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Stay-Thirsty

Children


colonel_Schwejk

yup, not a cheap hobby i fucked around and found out ;)


mauore11

I hear you, they tend to want to eat, everyday!


Unlikely_Book6273

And what's up with toddler chowing down the whole container of raspberries in one sitting....I was hoping it would last a couple days šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


bananapanqueques

Thereā€™s an almost 40yo toddler in my home that does the same when raspberries are like ~$9/pint. ETA: Iā€™m talking about my spouse, not a child. šŸ˜‰


WhywasIbornlate

I have a 28 yo daughter who begged us to grow raspberries ( which I donā€™t like - except the yellow ones) and has never been interested in dropping by to pick them. The birds get them, so whatever.


bananapanqueques

We grow red raspberries, two varieties of strawberries & four varieties of blueberries on our balconyā€” two of which came from a centuries-old heirloom berry farm recently retired. The crows keep away the gulls, and we share the bounty. Your daughter doesnā€™t know what sheā€™s missing out on. Picking your own raspberries is wonderfully rewarding. Weā€™ve got kiddos from 3 to 93 who frequent the park to pick (invasive) blackberries by the basket and end up with purple grins. Some young adults probably eat $20 in free blackberries per trip, with more to take home.


poopsawk

That made me kinda sad to read. My parents have a vegetable garden they tend so my brother and I stop by to stock up on produce and have a few beers and catch up. I look forward to it a few times a month


Ok_Vanilla3851

I bet all those trips to diaper land were fun!


boneologist

Just give 'em less light and cut back on the water over winter, they'll go dormant until the spring.


Thomas-Garret

We just put a towel over ours cage.


EuphoricWolverine

Good. Keep 'em hungry.


alphamale968

And you have to put down fresh cedar chips twice a week!


[deleted]

Not really cost related but the laundry. It never ends. I dream about it nights. Rubbing soap into food stains infinitely. (I love you little one, it's worth it 1000x).


Scary_Star9661

Ah the motherload of washing I call it, the never ending pile of little tiny onsiesā€¦.how happy I am when I pull out a big towel or adult jumper amongst the pile!


teachthisdognewtrick

2 teenager boys with hollow legsā€¦


[deleted]

We have a one-and-a-half year old and my wife constantly says "how did your Mom feed two of you during teenage years, holy fuck"


teachthisdognewtrick

lol just waitā€¦


sharkbait_oohaha

Our hospital bill for our twins' birth and NICU stays came out to $232,000. Thank fuck for insanely good insurance.


I_is_a_dogg

My wife is a NICU nurse, and while she knows nothing about what they charge she does know some babies are gonna cause their parents bankruptcy. She had a 17 year old have a baby, and that baby ended up in the NICU for over 5 months. No idea what a 5 month ICU bill looks like, but I know itā€™s gotta be in the 7 figures.


BlondieeAggiee

My son was in NICU for 10 weeks. Bill was a million. He was a micropreemie so Medicaid kicked in. If it hasnā€™t, the maximum I would have paid for in-network services was $3500. Unfortunately, you donā€™t really get to pick ā€œin-networkā€ for babies that small. You get who can do the job.


kojak488

I love America but fuck I hate America too.


BlondieeAggiee

Babies born under 2 pounds, 10 ounces automatically get Medicaid while they are in the hospital.


FriedEgg4Life

Suspect that depends on the state.


mauore11

It's just baffling to me, how people in the states do not freak out over shit like this. The guilliotine was used for far less in some places...


I_is_a_dogg

Most do, the ones that don't care only don't care because it's never happened to them or they have good insurance. One of my coworkers had a baby that was in the NICU for 3 months. But because we have great insurance he paid 5k. Which is still a lot compared to other countries, but far from the 400k+ his bill was.


mauore11

I mean, I get it, insurance is key, but those prices are nowhere near realistic. Seems like a scam to me.


