Sell everything and buy one vain item, what is it?

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05 Jun 2023, 11:24 am

If you decided to sell anything you had and cash in your entire net worth to buy one lavish, vulgar item, what would you get away with just about affording?

A large yacht, a super car, an outrageous watch or perhaps something more humble?



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05 Jun 2023, 11:36 am

I'm really struggling with this...

I'm anti v anit y (vanti?) lol

I'm "poor"

If I had capital, I'd secure property, in order to help... a certain class of People.

Although... a "lavish" kitchen, with a workhorse bread positive oven would be superb


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05 Jun 2023, 7:46 pm

mrpieceofwork wrote:
I'm really struggling with this...

I'm anti v anit y (vanti?) lol

I'm "poor"
Same here. I don't have many possessions compared to most people & most of mine are not worth much so if I sold them all I'd be lucky if I could pay off one of the two credit-cards I defaulted on a few years ago :(


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05 Jun 2023, 7:54 pm

Well if I sold everything I supposed I'd need a new house, because I'd be homeless. :)

My new digs would be a quaint cottage in Cumbria.
Perhaps a holiday home at the Isle of Skye, but I doubt I could afford both.

This is assuming of course I didn't have kids and didn't need to invest it all for their future.


Not interested in cars, travel, bling, clothes.

OH HOLD UP. I might need to hit up some auctions at Sotheby's.


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05 Jun 2023, 8:02 pm

I cant.imagine selling my things to buy something like a yacht.

Partially because.i.doubt the things I own are.worth much outside.of.sentimentality.

But also.I'm not big on the idea.of.wasting money.

I like the idea.of.owning my own home though so I'll go.with that.



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05 Jun 2023, 8:07 pm

Nades wrote:
Sell everything and buy one vain item, what is it?


I don't know of one big vain item which could possibly bring as much enjoyment as all the little items I have: the hobbies, the books, and such.

A $20 airplane book and some aftermarket model airplane detail parts arrived in today's mail & they are going toward building some models modified to represent some airplanes in a story idea I have.

This year our county seat farm burg's Walmart has some bright and fun pattern tropical shirts so I bought a few to replace some 10 to 20 year old ones which are wearing out.

It is the little things like that which satisfy me.


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05 Jun 2023, 8:10 pm

Winters Gate wrote:
I cant.imagine selling my things to buy something like a yacht.

Partially because.i.doubt the things I own are.worth much outside.of.sentimentality.

But also.I'm not big on the idea.of.wasting money.

I like the idea.of.owning my own home though so I'll go.with that.
if you could afford to buy a yacht, you could live there instead of owning a house :wink: You won't have to worry about neighbors that way


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05 Jun 2023, 8:52 pm

Some of us dont have much wordly stuff to sell.

Better way to set up the question would be something along the lines of...what if some one GAVE you a million dollars, but you HAD to blow it all on one luxury thing. What would it be?

Something like that.



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05 Jun 2023, 9:07 pm

I don’t have many belongings, but if I did, I’d sell them to buy a grand piano, perhaps a Steinway. Of course, I would have nowhere to put it. My parents basement would be too humid.

Hmmm…


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05 Jun 2023, 9:55 pm

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Because race car. :nerdy:


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06 Jun 2023, 1:15 am

nick007 wrote:
Winters Gate wrote:
I cant.imagine selling my things to buy something like a yacht.

Partially because.i.doubt the things I own are.worth much outside.of.sentimentality.

But also.I'm not big on the idea.of.wasting money.

I like the idea.of.owning my own home though so I'll go.with that.
if you could afford to buy a yacht, you could live there instead of owning a house :wink: You won't have to worry about neighbors that way


Well, they certainly double up as a house so still practical to some extent.



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06 Jun 2023, 1:17 am

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Well if I sold everything I supposed I'd need a new house, because I'd be homeless. :)

My new digs would be a quaint cottage in Cumbria.
Perhaps a holiday home at the Isle of Skye, but I doubt I could afford both.

This is assuming of course I didn't have kids and didn't need to invest it all for their future.


Not interested in cars, travel, bling, clothes.

OH HOLD UP. I might need to hit up some auctions at Sotheby's.


A new house wil tempt me too. I might end up picking a decent new build or something in a small town instead.



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06 Jun 2023, 1:56 am

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Because race car. :nerdy:


Because race car indeed :wtg:

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06 Jun 2023, 2:04 am

My own island with a hilltop mansion.


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06 Jun 2023, 3:08 am

Nades wrote:
If you decided to sell anything you had and cash in your entire net worth to buy one lavish, vulgar item, what would you get away with just about affording?

A large yacht, a super car, an outrageous watch or perhaps something more humble?

I would buy 100 acre ranch in Texas.



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06 Jun 2023, 5:29 am

Nades wrote:
IsabellaLinton wrote:
Well if I sold everything I supposed I'd need a new house, because I'd be homeless. :)

My new digs would be a quaint cottage in Cumbria.
Perhaps a holiday home at the Isle of Skye, but I doubt I could afford both.

This is assuming of course I didn't have kids and didn't need to invest it all for their future.


Not interested in cars, travel, bling, clothes.

OH HOLD UP. I might need to hit up some auctions at Sotheby's.


A new house wil tempt me too. I might end up picking a decent new build or something in a small town instead.


Where would you want it to be?


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