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[phoenix]

A spinoff of the expensive clothes thread. I've got money on the brain, as I will be purchasing concert tickets this weekend.

What is the biggest load of money you ever spent?

I spent a whopping $400 on a class at a recording studio. I remember the exact moment I wrote the check. It was quite painful.

Please keep in mind I live at home with my parents and do not pay rent, so I dont often make big purchases.

Sometime in the near future I will be shelling out $800+ on DJ equipment but that is something I am quite looking forward to. Its time to start saving!

[Geezer7348]

hmmm.... does £62k on a flat count? , or how about another £7k on a car?

Other than that my most expensive purchase would be the bathroom suite at around £700.

[demonhorse]

£500 or so on each of my computers...

[Lucinda]

That'd be £200 on my acoustic guitar, I think. Although my mum gave me £50 towards that, which was nice of her. I was going to buy either a games console or a guitar, and my mum thinks games consoles are evil but is pro-music. I'm pretty crap at the guitar, but I enjoy playing it, and I am still crap at console games, but my excuse is that I've never been allowed to own one.

[callum]

i payed £300 for my PC, that is my most expensiver purchase,

[Ema]

I spent £800 on my PC and £300 on my Laptop paid for them both myself.

[callum]

Yeh wel your rich then

[Jono]

My bank account seems to be dipping below the £0 mark at the moment.

[Ema]

My bank account seems to be dipping below the £0 mark at the moment.

Mine was until today. *is so glad its the 1st of the month today*

[callum]

My personal finances currently reach 15p

[Lucinda]

I'm sure it won't be long before I start on the overdraft...... I got a text this morning telling me my bank balance, and it's not looking too good.

[callum]

I will get about £80 tonight from Village thrift club

[Lucinda]

One of the guys I live with was complaining last night that his parents only give him £200 or so a month allowance, and he has to pay his own phone bill out of that - £70 last month. Oh no! How difficult life is :-| he should just not buy so much pizza and alcohol and not spend as much on his phone.......

[Ema]

I get £65 a month,but out of that I have to pay for my phone,buy my own clothes and shoes,buy my own magazines and things like that.

[Lucinda]

I get £0.00/month. I get £3305/year from the Government, but my mum doesn't want me to spend it, since it has to be paid back. Then I get just the interest on my savings account as income - oh and 10p I found outside last night.

[callum]

I get my EMA money, but usually i miss a lesson so i don't get it, Butt i will get a bonus in jan

[Olly]

I get £0.00/month. I get £3305/year from the Government, but my mum doesn't want me to spend it, since it has to be paid back. Then I get just the interest on my savings account as income - oh and 10p I found outside last night.

You aren't controlled by your mum, it's none of her business what you spend money on, surely?

[Lucinda]

Well at the moment I am getting interest through keeping it in the bank. It is my choice, but I have to pay it back at the end of the 3 years either way. At the moment I have a little bit of money which I have saved up in the past or inherited, and eventually I might even find some kind of job.

[DaNNiP15]

i have to give my brother 20 quid for his 18th birthday out of my 28 quid wage. one is not amused. the rest of money until christamas ig going on prezzies. i have bought a few so far but ont many

[phoenix]

I've literally run out of money 3 times since I got my bank account. I overdrew my account by $80 once.

[Lucinda]

I am allowed to overdraw £1500 interest free whilst I am at University. It is a way of encouraging us to borrow loads of money, then get screwed over by debt after leaving Uni.

[Jamie]

Im at uni, currently £9500 is debt from student loan and have a £1000 overdraft that is nearly maxed!! I also get paid nearly £500 a month, i think i spend too much money!!!

[Bexy]

I win, £12,000 student loan + £8,000 CDL for my Masters.

Not in my overdraft yet though!

[Lucinda]

I have a tuition fee debt too :cry::-p I owe £3000 already as well as the £3305 student loan. The tuition fees will go up next year. I will probably owe around £20000 when I leave Uni. The only consolation is that in future it'll be even more expensive when they remove the cap on tuition fees and the Unis charge whatever they like, although the NUS is campaigning against it.