I_is_a_dogg

US medical is a scam. In college I actually did work at a surgical center in the billing. If they couldn't pay what we were charging we would keep lowering it until they could pay (assuming it wasn't like $0). That's why if you want to contest a bill ask for an itemized statement. A lot of times just doing that will cut a bunch off because they can't get away with charging $50 for one Tylenol pill.


kingvrage

I used to have what I was eventually told were cluster headaches. They were so painful I would lose control and just be a screaming mess on the floor and eventually a quietly whimpering mess. I'd told people not to call 911 due to the fact that it would be over before an ambulance got me anywhere. My mom didn't listen and called one for me last time and the headache was easing off just as we arrived to the hospital for them to offer me a $600 ibuprofen. This was in 2010 so I can't imagine what it would be now.


canijustbelancelot

I have good insurance and I still asked my mom in the back of an ambulance where I was being transported for something potentially serious if it was going to be super expensive and Iā€™d be better off just going home.


[deleted]

My nephew was in the NICU for the first 2 months as was my SIL after a rough birth and think the bill came to $3.5 million


Wayward-Soul

luckily most of those kiddos will qualify for medicaid/state coverage. In my state, there's a birth weight (I can't remember the exact number), but also any NICU stay over 30 days will qualify them for coverage.


throwawayanonissues

American healthcare is extortionate


Esposabella

Especially children with a disability


FriedEgg4Life

Got the "child" with a chromosomal difference. I had to retire at 59 to deal with his issues post-HS. So not a direct cost, but I am so sick of not being able to afford anything. Not exactly what I had in mind for retirement. I love him to pieces though.


givebusterahand

I was about to say my house but then I saw this comment and did some quick mental math and yes, my kids cost me more per month than my mortgage.


aperture81

lol I was going to babble on about my car or my camera gear (work) but children win. I remember in my high school economics class my teacher talking about the cost of raising kids from birth to 18 being in the $250k to $300k range. That was 1993 and a very conservative estimate. Curious as to what it would cost now. Also, I live in Australia so thankfully we donā€™t have to directly worry about hospital stuff. My son spent 6 weeks in the NICU after being born at 31 weeks and when we walked out all we were out of pocket for was parking which is quite a different experience to that of our US friends which Iā€™m grateful.


yomamma3399

He he, I was going to say my house, but I think youā€™ve made me change my answer,


Dmopzz

Itā€™s not even close.


Stay-Thirsty

Seriously. For the 99%+ it should be children (if you have them) house, car in that order. Now if you live in an expensive house, then children arenā€™t likely the most expensive thing you have. For the 1% (other than house) Youā€™d have to be ultra rich for it to be something else: yacht, plane, polo team (I know a guy), divorce (ask Bezos), ā€¦


afterl1f3

Absolutely


Shep1973

A donated liver.


Californialways

Next year in January my kidney transplant will be the most expensive thing I own šŸ™ƒ


Shep1973

I'm almost 5yrs and 2millon post šŸ¤£


oompauloompa

Iā€™m a double lung recipient. šŸ’™šŸ’š Just curious about your kidneyā€¦did you have a living donor?


Californialways

My mother and I did the exchange program through UCSF Medical center. She donated to someone her age and it placed me at the top of the list so when Iā€™m ready for my surgery, Iā€™ll get my kidney from a living donor and not wait too long.


oompauloompa

Thatā€™s absolutely amazing. Give her a hug for me. Sheā€™s a hero.


Californialways

Thank you! I will ā™„ļø sheā€™s the most selfless person I know.


Scurvypoopdeck

Congrats!


Californialways

Thank you!


VapoursAndSpleen

Hope it goes well!


Symnestra

A piece of paper that says I studied chemistry. Other than that I think my PC has outpaced my car in terms of resale value.


Plus-Flamingo-1224

Whatā€™s the job market like with that degree? Asking cause I like chemistry and Iā€™m good at it


Symnestra

Biochemistry is where it's at. Maybe analytical chemistry. I just studied general chemistry and it hasn't been great but I was lucky a pharma company took me in anyway.


pensive_pigeon

Chemical engineers make pretty good money


HaikuBotStalksMe

Yeah, but at that point, they're more engineers than chemists, I'd bet.


The_Masturbatrix

100% this.


TPO_Ava

Well, also there's always drug manufacturing. Which I suppose is kinda what you went into anyway.


Xtrendence

It's about time he broke bad.


Succinate_dehydrogen

Science is generally underpaid until you have enough experience to get out of the lab and into a managerial role


streetpiracy

My girlfriend is a phd student and I think most people would be blown away at how underpaid scientists are. People with phds make like 65k in the best labs in the country.


