A weekly thread to discuss financial matters - from personal all the way up to global.
Ground Rules
- Remember that we're all just Internet randos. Don't bet your life savings on a hot tip from this thread.
- Keep culture war in the culture war thread. Yes, global events may impact our personal finances, but that does not mean we have to incessantly harp on culture war aspects here. If you are going to discuss it, please stick to the practical impacts of it on an individual level.
- Be kind. Remember that everyone here comes from different circumstances. We all have different resources available and different risk tolerances.
- Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Better is better. Celebrate people when they take a step up and work to move their finances in the right direction. Don't flame out because they haven't followed what you consider the optimal path. Everybody has to start somewhere.
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Notes -
Antique / good furniture is a gimme - long-lived, beautiful, utilitarian. Similarly good china, good cutlery. A nice bathroom. Appliances, tools, robovacs. Jewellery can be a pleasant way to store value in a way that's more visual than a stock certificate. A good fountain pen.
Social clubs/events likewise. (Note that this is a do as I say, not as I do, kind of situation :P). The kind of hobbies that require some equipment. I have friends who fly Cessnas and that seems awesome. Balloonists often co-buy balloons.
Travel isn't a bad way of spending money. You can get too into it, but IMO occasionally going to a nice hotel and getting a couple of tours is still a pretty good way of seeing 'oh, that's what is like...'. I can't be arsed with all the budget backpacking stuff, I'm far too soft for that.
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