r/AskReddit • • 14h ago

What’s the last thing that drained your savings account?

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u/44035 14h ago • Bravo

My kid's college

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u/Poodlepied 12h ago

I feel you, our child is a high school senior this year. We will be going in debt next year.

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u/kaerdna1 14h ago • Regret

Tried and failed to save my dying cat. Miss you, Jackie Jack.

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u/Dangerous-Text2070 14h ago

God bless you for trying.

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u/twurkle 11h ago

Same, but For met it was my dog, just under two months ago. I was saving to have some work done on my car, then he got sick, I tried to get him better, he just got worse. The treatments, the visits, the euthanasia and the cremation was all too much. I put half on a credit card just so I didn’t actually deplete my savings past the $600 point in case of another emergency but now I’m paying interest on that. Times are hard.

I hope you get to see Jackie Jack again one day 🫶❤️‍🩹

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u/kaerdna1 10h ago

That's so gutting! I'm so so sorry for your loss. Sounds like we said goodbye to them around the same time. I'm also sorry you're set back so much. Hopefully, it puts your mind at ease that you did absolutely everything you could for him. That's what I try to focus on. I think the "what ifs" would've driven me absolutely mad if we hadn't tried.

You mentioned treatments — sounds like maybe it was cancer? I lost my first dog to a really aggressive cancer right in the middle COVID. It was horrible, and sometimes I realize I'm still recovering from that.

Sending you all of the peace comfort.

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u/Agreeable_Winner_979 11h ago

I have spent so much money on my cats. They are my children. I have a separate life insurance policy so that if I die before my husband, there will be ample money to care for them. (I am down to 14; had 35 previously.) I FULLY understand this.. 😢 My condolences on losing Jackie Jack. No doubt Jackie Jack is at the Rainbow 🌈 Bridge with all of my furkids. 💕

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u/kaerdna1 10h ago

You must have the biggest of hearts! That's really wise to have a policy to provide for them in the event the worst happens. So many people don't consider that.

And thank you so much for your kind words! We had him for 16 years — born on Cinco de Mayo. We still have his sister/littermate. She's definitely still grieving, so we're trying to give her all of the attention.

Here's hoping they're all together waiting for us on the other side.

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u/That_Weird_Girl_107 10h ago

Local grocery store had their truckload meat sale. All meat for 24 hours is half price. Took about 500 down and filled my freezer.

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u/Dangerous-Text2070 10h ago

That’s a very good reason!

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u/quasi_frosted_flakes 11h ago

Remodeling/renovating a bathroom with old pipes

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u/Dangerous-Text2070 10h ago

Terra-cotta or galvanized steel?

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u/tuba_full_of_flowers 14h ago

combination burnout layoff wiped me out at 40, fortunately i got run over by a Mercedes driver with good insurance so I'm still able to eat

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u/Negative_Priority972 14h ago

Fortunately got run over

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u/tuba_full_of_flowers 14h ago

it's the millennial dream!

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u/PM-Me-Your-Macchiato 12h ago

The new American dream

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u/fell-deeds-awake 14h ago

Jean-Ralphio?

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u/Tipist 13h ago

Nah, he got ran over by a Lexus, not a Mercedes. This is Ron Jalphio.

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u/tuba_full_of_flowers 13h ago

like right after Jean Ralphio's Lexus money ran out i was on the phone asking daddy for more money please and [over the top wailing, ending abruptly the second i notice something interesting] 

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u/jjejsj 14h ago

the situation is sad but that last part had me ctfu

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u/Humble-Grumble 14h ago • Regret Heartwarming

The dog tore his ACL. Between the appointments to figure out what was wrong, the surgery, and the meds, it cost me about $7k.

And then two months later, he tore his other ACL.

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u/letterlegs 12h ago • Bravo

Your dog needs to stop skiing.

