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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Going to law school at the best one that accepted me T-15, instead of taking a near total tuition free ride at a respectable T-25 school. [/quote]
Fortunately, I did the opposite—took a full ride at a T3 and took night classes while working instead of going deep into debt.  My law school doesn't impress anyone in DC, but it was enough for me to get a good government job.

My biggest financial mistake was getting a Ph.D.  It was "free," but the opportunity cost was huge because I was making grad student money instead of what I'd have been making as a practicing lawyer.

[quote=Anonymous]I bought an expensive piece of art while manic. Saw the work of the artist hanging in a window at a gallery and wandered in off the street and bought the damn thing. It cost so much I ended up unable to make my credit card payments and my very sweet boyfriend (now my DH) took pity on me and just paid it off. I absolutely hate the darn thing now and let's just say it didn't appreciate, lol. I've looked into selling it and couldn't; it's worth nothing. Ugh. [/quote]
I did this too.  My wife and I saw an expensive (for us) piece of art, liked it, and bought it.  Later on I realized that we probably paid too much for a "limited print" of something that probably had not that much resale value.  I was happy to let my (now ex) wife have it in the divorce.[/quote]

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