12 Popular Things That Are Actually a Complete and Utter Waste of Money

What is something you deem a complete waste of money and don’t understand why others spend theirs that way? I’ll go first—a brand-new car. It depreciates when you drive it off the lot, has ridiculous payments, and costs you more in insurance.

I don’t get it. After someone asked the internet for other examples, these are the top-voted money wasters.

Someone suggested, “Look at me; I spent 20x the money on my bag, ironically less practical than your $20 bag.”

Designer Clothing and Accessories

Smoking cigarettes is a nasty addiction responsible for 480,000 deaths yearly in the United States. Several people in the thread volunteered how great it felt to quit smoking cigarettes.

Cigarettes

One woman shared that as a teenager, yes, a TEENAGER, she was conned into using their products because they were “life-changing” and would help her lose weight and overcome her depression- the audacity.

Herbalife

Is fast electronics a thing, or is it only fast fashion? People who buy a new iPhone, or any phone for that matter, spend thousands of dollars every time they drop a new one for “slightly better cameras and minor design changes.”

New iPhones

Ink cartridges are a massive expense. One Redditor suggested, “It is a serious crime against humanity how printer companies get away with this insanity.”

Ink Cartridges

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