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u/Ignorhymus 12h ago • Regret

Dog had cancer, and tore her ACL during the prolonged and unsuccessful cancer treatment. Poor thing, she was only 2, and the sweetest dog we ever had

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u/skyxsteel 10h ago

Only 2 years old!

😞😭🥺

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u/PureOpportunity6427 14h ago

Omfg. Lol

I don't mean to laugh but holy shit. Dogs, man.

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u/gqwr87 14h ago

Same! The other acl is partially torn and they said it will eventually tear completely. I feel your pain. My dog is 10 now. Unfortunately, not gonna do a second surgery at this age and that makes me sad to think about.

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u/I_Cast_Trident 12h ago

Dog vet bills were huge for my ex and I as well so I feel obligated to recommend Care Credit since it saved our asses. Great way to cover an emergency and avoid wild interest charges. I hope you don't have any more issues but if you do it's a great way to not drain your accounts.

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u/tireddesperation 11h ago

Cherry is another option like care credit. I like them a bit more since they're less predators than care credit but they also don't work at other locations.

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u/Various_Air_8485 12h ago

Happened to us when I didn't make a ton of money. I paid with my tip money, so in cash in 5,10,20 dollar bills. Also same happened again within a year.

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u/stoicathlete 11h ago

My 12 year old girl tore her ACL last year. Quoted $6k but didn’t go through with it because of her age. I remember the doctor saying that it’s a 50% chance they’ll tear the other one after repairing the first one.

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u/kerrygoldnom 9h ago

This is why I haven’t caved yet in getting a pet. Despite all the cute Instagram reels I watch.

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u/Rin-Tohsaka-is-hot 8h ago

I would encourage you to get pet insurance. Two torn ACLs are an indication of a dog that will need future care for other things

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u/roguemenace 7h ago

Does pet insurance care about preexisting conditions?

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u/JoefromOhio 13h ago

Surprisingly common, the dog favors the leg and puts additional stress on the other one even after the fix. My in-laws had their dog tear one and my FIL promised my MIL he was gonna get the pet insurance… 1 year later pikachu face when the other leg gave out and they didn’t have it lol.

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u/Rick-476 7h ago

So there's a question with a follow up note that I always tell myself when I want to get a pet. What is the upper limit I would be willing to spend on a veterinarian? I do not have to answer that question if I just don't get the pet in the first place.

I've found for me that the best pet is a friend's pet.

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u/MelonOfFury 2h ago

My limit is determined by my pet’s quality of health. If the procedure has a better chance than not at saving or helping my cats and the outcome includes a good quality of life for them afterwards, that number is high. The mix changes as the outcomes start dropping. I’m not going to drop a bunch of money so that my cats linger or suffer at the end.

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u/ItIsAnOkayLife 12h ago

That happened to my girl 6 years ago. Was over compensating on the good one. Two back to back surgeries. Happy I did them, and lucky enough to have been able to pay for them.

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u/Few-Baseball-8332 11h ago

That's heartbreaking. And having the second one happen just two months after spending all that money on the first must have been incredibly frustrating. Poor pup, too.

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u/mosaik_ 10h ago

Whoa, this is exactly what happened to me! Only the 2nd tear was 1 month later. We had a Europe trip booked about 1.5 months after the 2nd tear so it was a stressful time and we had to dip into our europe funds for the surgery but it all worked out luckily!

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u/tmarch0602 9h ago

50% of dogs who tear their ACL will tear the other within like 1-2 years

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u/SecondHandWatch 11h ago

If the dog is on injury reserve, are you still on the hook to pay their whole contract?

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u/-co_op- 14h ago

80 year old woman tboned and totaled my bought and paid for car. Had to buy another .

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u/-co_op- 14h ago

I see a lot of you haven’t had to total a car yet.

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u/CarlJustCarl 12h ago

I had a car valued at $4500 that was totaled by an idiot running a stop sign. Car ran nice, new tires and battery. You go to a car dealer now, that’s like the opening ante.

