Being well off has its benefits

[Tanj]

So last year the wife and I bought an Audi A3. We paid in cash, because I had the cash available and financing is for chumps

Anyhoo, to mark the 1 year anniversary of buying an Audi my Audi dealer sent us a free wine tasting and lunch for 2 at a local winery, no strings attached.

This thread is for other well off members of this forum to post their stories of getting even more stuff on top of the stuff they just buy anyway.

 

[Chesterton]

It's sometimes unfair that the rules require I address the post and not the poster...but the disgusting post speaks for itself anyway.

 

[public hermit]

I use coupons, sometimes. Oh, and buy one, get one free. Being rich does have it's perks.

 

[Tanj]

It's sometimes unfair that the rules require I address the post and not the poster...but the disgusting post speaks for itself anyway.

Well, the real reason for the post is to see if anyone can link up the obscure pop culture reference. I am however eager to hear what about said post is disgusting though.

 

[Anthony2019]

I hope you and your wife are enjoying the purchase of your new Audi and that after all that wine tasting you managed to get a taxi home?

 

[dailyprayerwarrior]

I like that he said "anyhoo". You had me at "anyhoo"! LOL God is good.

 

[Tanj]

I hope you and your wife are enjoying the purchase of your new Audi and that after all that wine tasting you managed to get a taxi home?

Good point. We haven't used the voucher yet. I did not notice the irony of a car company giving me a voucher that I cannot use my car for

 

[Quid est Veritas?]

I am however eager to hear what about said post is disgusting though.

You bought a petrol car - haven't you heard the world is endling the day after tomorrow because of people like you?

 

[Tanj]

You bought a petrol car - haven't you heard the world is endling the day after tomorrow because of people like you?

I have no children, and am old enough that I wont be around to suffer it.

Interestingly, the most anti-green absolute worst thing you can do for the environment is reproduce. I could fly around in a plane which never lands and get refuelled by other planes for the next 70 years and still be greener than the average couple with 2 kids.

 

[Quid est Veritas?]

I have no children, and am old enough that I wont be around to suffer it.

Interestingly, the most anti-green absolute worst thing you can do for the environment is reproduce. I could fly around in a plane which never lands and get refuelled by other planes for the next 70 years and still be greener than the average couple with 2 kids.

Personally, I think environmental antinatalism utterly stupid and short-sighted. But then again, I have bred beyond the required limit for population increase, but luckily I can buy handy-dandy Indulgences from the Green lobby in the form of carbon offsets to atone my sins, while driving my diesel family cars.

 

[Robban]

So last year the wife and I bought an Audi A3. We paid in cash, because I had the cash available and financing is for chumps

Anyhoo, to mark the 1 year anniversary of buying an Audi my Audi dealer sent us a free wine tasting and lunch for 2 at a local winery, no strings attached.

This thread is for other well off members of this forum to post their stories of getting even more stuff on top of the stuff they just buy anyway.

Good for you,
I wonder if much of the problems today are not caused by, "Buy today pay tomorrow."

 

[Tanj]

Good for you,
I wonder if much of the problems today are not caused by, "Buy today pay tomorrow."

Definitely.

 

[High Fidelity]

Good for you,
I wonder if much of the problems today are not caused by, "Buy today pay tomorrow."

People are terrible at living within their means and saving today for a better tomorrow.

Right now I'm investing about $30,000 a year in to an ISA that will net me over a million by 50.

Beyond that I have other investments for cash flow and shorter term.

The amount of liabilities people take on is scary when they really can't afford to. Financing things is only making the situation worse.

Much better to put your money to work than buy something on finance you don't really need or could do with something cheaper until you're in a position to buy it outright.

 

[Tom 1]

I have no children, and am old enough that I wont be around to suffer it.

Interestingly, the most anti-green absolute worst thing you can do for the environment is reproduce. I could fly around in a plane which never lands and get refuelled by other planes for the next 70 years and still be greener than the average couple with 2 kids.

Lol so the answer is no more humans?

 

[Chesterton]

Well, the real reason for the post is to see if anyone can link up the obscure pop culture reference. I am however eager to hear what about said post is disgusting though.

Well maybe it's not, maybe I took it wrong. So what's the pop culture reference?

 

[Tanj]

Well maybe it's not, maybe I took it wrong. So what's the pop culture reference?

Tanstaafl

 

[Nithavela]

Well, the real reason for the post is to see if anyone can link up the obscure pop culture reference. I am however eager to hear what about said post is disgusting though.

Maybe Chesterton doesn't like Audi. Or wine tastings.

 

[Jonathan Walkerin]

I have no children, and am old enough that I wont be around to suffer it.

At least with people who have kids you usually hear how proud they are of them instead of their money.

 

[mama2one]

Audi dealer sent us a free wine tasting and lunch for 2 at a local winery, no strings attached.

you do know that's just the cost of keeping a customer, lol



we get "free" items without spending an audi's cost


our daughter is super polite
we don't eat out much but when we do, often gets "extras"
a server was so impressed by her politeness, he came back & gave her a huge stack of Andes mints

she complimented something at another restaurant & manager heard & brought her a free dessert

 

[mama2one]

I like the grocery coupons stores around here mail us

they're competing quite a bit now so we save by going to the store who gives us coupons that month