<![CDATA[What's the worst financial decision you've ever made?]]>Doesn't have to be thousands of dollars. Just a thing you spent money on that turned out to be a complete waste.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/topic/c3181bc2-bb52-4482-9aba-8463ea30b8f3/what-s-the-worst-financial-decision-you-ve-ever-madeRSS for NodeWed, 21 Oct 2026 22:57:40 GMTSun, 20 Sep 2026 21:30:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to What's the worst financial decision you've ever made? on Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:23:01 GMT]]>Overall, I guess this wins

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25930473https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25930473Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:23:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What's the worst financial decision you've ever made? on Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:16:04 GMT]]>University

I spent 50 grand and 4 years of my life to be told by prospective employers that I either lacked real world experience, or that I was overqualified. It took me another 3 years to find a job after university - one that doesn't require training and is barely relevant to my field.

I get to hang a pretty piece of paper up on my wall, I guess.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25930397https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25930397Sun, 20 Sep 2026 22:16:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What's the worst financial decision you've ever made? on Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:53:00 GMT]]>Got convinced by someone I very much trusted to join an MLM as a 19 or 20 year old. After my parents learned about it, they were able to talk some sense into me, and I realized I was part of a pyramid scheme. I got out and basically broke even, which was honestly the best possible outcome of that whole scenario. It unfortunately degraded my relationship with the person who convinced me to join, and I never really could fully trust them after that.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12996945https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://piefed.social/comment/12996945Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:53:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What's the worst financial decision you've ever made? on Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:46:55 GMT]]>Bought a house with my ex and we were instantly house poor. We didn’t account for buying things for the house at all. Ended up selling and moving two years later at a loss even though we sold for a bit more than we bought it for.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25930015https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25930015Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:46:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What's the worst financial decision you've ever made? on Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:45:28 GMT]]>Community College machine shop. Too many graduates, not enough available positions.

Maybe a few $100 in total so not too bad.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.ca/comment/25438446https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.ca/comment/25438446Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:45:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What's the worst financial decision you've ever made? on Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:35:51 GMT]]>Underestimating the lengths that Trump admin would go to prop up equity markets during COVID

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25929877https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.world/comment/25929877Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:35:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What's the worst financial decision you've ever made? on Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:34:12 GMT]]>The crypto craze of 2017

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.sdf.org/comment/24848638https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://lemmy.sdf.org/comment/24848638Sun, 20 Sep 2026 21:34:12 GMT