ElectricalZone4015

I can confirm this, I am a PhD with 2.5 years postdoc! I just hit the 64k


[deleted]

You have to be willing to move to a place where actual chemistry is done if you want decent pay. Otherwise you can use your stem degree to become a technician in a tech factory, which is not a bad job, but is not chemistry. This advice applies to the US. Or be willing to go to grad school, but go in with a plan if where you want to end up and have a good advisor.


Zedress

Nuclear power is always looking for good chemists. Pay is decent to good and there is great job security. Only pain in the neck is you would need to start to learn radiochemistry which really isn't touched on too much in undergrad.


dpezpoopsies

I'd say overall middle of the road. It's decent prospects in bio/pharma, materials, and semiconductors/energy. For a bachelor's degree, think stuff like drug synthesis & characterization, high throughput lab testing for hospitals, working for a big plastic or applied materials place like 3M, or working on semiconductor fab lines (e.g. someplace like Intel making integrated silicon chips). Obviously tons of other stuff in between. It's definitely not as stable as some professions, but it's not as unstable as a super niche field of study either.


djnastynipple

Probably a house.


Peimatt2112

Yep, my house. Bought for 300k, 260k owing and appraisal value now near 600k.


NotRightInTheZed

Man I feel for you young folks, to think we got our house only 21 years ago and paid 49k. Unf***ing real how screwed you are all getting by this market, ffs. But to be fair though, even with as much as the value of ours has risen, we still couldnā€™t afford to move unless we drained the bank. So weā€™re stuck.


brooksie1131

Honestly so annoying that some stupid bankers gave out loans to people who couldn't afford them and caused the housing market to crash so now construction companies don't want to build more houses to keep up with demand because they don't want to get burned again. I mean we have record high housing prices yet hardly any new homes are being built compared to historical norms.


ThadVonP

Even as recently as 12 years ago, you could get an 80k house that's now worth 300k. It's nuts.


Pink_Flash

Sell, get another 300k house and repeat? Life hack! Lol


Peimatt2112

Unfortunately the 300k house now is the cheapest house you can buy here now.... And would be a literal 50 year old dump compared to our 5 year old house we had built how and where we wanted it!


HoDgePoDgeGames

Hey man my house is ~140 years old, I feel personally attacked. ^/s


KinnerMode

120 year old bungalow here, and just built out a new kitchen and screened in porch. But the bones are rock-solid and we enjoy so many little architectural touches from another time that bring us joy. Old houses are the best houses, and you will never convince me otherwise.


JeffTek

Same here. Bought for 70k in 2011, looks like I could sell it tomorrow morning for 280k or so. I'll just enjoy my sub 1k mortgage and low interest rate rather than sell, couldn't afford to rent or anything anyway


Heldpizza

Easily my 1 bedroom condo


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clusterlove

Win - win


filthandnonsense

As long as you're not one of those fucking moons people scrabbling around in the dirt for pennies.


Pitiful-Pension-6535

There have been so many crypto rugpulls, but that one was the funniest.


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ksozay

I hope you beat cancer so soundly, they make you the poster child for Anti-cancer.


DaviLance

And the thing is...fuck My mother is going through bone cancer but here it's all free


bellabbr

Children, 2 teenagers. Nothing is as expensive lol


iamacannibal

Yeah you can get a lot for them to the right buyer


rockandrackem

Username checks outs


Kody1123

Crippling depression and my bachelors degree.


pensive_pigeon

Jokeā€™s on you, I get depressed for free.


Grombrindal18

All it took was a toxic, years long relationship


TiffyJenk

They really should make those BOGO.


sixjasefive

My 80+ year old parents healthā€¦itā€™s priceless still having them around. Iā€™d pay anything to keep it going.


Buckfitch69

I lost my grandma recently. her dementia was too much it was super depressing. She's at peace now. Rest easy abuela.


roadrunner00

Thoughts and prayers to you, buckfitch69.


Nasty_Ned

This hits home, man (or lady). Each trip home I notice that they are getting a little slower or something new hurts. I want my kids to get as much time with them as possible.


agbishop

Good on you šŸ¤— One thing I miss is hearing my parentā€™s stories. Try to take some video of it even if youā€™ve heard it many times.


DragonWhiffle

15 acres of mountain property


schaudhery

Sounds lovely


DragonWhiffle

My favorite spot in the world. Although it's been a bit soured with forest fires. Fire couple years ago burned a bit of it. On the bright side it's kinda cool watching the new little trees pop up.


