Biggest waste of money you've witnessed?

Originally Posted by Cellius

Tonight my girlfriend backed out of a vacation we had planned next month.

Bye bye $700 non-refundable plane tickets!!!!

Ugh, owned so hard

Early adopters are huge money wasters. I did that once with a laptop and learned my lesson hard. Since then I did that with my Wii and I did it many years ago when iPods first dropped. I've had success with those two but that's it. The majority of early adopters end up fucked rectally (iPhone, HD-DVD, etc).

Biggest waste that I've personally witnessed would be when a crew of 13 people including myself dropped $1500 each on a film that would never see the light of day because the director was an incompetent twat. Temari can back me up on this enormous waste

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Chibi Neko

Leasing or Renting.
Of course it would depend on what it is, Renting a apartment is a waist of moeny, but many people don't have a choice, I have rented a apartment for a few years and now have a house. With a house I pay a little more then I did with rent, and If I want to sell, I get all that money back and use it as a down payment on a different house it I want, I didn't get shit when I left my apartment.

My brother is leasing a truck, I to this day I can't figure out why. For the lease to be valid you are limited to a number of km per month (At least I think is't per month) and he can't sell it so he won't get any money back. He even had the nerve to ask for my car so he can meet someone so that he won't waist the miles on his truck. Flat down said no.

I'm going to go ahead and politely disagree with you on this one. I'm leasing a car and I love it. I don't have any children to pass the car on to, nor do I foresee needing to sell it. I have a brand new car that runs like a dream, and the dealership pays for most of the service. Plus, when the lease is up, I have the option to buy it out (which I might consider). I was thinking of buying a used car, but I'd be paying more monthly for a much older car, whose reliability would be questionable. It depends on your situation, I guess, but for me right now, leasing is a good option.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Chibi Neko

It's great to hear that Its working well for you, but trust me, if you knew about my brother and his family's lifestyle, you would be wondering why on earth they are leasing.

They use their truck ALL the time and I am willing to bet that they have to pay for the extra miles they have used on it, I was living in their basement apartment when they got the truck, so I am willing to bet that the thought leasing was a safe bet assuming they could use my car, when I refused to let them touch my car their plan back-fired. They should have done their research first and planned around it.

Mmm, that's valid. Pretty much as long as you are well aware of the risks in leasing, you should be fine. Admittedly, I'm well over where I should be on my mileage since I commute to work, but after I move, the car will be used MUCH less than it is now, so I'm not worried about going over the eventual 36,000 mile limit when my 3 years are up. And even if I do, I will likely buy the car out since I love it so much.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Squib

Are insurance rates higher when you lease a car? I've never done it and don't know anyone that has.

Nope, there's no difference in the rates.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by LeHah

Leasing is for suckers - by the time the lease is up, the car is used and then you're either buying a used car or you're going to go out and lease something else.

It's used, yeah, but it's been used by me, so I am at least aware of any risks involved in the car. I wouldn't be buying it blindly like I would any other used car.

I was speaking idiomatically.