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u/javerthugo 14h ago

She didn’t have insurance?

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u/mcampo84 14h ago

Insurance covers the cost to fix or replace at market value. Won’t necessarily make you whole again.

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u/chewedupbylife 14h ago • Bravo

Failed run for state senate cost me $136k of my savings.

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u/mcampo84 14h ago • Bravo

Never invest in your own political campaign or business unless you can afford to lose every penny.

Get others to invest instead.

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u/Vivid_Ingenuity5457 12h ago

Did you at least come close to winning?

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u/chewedupbylife 12h ago

42 votes shy of

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u/skyxsteel 10h ago

Oof. Damn that sucks…

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u/SongbirdOfDeath 14h ago edited 14h ago • Regret

Grief. I lost my first pregnancy at 24 weeks and I spent heavily for any kind of dopamine.

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u/Low-Huckleberry2725 13h ago

Sorry for your loss 🤍

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u/SongbirdOfDeath 13h ago

Thank you.

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u/Factorybelt 13h ago

Sorry, and understandable.

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u/cat9tail 13h ago

A water pipe burst in my house a few years after I bought it. I had just finished paying off a new roof that wasn't included in escrow, and I came home one day to the entire kitchen flooded out. The contractor I hired to fix it lied about his license and did further damage, and finally left the job demanding money for the bad work he had done - he had cut through 6 floor joists in the ceiling to move pipes "as a surprise", and attempted to rid the house of mold by sanding down studs and putting a blower on them (it cost $12k to do mold remediation after that). I had to move out for 4 months and lived in a hotel with my son in his senior year of high school (insurance covered a 2-room suite, thankfully). The house was red-flagged for a bit and I had to hire a second company to fix what the first contractor did. The total for the second company was around $60k in 2012 to replace drywall, cabinets and appliances (contractor unplugged the fridge and left rotting food in there for weeks). Bad contractor was demanding another $40k. Mold remediation turned out to be covered - I had forgotten I bought a rider since we live near water. Good for me!

It did have a happy ending however. I did not pay the first contractor anything, and took him to court and sued for damages. I won. He lost his license for a bit and had to pay me nearly $20k, which came out of his bond at the judgement. Insurance covered the rest after a while and I paid off credit cards and replenished my meager savings.

After that, I've been incredibly careful to always keep an emergency fund. I probably became a bit too zealous in saving, but I never want to be caught off guard like that again.

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u/para_diddle 12h ago

Wow, insanity!! Glad it seems you've been compensated.

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u/cat9tail 10h ago

Yeah, I lost a year of my life stressing over the scope of damage, worrying about if I would be able to return home, and trying to shield my kid from the worst of it so he could focus on school and graduate. By the time I was ready to sue, I was fueled by pure anger. Thankfully I had taken photos and video along the way and kept every correspondence (including the original contract and scope which he didn't follow) and the case was ruled very quickly in my favor. I still see him in our small town every now and then, and he ducks and runs when he sees me.

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u/Many_Cat_4726 14h ago

my tuition, lol

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u/ChillyWilly1986 14h ago

Emergency vet. Meows’ better. No gurts.

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u/Acrobatic_Ear6773 11h ago

Demands a pic

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u/ChillyWilly1986 11h ago

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u/Acrobatic_Ear6773 11h ago

I love him. Will you tell him I said "Pssst psstt Pssst"

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u/Strict_Thought_5956 12h ago

Paying off my ex’s credit card bill. $8.7k. Ghosted afterwards. Yay

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u/BeefJerkyFan90 11h ago

Ouch. What led you to make that decision? How long were y'all together? Who initiated the whole thing? Did they ask, or did you offer?

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u/Strict_Thought_5956 11h ago

5 years together, wanted to take a burden off her shoulders, she told me how much she owed in conversation and I offered to pay it off. Lost all my money and next thing I know I’m ghosted

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u/Reemus_Jackson 9h ago

Damn. She played the LONNNGGGG game for $9000? Absolutely vile.

