Blow That Dough! - 2019

[Live And Learn]

I don't know if this counts but I bought a Dyson V7 Animal. The thought of spending $250 on a vacuum is insane to me ! But .... I used my credit card points to get gift cards to pay for it. So I guess I didn't "blow that dough" but "blow those points".

BTW - I love having a cordless vac that I can just whip around the house in a flash almost daily. Who knew that vacuuming could be so rewarding !

[explanade]

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Originally Posted by audreyh1 I never thought we’d take a National Geographic tour as they are very expensive, but we are taking one this year to see the ancient cave paintings in Northern Spain and Southern France with expert guides.

There aren't online guides explaining the paintings?

Or audio guides you can rent or podcasts?

[RobbieB]

The wife's 2002 Toyota with over 200000 miles died on the freeway and was towed to her Pop's house. Gonna donate the carcass to charity.

32 grand for a 2018 Subaru Outback. Woo-Hoo!

Gonna have to call the broker again and sell some more stock. And since the market is high...wait for it...

Blow That Dough -

[Ronstar]

I'm blowing some dough on a new roof and gutters now being installed. Not fun stuff though. But I did snag a new camera lens recently.

[cbo111]

Had my eye on a 2004 Corvette in great shape for $15K. I've been looking around for a couple years, never quite sure if I would enjoy the experience after the initial fun period wore off. I know a few guys that have Vettes and they spend a lot of time parked in the garage. So I decided to just give my three kids $5K each to enjoy themselves. Now....I've got my eye on a new Tesla model 3

[Dtail]

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Originally Posted by cbo111 Had my eye on a 2004 Corvette in great shape for $15K. I've been looking around for a couple years, never quite sure if I would enjoy the experience after the initial fun period wore off. I know a few guys that have Vettes and they spend a lot of time parked in the garage. So I decided to just give my three kids $5K each to enjoy themselves. Now....I've got my eye on a new Tesla model 3

Your kids should send you pictures of the Bugatti.

[Dawg52]

Received 4 new Callaway Rogue X Hybrids today to replace several irons. Took them for a test spin this afternoon and boy.....they are easy to hit. I'm officially a geezer tomorrow(65) so figured I might as well treat myself to some old man's clubs. Not cheap.....but what the heck.

[RunningBum]

The local Martin's grocery store had "Wagyu Kobe Beef Loin" NY Strip today. Originally priced at 35.99/lb but marked down to half off. I figured it's probably some American version. Didn't look all that well marbled but that cut generally isn't anyway. One of my less favorite cuts too, but I thought it was a good chance to try it. Packed on 7/27, sell my 7/31, I'm guessing they just didn't have takers at that price.

I grilled it up for lunch since rain is coming for a lot of the rest of the week. I rate it as an above average NY strip, but it didn't melt in my mouth or taste that special. I'd say it was disappointing but I kind of expected to be let down. I know there are special ways to cook it on an iron skillet or something like that, but I don't feel like I grilled it poorly.

I should've tracked down the butcher to get the story on these, and see where they got them. I'm guessing the source wasn't as good as the ones Robbie is getting his from.

Oh well, worth a shot. Next time I'll trust my judgement on the looks. I took a pic of it in the package.

[NW-Bound]

Real Kobe beef usually runs several hundred dollars/pound. I don't know if it is allowed to be imported to the US yet.

RobbieB buys American Wagyu beef from the Web, and perhaps he got a better grade than you can get in stores.

Amazon shows the following Wagyu beef at $180+$30 shipping for 12 oz.

[RunningBum]

You're right, it probably was just a lower grade than what a good mail order place sells. I was under no illusion it was real Japanese Kobe. From what I hear (more than just here), American Kobe/Wagyu is not as good but is still much better than regular beef. I thought I'd give it a try, and that maybe I was getting a bargain due to my store taking a shot and not enough people biting on it.

Snake River Farms sells their NY strip, black grade, at about $48/lb in quantity.
https://www.snakeriverfarms.com/amer...ork-strip.html
In the same ballpark as what mine was originally listed for ($35). Their marbling looks better than what I had, but not worlds apart.

[braumeister]

After long resisting, I finally blew the dough on a Roomba, thanks to a remarkable half-off Prime Day deal. After living with it for a while I'm really glad I did. What a great little gadget!

[Teacher Terry]

I love my roomba.

[pb4uski]

+1 and we recently bought an iRobot Braava 240 robot mop to mop the floors... I think I like the Braava more then the Roomba... because I hate mopping more than I hate sweeping.

[Teacher Terry]

I have the mop robot also)

[Moemg]

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Originally Posted by pb4uski +1 and we recently bought an iRobot Braava 240 robot mop to mop the floors... I think I like the Braava more then the Roomba... because I hate mopping more than I hate sweeping.

Does it work around area rugs ? Does it do a decent job cleaning ?

[rrppve]

Rented a Lamborghini Huracan for a day. A little over $800 after taxes and fees. It was a blast. Unfortunately used up all 100 free miles before the 24 hours was up.

[Teacher Terry]

We don’t have area rugs. Does a great job.

[GravitySucks]

Paid $550 to have 3 burly men with a bucket truck, saws, and a stump grinder to take down a tree. Less than 2 hours to finish makes me feel like I over paid. Ash Borer Beetle are making the tree guys around here rich. Took 5 weeks to get him here. Now trying to get a hold of my fence guy to dig up the broken posts. Getting lazy.
The saying pay for experiences not things. It also works to pay to avoid experiences.

[braumeister]

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Originally Posted by GravitySucks Paid $550 to have 3 burly men with a bucket truck, saws, and a stump grinder to take down a tree. Less than 2 hours to finish makes me feel like I over paid.

Probably not.
Five years ago I paid $1,800 to have three big ash trees removed, and that's without grinding the stumps.

[RunningBum]

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Originally Posted by GravitySucks Paid $550 to have 3 burly men with a bucket truck, saws, and a stump grinder to take down a tree. Less than 2 hours to finish makes me feel like I over paid. Ash Borer Beetle are making the tree guys around here rich. Took 5 weeks to get him here. Now trying to get a hold of my fence guy to dig up the broken posts. Getting lazy. The saying pay for experiences not things. It also works to pay to avoid experiences.

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Originally Posted by braumeister Probably not. Five years ago I paid $1,800 to have three big ash trees removed, and that's without grinding the stumps.

Yeah, it doesn't sound out of line at all. I paid more than that, for a few more trees. One of them was really tricky and dangerous. I figure I was not just paying for their time, but also for their equipment, insurance, and expertise. Joe Chainsaw might have dropped my double trunk ash on both my roof and my neighbor's. These guys knew what they were doing. And as you say, the ash borer is making it harder to get good tree guys at a good price.