Quantcast

The Money Blogs is the source for Blogs about the latest financial and stock market news with rss feeds

This post received 6439 Money Blog views

Entrepreneurship > The Money Blogger

5 Worst Ways to Blow Your Money in a Recession

Nicholas Collard | Tue, 10/14/2008 - 9:19am |  74 comments

Rank this post

6

74 comments

bubblechair.jpg

As the stock market falls, and trillions of dollars of investment money vanishes, it never ceases to amaze some of us what kind of ridiculous things a company might sell, or even more ridiculous, what a person might buy.

1. iDiamond Headphones
Why do you think Paris Hilton stares so blankly every time she takes to the red carpet? It may not just be her own self awing, but possibly the tunes playing from her diamond studded earrings.

Are platinum grills on your teeth too much of a choking hazard at the gym? If so, get the attention you so painfully need with the iDiamond headphones from Heyerdahl jewelry, it's just the right moronic accessory to help you weather the oncoming recession.

These small earpieces boast a dazzling array of 204 diamonds set on 18 karat gold, and retailing for $6400. Compared to average headphones that cost about $20, I'd say these are a bargain!

2. P-Diddy's Jet fuel
Can't the little guy catch a break? Due to soaring gas prices, P-Diddy was forced to make a last ditch appeal to the Saudis via his video podcast. "Gas Prices are too F***ing high!" exclaimed the morally-bust hip hop celebrity. "I wanna give a shout out to all my Saudi Arabian brothers and sisters and all my brothers and sisters from all the countries that have oil, if you all could please send me some oil for my jet, I would truly appreciate it."

According to P-Diddy, the $250,000 coast to coast round trip fuel cost has left him so strapped for cash that he's actually started flying commercial airlines! Oh this can't be happening!

3. Wagiman LED Bubble Chair
Do you find yourself with too many scantily clad women lying around and nowhere to store them? Then rest assured that English designer Ben Rousseau has just the solution to your problem. With his lighted white fur "Wagiman" bubble chairs, you can cubby those pesky women out of the way of guests while still prominently displaying them from high atop your Paris Chateau.

While the actual price of these chairs is illusive, simpler non-lit models sell for upwards of $2000.00 each.

4. Chocopologie
Knipshildt's Chocopologie chocolate truffle is the only true way to show your feelings for her! At $2600.00 per pound, she'll know you're really, really sorry for what you did.

5. Starbucks
Surprise surprise, the greatest enemy is the one you know best. Let's say you're a social Starbucks customer who likes to enjoy a latte with a Cranberry scone in the morning before work. The end cost each day is about $6. No sweat.

Multiply that by 5 days and you're looking at a monthly cost of $126.50. That's $1518.00 per year. Add a shot of espresso to your order, and you're looking at a yearly cost of $1812.60.

Certainly that isn't as expensive as the Chocopologie or the iDiamond, but it's likely to be the one you're actually paying for.

Comments

Please or register to post comments.

As hard as it is to believe,

sparesr4sissies | November 20, 2009, 11:46 am

As hard as it is to believe, people actually blow their money on all of this stuff.

lace wigs | beauty centre

iPhone To Computer Transfer

bony | November 18, 2009, 3:24 am

iPhone To Computer Transfer is a powerful converter, mutually trasferring playlists, songs, pictures between iPhone and computer. This iPhone transfer to computer could be used in all all the iPhone/iPod versions: iPhone, iPhone (3G), iPod 1G, iPod 2G, iPod 3G, iPod 4G, iPod Classic, iPod mini, iPod nano 1, iPod nano 2, iPod nano 3, iPod nano 4, iPod shuffle 1, iPod shuffle 2, iPod shuffle 3, iPod Touch, iPod Touch 2, iPod Video. iPhone Transfer,iPhone To iPhone/iPod Transfer,iPhone Music Transfer,iPhone Photo Transfer

blowing money

sparesr4sissies | November 16, 2009, 12:40 pm

These ideas are definitely tempting. appendicitis | puppy training

wow

cocoyu113 | November 13, 2009, 2:06 am

Using a car for business promotion is a good idea.wedding invitations it can be very inexpensive with the use of promotional bumper stickers and magnets.bridesmaids dresses People will see your logo when the car is parked or moving.