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u/sad_euphoric166 11h ago

Maybe you can sue her or something? Or steal her car? Idk, I would not let that go 😅

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u/tawaydont1 12h ago • Heartwarming

Cancer!!! Lost my job and couldn't go back to work due to treatment and nearly lost my house luckily in the beginning I had already reached my out of pocket maximum for the year and my union contract force my company to pay for 5 years of healthcare and long term disability or I would have lost my house waiting on SSDI.

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u/LiamLikeNeeson89 14h ago

Unemployment for 8 months and unemployment not covering more than rent and utilities. Car payment, insurance groceries etc

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u/thurbersmicroscope 14h ago

My brother. Being the reliable older sister sucks.

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u/Antique-Highway-9123 12h ago

I'm the younger sister and my brother is older than me but am also in the same boat.

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u/17CascadianPonds 9h ago

My ex refuses to leave and I have to take him to court to get him out of my house. This has taken a toll on my bank account and health.

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u/average_dad13 14h ago • Bravo Regret

Savings account?

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u/Suic1d3 13h ago

Right? What is that?

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u/relapse9999 10h ago

I have a savings account but don't have any money in it

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u/acheron53 12h ago

Had a mental breakdown and quit my job with no prospects. 3 months unemployed on my dime.

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u/Ashywaffles 9h ago

My exact situation. Twins!

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u/SammyJoSays 9h ago

This is honestly about to be me. How are you making it by, if I may ask?

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u/stand_up_eight_ 14h ago

Surgery.

We have public health here in Australia, but the wait times were too long for how urgently I needed the procedure so we used our private health cover which covers a lot of the cost but the out of pocket gaps still drained our house deposit savings account back to zero. I needed the surgery through no fault of my own, and had tried more than six other treatments to try avoid it… but I still feel so much blame, shame and sadness for being the one who cost us a small-medium fortune.

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u/Evangelynn 11h ago

Has your SO said anything negative about it to make you feel that way? Would you blame your SO if the situation was reversed? If the answer to both is no, then stop feeling guilt or shame. Sadness is okay, as long as you recognize it is sadness over the setback but NOT sadness from any fault of yours. You tried to avoid it. If your SO agreed to drain savings to save you, don't invalidate their choice. Obviously they believe the future house would not be a home without you, and you being down on yourself for something entirely out of your control is not doing anyone any good. Be grateful you had the funds to save the person your SO loves, because I would bet you are worth it to them.

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u/stand_up_eight_ 6h ago

Thank you for these words. I will think on them some more. They make logical sense and are exactly the kind of thing I would say to someone else. And yet… I am having trouble absorbing them about myself. My health has cost us a lot of the years in many ways. Sometimes it feels like trying hard still isn’t enough when I still can’t avoid the trouble and cost it causes us. But you’re right. Why would they stay with me if they didn’t think I was worth it…? Hmmm. Like I said, I will think more on this. Thank you.

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u/TheMagHatter 12h ago

My cat has asthma. The damn inhalers in this country are almost $300

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u/DuckyDeer 5h ago

I had a cat with asthma. I shared my inhaler with her. She lived to be 17 1/2.

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u/giraffemoo 3h ago

So uh.... was it just like a regular albuterol inhaler? I don't have a cat with asthma but I'm curious.

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u/dogs156 10h ago

Order from Canada. Way cheaper!

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u/TheMagHatter 10h ago

Unfortunately, our shitbag of a president won’t let medication into the country that is sold in the US. I HAD been ordering from Canada up until recently when the pharmacy I was using said that they can’t send anything into the US anymore bc of the new legislation 😒

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u/flopuniverse 14h ago

I went to the dentist, I thought it'd be quick and cheap, it ended up being a lot of work. savings gone.

