What’s that one thing you spend stupid amounts of money on even though you know it’s a scam?
October 18, 2025
What’s that one thing you spend stupid amounts of money on even though you know it’s a scam?
32 comments
Gas, electric, food, council tax
Taxes
Spend $25 more to get free shipping.
(Shipping = $4-$8)
Movie theatre popcorn. $12 for 30 cents worth of kernels and I’ll do it again next week
Games and microtransactions 🤭
lotto
The lottery. It’s not stupid amounts of money each month but if you count how long I’ve been playing it then it’s probably silly.
Anti aging, wrinkle cream ect
TV tax in Germany. Rent.
Precut veggies
Flat whites at my neighborhood coffee shop. 2x a day pretty much every day of the week. It’s roughly 7 euro a day.
I have all the things to make espresso with steamed milk at my flat, but still, the coffee shop visit has become a part of my daily ritual.
Health insurance
Falling for beauty trends
Washed potatoes 😅
My mortgage. Mortgage rates are all made up, banking is made up, money is made up.
My cats 😒 still waiting for them to pay rent
Rent, utilities, WiFi, phone
Uber Eats
Health insurance.
My dog. She’s definitely scamming me for treats.
Service fees for concert tickets
Luxury bags.
Expensive makeup and skincare.
Reiki treatments
hyaluronic acid and such stuff….
Living
Getting my nails done. If I get a gel mani every 2 weeks that’s $1200 a year. I need to earn $2000 of income to afford that after tax. And that’s not even counting pedicures
Streaming services
Candy crush
Skincare. I willingly believe the lies.
Online sports betting. I only put a maximum of 5 dollars on a bet at a time and really only bet on the Detroit Lions or Detroit Red Wings. I know it’s not a stupid amount of money right away, but if I were to look at overall?….
candles and perfume, I drop about $1k a year on things that smell good and just dissapate into the air, but I’m not stopping any time soon
32 comments
Gas, electric, food, council tax
Taxes
Spend $25 more to get free shipping.
(Shipping = $4-$8)
Movie theatre popcorn. $12 for 30 cents worth of kernels and I’ll do it again next week
Games and microtransactions 🤭
lotto
The lottery. It’s not stupid amounts of money each month but if you count how long I’ve been playing it then it’s probably silly.
Anti aging, wrinkle cream ect
TV tax in Germany. Rent.
Precut veggies
Flat whites at my neighborhood coffee shop. 2x a day pretty much every day of the week. It’s roughly 7 euro a day.
I have all the things to make espresso with steamed milk at my flat, but still, the coffee shop visit has become a part of my daily ritual.
Health insurance
Falling for beauty trends
Washed potatoes 😅
My mortgage. Mortgage rates are all made up, banking is made up, money is made up.
My cats 😒 still waiting for them to pay rent
Rent, utilities, WiFi, phone
Uber Eats
Health insurance.
My dog. She’s definitely scamming me for treats.
Service fees for concert tickets
Luxury bags.
Expensive makeup and skincare.
Reiki treatments
hyaluronic acid and such stuff….
Living
Getting my nails done. If I get a gel mani every 2 weeks that’s $1200 a year. I need to earn $2000 of income to afford that after tax. And that’s not even counting pedicures
Streaming services
Candy crush
Skincare. I willingly believe the lies.
Online sports betting. I only put a maximum of 5 dollars on a bet at a time and really only bet on the Detroit Lions or Detroit Red Wings. I know it’s not a stupid amount of money right away, but if I were to look at overall?….
candles and perfume, I drop about $1k a year on things that smell good and just dissapate into the air, but I’m not stopping any time soon