Spending 30k on a ring?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
There are 1000s of women all over DC and Chicago with $30k rings on their fingers. And their are 1000s with $500 engagement rings. So what. Go back to school, do some apprentice jobs and make some real money if you're unhappy.

The idea that there are thousands of women walking around Chicago and DC with $30K rings is so depressing. 3,000 women would make $9M in rocks -- just in those 2 cities and just for those women? Ladies, think about all the good that could be done with $9M. I give 30K to charity every year, and I would never, ever in a million years spend this much on a piece of jewelry. Just so depressing.

Great for you! Want a cookie? Or a plaque? Do you have the same judgmental outrage for 30k cars? Bathrooms? $1k bags?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
There are 1000s of women all over DC and Chicago with $30k rings on their fingers. And their are 1000s with $500 engagement rings. So what. Go back to school, do some apprentice jobs and make some real money if you're unhappy.

The idea that there are thousands of women walking around Chicago and DC with $30K rings is so depressing. 3,000 women would make $9M in rocks -- just in those 2 cities and just for those women? Ladies, think about all the good that could be done with $9M. I give 30K to charity every year, and I would never, ever in a million years spend this much on a piece of jewelry. Just so depressing.

Great for you! Want a cookie? Or a plaque? Do you have the same judgmental outrage for 30k cars? Bathrooms? $1k bags?

How about all the extremely expensive food and drink wasted on people that hardly consume any of it? They should take all the money spent on the award banquets and parties for the Oscars, Grammys, etc., and use it to feed and clothe the less fortunate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn't the notion of paying 2-3 months gross salary for an e-ring out there? There are plenty of educated white collar workers here in DC MSKING $100-250k gross incomes. Nice platium diamond rings certainly last longer and hold their value (if not rises in value) over a $30k depreciating car!

And $30k rings are not the same as paying a $30k service bill. Yes if someone's net worth is huge they can pay whomevers medical bills (insurance much??) they so wish, and you can always pressure your sister or daughter to pawn her ring, take a second mortgage or cash in her retirement fund for your medical bills. Go ahead, your request. Giving away or donating $30k is way different than investing in a one-time piece of jewelry.

I'm sure the diamond industry will never let that notion die, so no worries.

To each his/her own. $30K for a ring seems ridiculous to me, but the so do $20,000 watches and people buy those as well. Some people need to be looked at I suppose. There are many things I'd get $30,000 worth of enjoyment out of. A small inanimate object in't one of them.

But as I said, to each his own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't the notion of paying 2-3 months gross salary for an e-ring out there? There are plenty of educated white collar workers here in DC MSKING $100-250k gross incomes. Nice platium diamond rings certainly last longer and hold their value (if not rises in value) over a $30k depreciating car!

And $30k rings are not the same as paying a $30k service bill. Yes if someone's net worth is huge they can pay whomevers medical bills (insurance much??) they so wish, and you can always pressure your sister or daughter to pawn her ring, take a second mortgage or cash in her retirement fund for your medical bills. Go ahead, your request. Giving away or donating $30k is way different than investing in a one-time piece of jewelry.

My husband subscribed to that notion. Thank god we were in grad school making almost nothing!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't the notion of paying 2-3 months gross salary for an e-ring out there?

That's hardly feasible across the board. So a guy making $48,000 a year is supposed to buy an $8000 to $12,000 ring? Get real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't the notion of paying 2-3 months gross salary for an e-ring out there? There are plenty of educated white collar workers here in DC MSKING $100-250k gross incomes. Nice platium diamond rings certainly last longer and hold their value (if not rises in value) over a $30k depreciating car!

And $30k rings are not the same as paying a $30k service bill. Yes if someone's net worth is huge they can pay whomevers medical bills (insurance much??) they so wish, and you can always pressure your sister or daughter to pawn her ring, take a second mortgage or cash in her retirement fund for your medical bills. Go ahead, your request. Giving away or donating $30k is way different than investing in a one-time piece of jewelry.

I'm sure the diamond industry will never let that notion die, so no worries.

To each his/her own. $30K for a ring seems ridiculous to me, but the so do $20,000 watches and people buy those as well. Some people need to be looked at I suppose. There are many things I'd get $30,000 worth of enjoyment out of. A small inanimate object in't one of them.

But as I said, to each his own.

Again, so judgmental. I don't wear jewelry because I need to be looked at. I wear jewelry because I love it. I love the craftsmanship, the sparkle, the color, and the event or time in my life during which I made the purchase.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure the diamond industry will never let that notion die, so no worries.

To each his/her own. $30K for a ring seems ridiculous to me, but the so do $20,000 watches and people buy those as well. Some people need to be looked at I suppose. There are many things I'd get $30,000 worth of enjoyment out of. A small inanimate object in't one of them.

But as I said, to each his own.

Again, so judgmental. I don't wear jewelry because I need to be looked at. I wear jewelry because I love it. I love the craftsmanship, the sparkle, the color, and the event or time in my life during which I made the purchase.

There is nothing more of an ostentatious display of wealth and means than jewelry, and I include the previously mentioned expensive watches. I'm guessing there's a reason the expensive pieces come out for social occasions, as opposed to simply admiring the craftsmanship of them in the privacy of your home.

Like PP, I don't really care what people spend their money on, but don't try and tell me that expensive jewelry is anything but a big "look at how much I can afford to waste on frivolities" beacon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure the diamond industry will never let that notion die, so no worries.

To each his/her own. $30K for a ring seems ridiculous to me, but the so do $20,000 watches and people buy those as well. Some people need to be looked at I suppose. There are many things I'd get $30,000 worth of enjoyment out of. A small inanimate object in't one of them.

But as I said, to each his own.

Again, so judgmental. I don't wear jewelry because I need to be looked at. I wear jewelry because I love it. I love the craftsmanship, the sparkle, the color, and the event or time in my life during which I made the purchase.

There is nothing more of an ostentatious display of wealth and means than jewelry, and I include the previously mentioned expensive watches. I'm guessing there's a reason the expensive pieces come out for social occasions, as opposed to simply admiring the craftsmanship of them in the privacy of your home.

Like PP, I don't really care what people spend their money on, but don't try and tell me that expensive jewelry is anything but a big "look at how much I can afford to waste on frivolities" beacon.

You sound very sure of yourself.

[Anonymous]

No, I'd be embarrassed.