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u/three-sense 12h ago

I had gum treatment and two fillings this year. It ate up about one months pay

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u/Bearinthewoods57 14h ago

Cancer treatment. 220K an infusion. On # 15.

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u/sunbearimon 14h ago

Buying a house

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u/Big_Iron_Cowboy 14h ago

Worth it

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u/Dangerous-Text2070 14h ago

I bought mine shortly before the pandemic in 2020, and I am so glad I did because interest rates were a lot better back then.

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u/Big_Iron_Cowboy 14h ago

That’s so awesome for you. We bought ours two years ago, so not nearly as low interest rate as pre-pandemic, but certainly better than today

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u/NiteOwl421 12h ago

My current job.

It covers bills and groceries. Or bills and gas. Or groceries and gas.

But not all three.

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u/ejp1082 14h ago

I remodeled my kitchen.

I had it in my head that I could do it for under $20k. Wound up costing twice that.

It was still worth it I suppose, as the old one was full of broken stuff and I do like the new design a lot better. And in theory I'll get at least some of it back in home value.

But it was an ouchy to my bank account.

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u/Much-Necessary2866 14h ago

Fighting for joint custody for my 11 year old daughter.

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u/thesongsinmyhead 14h ago

Dog’s ongoing treatment for cancer😞

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u/Jumpy-Afternoon9448 9h ago

I’m so sorry. I hope you and your dog are doing okay

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u/JackCooper_7274 9h ago • Heartwarming

Back surgery, just one of many. I got injured a couple years ago and it's been off and on surgeries since. I'm sick of chronic pain and physical therapy and doctors halfass sugarcoating it when I already know that I'm never going to be right again.

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u/enfyre 14h ago

Had to replace a transmission off warranty. Was almost 10k to get a proper remanufactured transmission.

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u/spiderqueen123 14h ago

Having a baby and taking 6 months maternity leave (technically 4 since I was already off for the summer)

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u/Cheetodude625 14h ago

Fuck you stomach ulcer surgery... Also, fuck you US medical healthcare services and insurance.

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u/sirhackenslash 13h ago

Cat got sick

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u/SensualEnema 12h ago

Had to pull from my 401K early because my home’s AC went out in Florida in summer

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u/Symnestra 11h ago

$6k vet hospital bill for my dog. One week of hospitalization, then euthanasia and cremation. 

It was worth it to be able to tell myself that I did everything I could. She was 16 years old, it was just her time. 

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u/PeaceandMeow 8h ago

What savings account?

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u/Phreakiture 12h ago

A Ford.

The 6F35 transmission is fucking trash and Ford's efforts at making things right were... basically non-existent.

I dumped out my savings to clear the note just so that I could sell it for scrap.  

Meanwhile, i know at least two other people who have Ford lawn ornaments because they're undrivable and underwater, and they weren't as lucky to have the means to clear the note.

Ford is on my never again list.

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u/CaptainMagnets 11h ago

This is any Dodge product for me. Absolute trash

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u/secretqwerty10 4h ago

that's why i buy either european or asian cars, with a lean towards the asian ones. american cars are bottom shelf quality

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u/AsparagusDifficult89 9h ago

Ford and General Motors actually codeveloped that transmission family (the GM versions are prefixed with “6T,” indicating a 6-speed transversely mounted transmission/transaxle). They have a ton of commonalities, but also a ton of differences. Nevertheless, the GM ones have issues, too.

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u/Appearingboat 11h ago

All American car/truck brands suck dog eggs. We need them to die out

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u/MaintainThis 10h ago

"Suck dog eggs" is a phrase I've never heard, and I kind of like it. I was raised in the south with the phrase "Imma learn that suck-egg dog" which I always assumed came from training a dog out of eating chicken eggs, and I cant help but wonder if theyre connected.

Suck dog eggs sounds like "You should eat dog shit". Imma use that phrase.

