What do you own (or do or eat/drink) that others would consider extravagant?

That's definitely my extravagance. Bikes and all that goes with them. I bought a new Cervelo in the spring, which I definitely didn't need, but wanted so much.

 

I like doing my own yardwork; at my old house in SoCal (tiny yard) I was once out mowing my yard and my hispanic neighbor across the street stopped me and said, "What are you doing? You're taking away good jobs from my people!"

 

You bought a Cervelo? Are you a dentist?

 

I've spent the better part of 2 days reading this thread and trying to think of an extravagance in my life. Up until a year or two ago, there were many...a BMW...Nordstrom shirts...$200 a month shopping trips to REI...but then real life hit and now there really are none.

But then it just struck me...I make half what I used to, sold our home, and live in a great new hometown...but the main extravagance is that my wife doesn't have to work. She's had some health problems (cancer sucks!) and it's great that we are able to bump along with smiles on our faces.

 

Haha. No. Are you The Bike Snob? It was cheaper than a Madone. My old bike is a Cannondale if that makes me less dentist-y.

 

No bike snob, just making a common Saturday town-line joke. You clearly have great taste in rides!

 

It's probably bigger than we need. We bought it right before we got married and were talking about 3-4 kids, but we stopped after two. We have rooms we almost never use for anything other than storage. If the housing market hadn't gone into the shitter, we probably would have downsized, but at this point it doesn't make any sense to sell unless the market rebounds to what it was in 2004 and I'm not holding my breath for that to happen anytime soon.

 

To filp this thread, I consider gambling, especially if you have more than $100 out in bets at anyone time extravagant.

I think only one poster on this thread has mention gambling, but if you lose $100, $200 or $300 in a weekend gambling, that's pretty nuts to me.

 

I don't think we need another thread of condescension.

 

Yeah, I totally understand that. Where you live is a factor too. Where I live now, a place that big would cost many millions. But it would be cheap (relatively) where I grew up.

 

Use one of these next time:



Good leg workout. Great gas mileage.

Funny looks from the neighbors are a bonus.