If three figures at Starbucks gets the Nesties riled up I'd hate for them to see what I spend each year on travel. I'd tell them, but I need them to keep working and buy my lattes in retirement.
So funny. I brew my coffee at home in my 3-figure Keurig every day and definitely spend 3 figures on my Costco brand K cups every year. THE HORROR! And that's without ever going to Starbucks (OK maybe a few times a year but it's not often).
They would die at my hair budget. And groceries? I can't even go there...
I didn't see the LHOTP TV show until I was in my early 20s. I turned it on, saw Michael Landon, and practically screamed at the television, "WHERE ARE PA'S WHISKERS?!?!?!?!?!?!?"
"Sometimes I feel like I don't inhabit the same galaxy as some people. I read on another board recently that people spend three figures a year on Starbucks and a similar amount on spa and massage. Those are just examples, not meant to indict anyone who likes those things, but that money really adds up."
This comment really irritates me. I spend *gasp* 4 figures a year on massages & anti-aging facials. Is she really so daft that she doesn't realize some people can afford this and be in a wonderful financial position (probably much better than hers if 3-4 figures a year raises a judgey eyebrow)?
I wonder if these people also have $25 annual shoe budgets. The shoe aspect of that thread was far more interesting (and concerning) to me than how much someone spends on coffee.
Hold on. There are people who only spend $25/yr on shoes? How is that even possible?
I would argue "yes" on the bold. It's self-evident. Most broke people I know are the ones that have like $100 in their savings and are a quarter-step ahead of their bills. We're far from rich, but I don't even remember which Friday is pay day for me except that I can wear jeans at school. It's irrelevant because we have so much saved.
If you're broke, you by definition have made bad decisions with your money, whether it's in not saving or by career choice. I'm not saying all people with money are necessarily smart, but I haven't made contact with many really smart people who just happen to be "broke."
In fact, I think it sounds downright shitty and I truly hope she never experiences a catastrophic illness, injury, unemployment, etc.
The whole "I'm not broke because I make good decisions" is really off-putting.
Oh yeah, she's a bitch. No way around it.
Who is this Kelly Bensimon (other than a Real Housewife)? Someone we know?
I wonder if these people also have $25 annual shoe budgets. The shoe aspect of that thread was far more interesting (and concerning) to me than how much someone spends on coffee.
Hold on. There are people who only spend $25/yr on shoes? How is that even possible?
I know; two figures a YEAR on shoes would surely bankrupt most families. We try to keep it to one figure a year, mostly by staying inside barefoot.
I wonder if these people also have $25 annual shoe budgets. The shoe aspect of that thread was far more interesting (and concerning) to me than how much someone spends on coffee.
Hold on. There are people who only spend $25/yr on shoes? How is that even possible?
Apparently so, according to the thread on here. I remain baffled as to how it is possible, so I can't help you there.
Hold on. There are people who only spend $25/yr on shoes? How is that even possible?
Apparently so, according to the thread on here. I remain baffled as to how it is possible, so I can't help you there.
$25 only buys a pair of flip flops!
I think they'd pass out at the cost of our restaurant-grade espresso machine that is plumbed into our kitchen. And the beans fi puts in it run more than 3 figures a year. Guess I'll be joining you ladies in the welfare line come the day I hit 65
Apparently so, according to the thread on here. I remain baffled as to how it is possible, so I can't help you there.
$25 only buys a pair of flip flops!
Maybe they are buying one pair of shoes every 4-5 years. But if you're married then you have to put shoes on two people, so maybe each partner keeps the one pair of shoes for 10 years.
Here's a mindfuck for her: My H works for Starbucks (HQ, it's huge so I'm not super concerned about privacy). Part of his compensation package is stock options and RSUs--so, I spend money at Starbucks, but get money from Starbucks. We get more money when we (and everyone else) spend more money there.
So is it OK for me to spend three figures a year at Starbucks, then? If so, it's still not OK for the rest of you. Unless you want to be destitute.
Both DH and I work for the same retailer (not starbucks) and we receive stock in a profit share account from them. So, the more we spend at the store the money we will get in profit share since it is based off of the companies sales.
Whatever. I make my own shoes out of used cardboard and twine. I am so more MM than you.
Oh, I see you are trying to one-up me by showing that you use markers, tape, and real laces on your homemade shoes. Well that's fine with me. I'll be laughing all the way to the bank in my retirement while you are standing in line for your welfare check with the other crazy spendthrifts on this board.
I was just thinking, I don't know that it's possible to even be a regular coffee drinker for less than 3 figures per year. Even if you bought the cheapest coffee and made it at home every day, and only drank one cup, surely you would spend more than $100?
I love how she missed out on the concept of the actual numeric values of the ever-so-concerning three figures. $100 on SBX, $999 on SBX- it's all the same THREE figures!!
I do all my peeing at Starbucks. I save a lot of money on not having indoor plumbing at my home and it offsets the cost of my coffee. I'm sure Dave Ramsey has a helpful quote about that somewhere.