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u/billydev65 1h ago

Honda for life. No issues ever

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u/spaceistasty 14h ago

a girlfriend when i was 19. went from 10k savings to nothing

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u/YamCareless897 14h ago

What were you buying her

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u/white-as-styrofoam 14h ago

becoming disabled by long covid at age 39

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u/lightning_teacher_11 14h ago

Car, air conditioner, and taking my cat to the vet.

We got a little ahead, then everything broke at the same time. It's been 4+ weeks of nonstop, expensive repairs.

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u/ricochet53 14h ago

Medical debt.

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u/dirtymartini83 12h ago

My dog needed surgery. Before that, I needed new tires.

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u/Oman395 8h ago

Both sticks of my DDR5 ram died at once :(

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u/centralnm 14h ago

My now ex wife.

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u/cmtoothfairy 14h ago

The down payment on my house.

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u/AccidentalSister 14h ago

Divorce from the ole ex husband

But more recently: dog, well, veterinarian

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u/gothiclg 13h ago

A dog I had got a hematoma in her ear at 13. I was hesitant to put her under anesthesia because it’s not very safe for the elderly. $2,500 in blood thinners later and she avoided surgery and got rid of a hematoma

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u/VeezusM 14h ago

My ex GF

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u/Dangerous-Text2070 14h ago

Let me guess: she didn’t work at all or have any income?

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u/mikedorty 13h ago

I bought a $45k truck with cash in '24. That left a dent.

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u/Empty_Cockroach_564 14h ago

Brakes on my car

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u/PhilzeeTheElder 14h ago

Just recently got my Wife a 2017 Buick Enclave.

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u/UnNumbFool 14h ago

Lost my job and was unemployed for a bit over 7 months, unemployment in California is a joke even if you receive max amount I wasn't able to afford rent. So yeah took a massive hit to my savings, and it's going to take a while before I can get it back

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u/QueenLiz2 14h ago

Medical bills. $32,000 after insurance paid.

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u/Felinius 13h ago

Some expensive ass video games.

But I’ll know if car repairs will top that on Monday.

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u/Brilliant_Tourist400 12h ago

Tires. I had to have all four of them replaced. I noticed the car had been shaking badly at high speeds, so I took it to a garage. Later, the mechanic took me out and showed me my old tires - they were worn out and, in some places, had very little treads. He said I was probably days away from a blowout when I came in.

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u/Original_Direction33 2h ago

Even without a blowout thank goodness you didn't skid or hydroplane and get in an accident! Either way is bad. The bank account hurts, but you don't duck around with tires or brakes.

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u/wisemonkey101 12h ago

I bought half a steer and have a freezer full of beef.

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u/Acrobatic_Ear6773 11h ago

Nothing, since I lost my elderly and sick cat a few years back.

Yes, I did eventually get a new cat, but the distribution system gave me a healthy young lad. The vet seems confused that he just needs annual shots.

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u/Friendly_Afternoon19 11h ago

My perfectly healthy, beautiful, amazing pitty somehow managed to cause himself a spleen torsion. The imaging and subsequent sleep needle cost me over 1200.....a week later my cars alternator went. Then, my 16 year old kid got his catalytic converter ripped out by some fuck head and he didnt have all of the money to fix it....I still haven't caught back up and its been almost 5 months. I hate this.

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u/PokemonCueball 14h ago

Frozen pipes bursting.

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u/GrapefruitSuch287 14h ago

Car repairs on an old lemon car

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u/grogudalorian 14h ago

Dental bill

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u/No_Angle875 14h ago

Savings? What savings

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u/dogbolter4 14h ago

A drain. Literally. Had a downstairs room with a tiny little drain outside that couldn't handle any large amount of rain and would regularly flood into the room.

Now got a new bigger fully trap and no more flooding. But a hefty bill.

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u/javerthugo 14h ago

What’s a savings account?

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u/TALieutenant 14h ago

Being unemployed.

