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If you can afford a $3k MBP, you can afford a diamond ring. And her diamond ring will be worn forever, your shiny new laptop will be on Craigslist in 5 years.
by bluedevil2k 10y ago
If you can afford a $3k MBP, you can afford a diamond ring. And her diamond ring will be worn forever, your shiny new laptop will be on Craigslist in 5 years.
- thecatspaw 10y agoa 3k MBP provides a lot more value than a 3k diamond ring if used correctly, a 3k MBP is a netgain
- bluedevil2k 10y agoAnd a wife is a net loss monetarily. I guess you shouldn't get married then
- thecatspaw 10y agoyou can get married without a diamond ring or a expensive marriage. its only a netloss if you make it one
- bluedevil2k 10y agoOk, fine then...a kid is a net loss, a particularly large one at that. Should you not have kids then?
- chr1 10y agoKid is a pretty solid long time investment(¹), which makes wife a cofounder. Good cofounder won't ask to burn some money to celebrate foundation of the company:). (¹) of course some children are still a net loss, but other investments fail too so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- NumberCruncher 10y agoYou seem to get emotional. Because a guy on the internet does not want to by her GF a diamond ring? Why do you care at all?
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- dllthomas 10y agoYour assertion was "if you can afford a $3k MVP you can afford a $3k ring." That the MVP shows a financial return speaks directly to affordability. The parent is not making a claim that financial return is the only thing relevant to decision making.
- dllthomas 10y agoMBP, of course. Dang autocorrect...
- NumberCruncher 10y ago>> her diamond ring will be worn forever The divorce statistics say something else.
- TheCoelacanth 10y agoIf this is their first marriage, it has something like a 70% of being worn until death. The Macbook has a >90% chance of being relegated to the trash heap in less than 10 years.
- kdamken 10y agoA diamond ring loses a large amount of its value when you purchase it, because engagement rings don't really ever sell for what they bought them for. If he uses that MBP for work, it is a return on the investment as it allows him to earn income with it, eventually (hopefully) more than what he spent on it. The diamond just sits on her finger for bragging rights.