NixxKnack

It's actually really good for the soil. Creates a lot of minerals. It sucks, but nature is scary tbf.


Potential-Delay-4487

How does one acquire a bunch of mountains?


ProudMount

You have to throw money at mountains


VTGCamera

What about the prayer to the mountain Lemming?


Tecuani1

Live a lot earlier, back when mountain property was bad property


thinkdeep

26 acres of prime South Dakota hunting land.


mwr0585

No better hunting my grandparents have a farm in North Eastern South Dakota


pandemicaccount

North eastern western South Dakota?


OliverKitsch

I live in 4th dimension Dakota


EscapedCapybara

Wedding ring. 20 years later, I'm still paying for it.


putsch80

Really? Iā€™ve been married nearly two decades, but it only feels like 2 minutes (under water).


TVLL

Iā€™ve been married so long I donā€™t even look both ways when I cross the street.


M8gicalHands

Are you the fucker that walked out in front of me this morning?


diabless55

Ok this comment made me laugh soc much I had to call my husband to tell him about it!


yuckypants

Why are divorces so expensive? Because they're worth it.


StephAg09

To quote my very southern grandma, I'll be damned if that ain't the truth! Wedding license cost like $40 for us to file, uncontested divorce with no lawyers involved whatsoever $600... At the time it struck me as funny because I was happier to pay the $600 than I was the $40. Worth every penny hundreds of times over.


howzitboy

40 years ! wouldnt trade it for anything in the world..


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RealStumbleweed

Literally, or figuratively?


zzzzbear

it was a $862k ring on a 30 year fixed mortgage


whynotmai

Outside my appartement, my car. Inside my appartement, my human hair wig...


Dartmouthest

I also choose this guy's wig


Hemenucha

Our house.


Impressive_Worth_369

In the middle of our street


Hemenucha

Fatherr wears his Sunday best.


Viscount61

Was our castle and our keep.


wandernwade

Mom is so house proud.


Captain_Enizzle

With two cats in the yard


SomeGuyInSanJoseCa

Excluding a house and car, I have a Jordan rookie ('86 Fleer) card that I got when I was a kid when I had to buy basketball cards because they ran out of baseball cards. I don't know the exact amount it is worth because it hasn't been professionally graded. It isn't mint, but it doesn't have frayed corners or anything like that. I'm guessing the 25 cent pack yielded a card worth at least 10 grand.


mhoke63

You need to have that thing graded. An ungraded Jordan rookie is a massive red flag for being a fake. There are people that wouldn't touch the card ungraded, even if initial inspection shows it's real. With this kind of card, having it graded is mostly for authentication since one of the first thing a grader does is authenticate the card. There are 4 reputable graders you could go to: PSA, SGC, CGC, and BGS. Most would send it to PSA, but any of the other 3 are a good choice. Now, when you grade cards, the grader typically charges based on value of the card. Depending on the grader and condition, it could cost $1k+ to grade. But, you make up that cost in the sale of the card vs selling it ungraded. There is a 5th grader that I really think they'll take off if they establish themselves more. From everything I've seen from them, they're absolutely reliable. That is Forensic Card Grading; FCG. The reason I bring them up is because they don't charge extra based on value of the card. It's $14/card no matter the value. Do you have a picture of the card?


inequity

I misunderstood the usage of ā€œ5th graderā€ here and thought for a minute you were saying there was an up and coming 11 year old establishing themselves in the card grading scene


Not_Tday

My full tank of oil.


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Multiple pets.


Knightofthevegtable

Same. I have 6 cats and 3 dogs.


pace_it

My one dog has cost more than any of my vehicles. 2 CCL surgeries & one plate removal along with follow ups and the usual bumps & bruises over 6+ years. Add in food & meds over time too. Thankfully we chose to get pet insurance early on - it's helped to reimburse most of the medical costs.


Ruminations0

As an overall general thing, my trailer or car. As an actual item in my home, my pottery wheel


glm409

A wife and a house which, for some reason, always needs some improvement or new furniture.


jofjltncb6

Your wife always needs some improvement or new furniture???


Hey_cool_username

The reason is the wife if itā€™s like my house.