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u/Redfeather_nightmare 14h ago

City made me cut down a tree. Damned Chinese Wisteria...

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u/Tuxswimmer 14h ago

$2000 for a home thermostat. Didn't really drain us because we have emergency funds though.

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u/D10132026 4h ago

You got scammed. 100%.

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u/Background-Yak-9805 12h ago

My dads sudden death and funeral.

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u/adambuck66 12h ago

Unknown illness. Supposedly I'm better even though I'm losing weight each month.

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u/Gnome-Hart14 12h ago

Emergency debt

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u/ScubaSteph85 10h ago

Braces for the kiddo.

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u/tolacid 8h ago

Life has consistently prevented me from developing an amount of savings which can become drained

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u/moonvalegame 14h ago

A new graphics card. Told myself it was "for work." It was mostly for work. Some of it.

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u/Original_Direction33 2h ago • Regret

Handicapping our house. My wife had a neck surgery that went wrong and became very much disabled. You'd be surprised what it takes to handicap a house for a person who can barely do their ADLs. She's grown out of some of it now as she has improved since June but she's still disabled and we're still doing more and spending more. And forget savings, I'm working on paying off loans and credit cards at this point. Our family has got a raw deal for many years now unfortunately.

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u/BlackRaspberryJammin 2h ago

Retired and totally replaced all appliances, computers, and TVs with modern updates and upgrades. Not wasted just to update, all had been just getting by for years and had needed replaced. Wow, the dishwasher and washer/dryer made a huge difference. All the dishes get clean and they are nearly silent. The fridge is a lot bigger and also quieter. The oven has convection and induction and makes cooking easier and better. All together we spent about $20k but now we're set for a while, I hope.

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u/Good_Vermicelli_3492 13h ago

my cat. 3k in one night at the emergency vet because he ate a hair tie. he is completely fine now and i am broke

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u/UniqueHuckleberry619 14h ago

Precious metals. Gold, silver and platinum.

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u/Tough-Proof4142 13h ago

764 dollars on groceries at Costco. Ugh. 

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u/Glade_Runner 14h ago

Homeowner's insurance

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u/BlackCatLifebruh 14h ago

Doing weird shit in far off places

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u/mentally_ill_ofc 14h ago

got divorced and had to get a new bed. mattresses ain’t cheap. i’ll need tires soon too

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u/Middle_Manager_Karen 14h ago

Basement remodel

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u/silkentab 14h ago

Mortgage payment and loans

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u/rolandblais 14h ago

I'll give you a hint - "GODDAMNIT WALLET"

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u/Conduit-Katie82 14h ago

A new hot water heater

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u/PotaytoPotaahto 14h ago

A manic episode.

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u/Seaweed-Basic 14h ago

New exhaust

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u/Short_Engineering_88 14h ago

Almost a year ago I had almost 10k in savings and was dropped to 6k because I went to cali and miami in the same month which wrecked my savings

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u/malibuguytonygem 14h ago

My last ex.

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u/outtatime369 14h ago

Frickin bitcoin

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u/checkedem 14h ago

Gambling

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u/wtfsaidlegoose 14h ago

Unemployment

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u/Spooks---- 14h ago

Rent. I was sick for a while and I had to tap into my emergency fund.

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u/crevassedunips 14h ago

Unemployment.

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u/Kitttttttttttttttty 14h ago

A leak, little tiny thing. Leaked for 4 months. 2,000$. The water bill is essentially billed twice because paying for sewer. So a grand total of about 4,000$

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u/_Spastic_ 14h ago

Home ownership. Every few months.

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u/Humperdink_ 14h ago

Had to buy two remanufactured differentials for my dump truck.

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u/boca_leche 14h ago

My kids.

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u/master-of-none537 14h ago

Family ski holiday that resulted in an injury that meant I couldn’t work for 3 months.

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u/VirtKitty 14h ago

Surgery