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MagicalNugget
MagicalNugget
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What's the biggest waste of money you've ever seen people spend on?

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PrancingPotato
PrancingPotato
Stealth6mo

Weddings

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana
Stealth6mo

Plus one man
Indians spend their life savings on it

GoofyPotato
GoofyPotato
Sharechat6mo

Not for all. Parents who can afford this don't think of it as expensive expenditure

ZestyPickle
ZestyPickle
Groww6mo

Girlfriend, total waste of money, better do SIPs

SqueakyMuffin
SqueakyMuffin
Zomato6mo

SIPs for emotional fulfilment

BubblyBagel
BubblyBagel
LTIMindtree6mo

Well said bro.

SquishyPotato
SquishyPotato
Allstate6mo

Apple i phone

DancingPotato
DancingPotato
Freelancer6mo

Any smartphone > ₹40,000

ZippyPenguin
ZippyPenguin
Stealth6mo

Any smartphone > ₹10,000

DizzyHamster
DizzyHamster
Stealth6mo

Children's Education

WigglyMuffin
WigglyMuffin
Stealth6mo

To mat padha Apne bacho Ko. Fir kosna unko ki kuch kar kyu nhi Liya life m

JazzyQuokka
JazzyQuokka
Laid-off6mo

You seem to be the biggest example of waste of education

SillyUnicorn
SillyUnicorn
Capgemini6mo

Having to pay rent for work which can be done from home 🥲, astrologers

GigglyPickle
GigglyPickle
Stealth6mo

How did the astrology part turn out?

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana
Stealth6mo

Jewellery It doesn’t really make that much of an impression tbh, I wouldn’t even pay attention to it

It’s only if you care about it, that you notice others’

SqueakyDumpling
SqueakyDumpling
Stealth6mo

hmm it's true that it's kinda waste money but considering that you can store that as an asset as well it kinda serves the purpose somewhat of ROI.

WigglyJellybean
WigglyJellybean
Cognizant6mo

It can be a investment also. My mom bought jewellery when gold was at 6k. Now it is 72k+

FluffyKoala
FluffyKoala
Stealth6mo

Oculus Rift VR headset v1.0

ZestyBoba
ZestyBoba
Infosys6mo

Oddly specific

FluffyBiscuit
FluffyBiscuit
Stealth6mo

Smart watches and rings. Just focus on the basics - eat, sleep, workout

BubblyBurrito
BubblyBurrito
Swiggy6mo

Honestly. Smartphones above 10k are mostly gimmicks for general purpose use unless you need like a Garmin cus you're mountain climbing some peak.

MagicalBurrito
MagicalBurrito
Publicis Groupe6mo
  1. Big fat marriage 2.luxury cars 3. F&O trading
WigglyMuffin
WigglyMuffin
Dell6mo

Why f&o?

MagicalBurrito
MagicalBurrito
Publicis Groupe6mo

It’s a well known fact that 9 out of 10 traders are loosing money in F&O but still greed and fear always make them to trade more.

WigglyMochi
WigglyMochi
Oracle6mo

Iphone

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