Let’s share some bad financial decisions we have made over the years and what lesson was learned from it.
I recently ordered earrings ($90 USD) from Etsy (NZ seller) without reading the shipping policy. Shipping was free for orders over $50. I assumed for something this expensive, seller would be tracking the package. Nope! It was standard shipping and the item got lost in transit.
Lesson learned: Don’t order expensive items without insurance. 
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One time I got a ticket for parking at one hour parking spot. I was vey ticked off that I didn’t even look at the ticket and just threw it somewhere in my room. Bad mistake! Turns out I had to pay within a certain period, otherwise the fine doubles so in the end, I had to pay 80 dollars for parking 7 minutes over the time limit.
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^ I hate parking tickets!
I have ordered stuff on clearance sale online, not realizing that it can’t be exchanged or refunded if let’s say it’s not the right size/look. 
Now if I am ever shopping clearance stuff, I get jewelry or household items , etc - basically, things where size wouldn’t be an issue.
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Bid on a cheap laptop on Ebay without reading since bidding was almost over, I thought I made a killing then realised the laptop was ancient. And I mean ancient. Piece of crap.
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Nothing big but I have wasted a lot of money on my hobbies, which come and go and I become obsessed over them. For example, I have wasted money on buying a lot of makeup because at one point, I was into makeup. I was quite good at it but then my interest faded away. I gave away most of my makeup. 
I have wasted money on trying to come up with a perfect and natural mehndi paste. I succeeded but now that my obsession has died down a little I don’t care enough to do anything with that mehndi until probably Eid time comes around :D. I bought an expensive Celestron telescope a few years ago and thankfully was able to return it after I became less obsessed with it. I bought an expensive L lens for my DSLR and it’s just sitting somewhere because I am not obsessing over photography right now. I have spent a lot of money on lots of Acrylic paints, brushes, other artist supplies because at one point I wanted to be an artist. I have spent money on tumbled stones, and Psychic crystals, don’t ask why.
While it doesn’t amount to a sh** load of money, it still was a waste to an extent. My husband and pretty everyone is familiar with my “phases” so hubby keeps my spending in check when my brain becomes obsessed with a new hobby. Right now, I am thinking carpentry.
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Did you do that to get a laptop with a serial port in it? lol.
Poor financial decisions
Getting married
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lol theorist, as long as it’s not grand purchases, it’s not too bad.
At one point in time, I was obsessed with buying online deals. I have wasted quite a bit of money on those, as not all deal sites are reputable and not all business honour the coupons as advertised.
I think the worst was dealathons. I bought a babyliss curler ($120). Never received the product. Customer service was awful in responding to the countless messages I left them. Every couple of months they will respond to the email by saying that they are working on shipping the product. Eight months later, I still have no store credit, refund or product. Just found out the site was bought by another and they are not responsible for previous disputes.
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Buying Technology stocks in late 1999 and Financial stocks in Aug 2007.
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Do not use amazone.com
Bad customer service. Vague legal language to support their interest only. No consistent or predictable result, if you want to cancel order even within few minutes.
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Many to list.
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was talked into nail cutting service, got ripped off…and Im a guy 
hired a driver paid him for two months then realized i wasn’t even letting him drive
went to london to celebrate new years with a friend, ended up fighting and eventually broke up with her on the new years eve
bought some property in a shady area and now its in dispute because of multiple original files…
what’s a nail cutting service?
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When you go to a horror movie, you are paying for a nail biting service.