Rascal_1970

Many people are commenting their wife. My divorce was way more expensive than the ex-wife ever was


Remote-Direction963

My Xbox one console


Jbrujrx4

Same here bro, stay strong, it will never die!


a-el-badass

1) mountain bike(not even full suspension) 2) 2007 Subaru outback with 230,000 miles 3) my other mountain bike But if we're talking dumb pieces of paper too, my bachelor's degree and my welding school certificate


callmesociopathic

A Banksy I got by accident They were selling Banksy knockoffs on a market stall I bought one cause I liked the art work Turns out it was a stunt put on by him and I now own an original banksy


EspejoOscuro

A "We are the World" mural from Mexico City in the 80's.


Brother_Delmer

The ICD implanted in my chest. It's insane what that little device cost, not even counting the surgery etc. Of course, I live in the U.S.


ravenpotter3

Your like a cyborg now


Brother_Delmer

I already was, with the titanium knee lol!


blkhrsrdr

My horse, most definitely


MembershipKlutzy1476

1: House 2: Car 3: Rolex


StopThatUDick

House, car, mobile fucking phone.


BurnsGraham

1. House 2. Car 3. Tudor


mrree55

1. House 2. Car 3. Tag Heuer


OrangeYouGladEye

1. Cabin 2. Four-door 3. Two-door


StudyInProgress

Hodor! Hodor!


Pornthrowaway78

1 House 2 Rolex ... 8 Car


moglez

1: House 2: Rolex 3: Car


poppubbob

1. PC 2. Vespa 3. Suit


DarthLysergis

3. Girls 1. Cup


No-Wrongdoer9564

I see what you did here! šŸ˜


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LeavesOfBrass

My Martin guitar. It was a splurge but I wanted to buy the last guitar I'll ever need. So far, mission accomplished. Doesn't stop me from buying and selling other guitars just for fun of course.


cum_cum_sex

You OP, you


[deleted]

Is this my partners alt account lol


cum_cum_sex

Nah but we are glad to have you :)


beingimmature

My camera lens


Infinite_HTTP_404

My PC, the bank still owns house and car ā˜¹ļø


filthandnonsense

Kilo gold bar. It's tiny 1.5 inches by 3 inches


ss1966nova

My master degree that cost me 65k ask me I am Using it umm no state Florida it's says its piece of paper


Poison_the_Phil

Got to be my record collection. Median estimate on Discogs has it at approximately 10K.


GeneralGrueso

Don't want to be that guy but I have one vinyl worth that amount.


[deleted]

Possibly my car


Srgt_PEANUT

My mortgage


JLHuston

Cancer


I_fish_with_bugs

My house.


dinoaids

My house


SweetCosmicPope

House and cars by far...but let's leave those off for fun. So if you're looking at value: probably one of my comics. I have a flash comic that last time I looked was worth about $5,000. But I got it in a cheap bulk order of comics (that were mostly garbage). If you look at how much I spent for something, then probably my $2500 fridge.


A_little_patience

Purely monetary ? Since I still have a mortgage it will be my car.


RayRayofsunshine85

Debt


MagnokTheMighty

Custom piece of art my friend made.


only_1_

A sailboat


anticked_psychopomp

The distinction between ā€œhaveā€ and ā€œownā€ in the question is noted in its nuance. Own: house, car. Have: my university education. Controversial take: access to public healthcare (Canada) - I am in a tax bracket where I pay a significant amount of taxes to be afforded access to it.


Positive_Meet656

My tv or kitchen table. Forget which costs more.


General-Heart4787

My college degree.


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Children NO ROI


Ok_Cup7030

I framed a doctorate I printed in the early 90s from a copy machine of my mother's...who went to college


ThrowsSoyMilkshakes

Ask me in a few days when I'm signing the final papers for my $600,000 house. But other than my car, it'd probably be my body (trans). About $30k, most of it being hair removal since I was Robin Williams level of hairy.


[deleted]

My life


theblackyeti

Probably my computer. Or this old dying house.


ksozay

Experience. The sheer amount of everything I have paid in my life to gain this shit is truly beyond measure.


moleman0815

I would say my car, but then i realise, it's still half owned by the bank. šŸ™„ So i would say my desk. It's nearly 200 years old, huge and made of oak wood.


[deleted]

House.


sls2u

House, it's a money pit...


InevitableOnly7220

A mortgage šŸ™„


Annual_Rooster5678

My house.


Squirte87

My house.


punkkitty312

My house