My house had a backyard pool (electric bill= $300-600/month). It developed a leak (repair= $10k). I let it go unrepaired so water level was below filter level. County Vector Control gave me a scoop of mosquito fish to prevent mosquitoes. They multiplied. Dragonflies laid eggs in the water. Seeds flew in and now I have a big water rushes island with Cattails growing, colorful dragonflies hatching every spring, a pair of Mallard ducks visiting, an occasional Egret, a Black Phoebe (fish eating bird). Andy backyard cats like to nap on the island. ...So much better than the pool.

I love my pool. I enjoy both using it and looking after it, much as my wife looks after her plants.

I Love my pool, 4 years later still use it everyday for 9 months of the year. If you spend a bit more and buy a “robot” you don’t need to clean your pool more than once a month. If you have a solar blanket it keeps a lot of debris out and maintains pool temperature, and reduces amount of chemicals. If you have solar panels your electricity courts for everything in your home is reduced and pool filtering and pump heating is free! It’s like buying a $400 car vs $4,000 car overall less hassle. Always save for quality if you can afford to.

And remember, keeping it clean all year is cheaper than letting it become a swamp in winter and then clean it up from scratch

Pools are like boats , Its cool to know some one who has one but sucks to own

As someone who owns a pool, this is so incorrect. The pool stores and companies make it hard, so they can make more money. If you really want to know how to maintain a pool yourself on the cheap, learn from other pool owners at Trouble Free Pools

My parents can afford to hire people to do things for them, including take care of the pool. It is still only in use during the summer time because it is too expensive and time-consuming dealing with it. (Plus the cover is always breaking due to heavy rainfall.)

It’s a nightmare, can so relate to this. Everything but swimming it sucks

I always wanted one, too, but then decided it won't work because the length I want is too large and the depth to actually swim not enough. We then went for a small whirlpool instead and although it's not cheap (energy costs for heating mainly), it's worth it.

I had a pool back in the UK, spent more time cleaning than using it.

Water and electric bill

We put in an inground pool when we lived in GA. Absolutely loved it! Moved to Va and couldn’t wait to get another one. I love my pool. It is so relaxing. We have an automatic pool cleaner. I check the water every few weeks, take it to the pool store and get the chemicals. Aside from having to clean the filter there’s no work involved. I do not regret the cost.

I don't mind the pool, even though I never use it. My peeve is that stupid boat my husband had to have. It's true, it's a hole in the water you throw money into. A tremendous amount of work, a huge money pit with little return.

Not to mention a STUPID waste of water- particularly in all the places in drought. Go to a beach!

Having lived in a house with a pool in Florida, I can tell you that finding dead snakes in the skimmer is better than finding LIVE snakes in the skimmer

Michigan pool owner here. I love having a pool but it makes me sad when it's time to winterize and seeing it covered and unused for more than half the year.

My sister needs to see this. She wants and can afford an inground pool, but she can't even keep her house clean. Her excuse is it's a big house. A pool just adds more space that needs to be cleaned

I can relate with this so much. I live a bit north of Pittsburgh PA and we get maybe 3 good months of pool use but there's so much work and money every year. It's like the older I've got the novelty has wore off. My kids r both teenagers now n my niece is 8 I mean they enjoy it but the thing don't get as much use as prior years so I think after this season she's gonna get taken down. Sad but just to much work

A pool is a total pain in the a**.

Yeah I used to think I'd love one but I wouldn't even get an indoor pool now. Put off by the maintenance and I'd be afraid one of my kids, or my cat, would drown in it.

We moved into a house with a pool three months ago. The cost to heat it is amazing and we’ve only had it up to temp where you could swim comfortably three days. Now the pool heater started smoking we have to replace that.

Being in Florida, backyard pools are everywhere, but I've never wanted one. I know I'd be a terrible pool owner.

My father decided to put one in years back, I determined the sole purpose was to torment teenager me. Like Op says, no end of dicking around with it.

I only have a jacuzzi in my backyard and that's even a lot of work keeping it clean, the chemicals, the maintenance... I can't imagine a pool. We just go to my dad's apartment complex if the kids want to swim, lol

It’s a hassle !

You don't want a pool....you want a friend with a pool! Moved into a house that had a pool. Took it down after kids grew, more work than use.

I feel you, my stationary bike is now a very sturdy coat hanger.

As a child I couldn't wait to grow up. As a working adult, I couldn't wait to retire and I'm finding it isn't what I had hoped. It is easy to focus on the what you will gain in the next phase of your life, but you don't realize what you will lose. Just enjoy the good things in each day.

Ex husband had one of these. I really didn't want a small section of ocean in the living room, OK. A year later: SO MUCH MONEY. SO MANY DEAD FISH. SO MUCH FREAKING OUT OVER MONEY AND DEAD FISH. Then he got into reptiles.

Anyone in the US that reads this. Very few professions care about what school you went to. Or even physical locations. The few I can think of are doctors, hyper specific job that are also based at MIT, ect. For everything else. Get your generals done through a community college. History and math 101 are the same there as they are at Harvard only way cheaper. Do as much online as possible. And if you are still in highschool. See what programs/classes your school offers that will count as college credits. If you stack your classes right you could walk out of HS with an associates degree. Also also, once you start the Bachelor's degree things at least get funner. They are classes you care about. Because they are in the field you are interested in.

I found the opposite to be true. I'm a metal fabricator that I started as a hobby. I now do it for a living and now I have access to equipment that I would never have been able to afford let alone have room for. I have also become so much better (there's so many people who are better than me) than I would have if I had kept it just a hobby

This is sad. I wonder if finding a different way to structure the business would be better. Such as making products upon order. So you have a menu of a few products that can be made with a more limited ingredients list and get customers to place a order for that product to be made and ready for pick up. That way ready-made products aren't going to waste. I always wonder how much of the products I see in bakeries get sold.

The experience of living alone is a valuable one to have, if you are fortunate enough to be in a position to manage it. It's possible to have that experience and still be in a committed relationship though.

Put it on your dashboard and catch all those bad drivers.

It's a hole in the water that you throw money into.

Depends on the meds, some are literally to keep you alive, but some like pain meds need frequent dry spells, and steroids can be similar.

My loss was a bit more pleasant: Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith; the list goes on. :)

I had one when I was a kid, they were all the rage back then and I loved it. Haven't tried one as a grown up, but you're laying down on water, how can it be uncomfortable?

And it kept getting in the way of picking your nose, didn’t it?

Day 12 without a cigarette. I sure would like to smoke a cigarette.

I don't understand this, can someone explain?

I can't understand this attitude. I, unfortunately was forced into disability myself. My culinary career was my entire life. I would get up in the morning, dress and head off to work. I would spent the entire day, often until late at night there, go home, shower, go to bed and wake the next morning to gladly start it all over again. This was my way of life and I adored it. My health improved a bit, so I began volunteering in one of the local kitchens cooking for the homeless. Last summer alone I put in over 100 hours for them and others and was happy as a clam again. Things have taken a bit of a downturn again, but I still look for ways to help.

$2995 later…

My husband and I agreed to having an open relationship. It was one of the WORST decisions I ever made. If anyone is contemplating trying an open relationship, DON'T!

I found a good compromise : living in a medium city, working at the country. Both benefits: able to find peace and calm on my daywork, and everything I need in the evening. But it's France, a human sized country

"hell of a week" i thought that was at least 3 months