Those are definitely some

sparesr4sissies | November 12, 2009, 3:49 pm

Those are definitely some pretty bad ways to blow your money. Roor Bongs | christian louboutin | Las Vegas Escorts

1. iDiamond Headphones how

birminghambraces | November 12, 2009, 10:31 am

1. iDiamond Headphones how can somebody afford it .. its wasste of money.. Inman Aligner Birmingham

cool pics.. I like the idea

dentistbirmingham | November 10, 2009, 11:29 am

cool pics.. I like the idea of blowing your money.. Invisalign Birmingham

RE:

Ray | November 7, 2009, 3:48 am

Nice post viagra supplier kamagra tablets Buy kamagra

Today

jamessmithforum | November 6, 2009, 4:12 am

Generic Viagra and Kamagra is widely used by men to treat their ED. It contains sildenafil citrate a clinically proven drug that helps men with ED in achieving erection. Bellspharmacy.com is one of the highly acclaim distributor of generic drugs. This company is known worldwide of its quality drugs and it offer generic drugs at a very low prices. Visit them online Generic Viagra | Cheap Generic Viagra | Buy Generic Viagra Online | Buy Generic Viagra | Cheap Generic Viagra | Cheap Generic Viagra

Hey

gregor | November 4, 2009, 11:58 am

Hey nice post. Thanx for sharing. Gregor S. Sofort Free SMS kostenlos versenden. Auf dem Free SMS Blog Handy News lesen. Immer tolle SMS Sprüche senden. Ein Handy Bundle Vertrag finden. Einen Prepaid Vergleich machen, für den richtigen Tarif.

great

truballer2 | November 2, 2009, 9:51 am

great site vigrx

wow, 250k for a roundtrip

bigbears | November 2, 2009, 2:27 am

wow, 250k for a roundtrip jet? non chexsystems banks non chexsystems banks

great

truballer2 | November 1, 2009, 7:48 pm

great site male enhancement

Actually to be frank the 3rd

dentistbrighton | November 1, 2009, 7:46 am

Actually to be frank the 3rd tip was already commited. I lost lot of money from that.. Dentists in Brighton

I prudently think that Promo

Jameson123 | October 31, 2009, 5:08 pm

I prudently think that Promo Code relates well to the Vistaprint Promo Code. This might be unexpected to many of you out there, especially supporters of pc pitstop promo code or 123Inkjets Promo Code , you're a funny lot.

nice

truballer2 | October 31, 2009, 9:55 am

great site volume pills

Health Care

sablejordon | October 28, 2009, 2:32 am

I will follow all tips, Thanks for such a nice post. Benefits of Red Wine Resveratrol
Resveratrol

Those are pretty bad ways

nyer222 | October 27, 2009, 2:47 pm

nice

truballer2 | October 24, 2009, 9:57 pm

great site prosolution pills

The interesting thing is

gregoriopetersen | October 24, 2009, 3:17 pm

The interesting thing is that rabbit used to be the traditional meal for Easter, hence why we have the Easter bunny, except the it used to be that the easter bunny used to be dinner! Colon Cleanse | Extenze | Resveratrol | Teeth whitening | Colon Cleanse | Acai Berries | Acai | Acai Berry Diet | Colon Cleanse | Extenze Anti Aging Latest Mobile Phones | Cheap Payday Loan

Pics

fjmintes | October 24, 2009, 4:45 am

Sorry for off topic. Pics - great! Thx! report

yes we need to be

vijayshekar | October 23, 2009, 1:00 pm

yes we need to be conservative about our purchases in this recession to save money. Acer laptops Iphone

This seems like some pretty

sparesr4sissies | October 22, 2009, 12:48 am

This seems like some pretty foolish ways to blow your money. Houston Bankruptcy Lawyer | Houston Bankruptcy Attorney | Cherokee D Ass | online computer repair

The Recession

BusinessGirl | October 21, 2009, 5:31 am

The recession is somehow good because it teaches as how to manage our money. Being a healthy eater requires you to become both educated and smart about what healthy eating actually is. Being food smart isn't about learning to calculate grams or fat, or is it about studying labels and counting calories. Healthy eating is all about balanced and moderate eating, consisting of healthy meals at least three times per day. Healthy eaters eat many different types of foods, not limiting themselves to one specific food type or food group. Here are a few resources to get you going Control Your Glycemic Index |Diabetes weight control | Glycemic index diet plan | Health and Diabetes | Foods to Eat With Type 2 Diabetes | Early Symptoms Diabetes. A healthy eater is a good problem solver. Healthy eaters have learned to take care of themselves and their eating with sound judgement and making wise decisions. Healthy eaters are always aware of what they eat, and know the effect that it will have on their bodies.

During recessions, many

Colon Cleanse | October 20, 2009, 6:09 am

During recessions, many macroeconomic indicators vary in a similar way. Recession play hard with everybody. You have given very nice tips. Thanks for sharing.
Colon Cleanse
Colon Cleanse
Colon Cleanser

links of london

niuzai987 | October 20, 2009, 3:12 am

links of london jewellery can buy them at an unbeatable price will enable you to show your best unaided from Linkslife at exceptional esteem. You will help more and preferred designs, for a longer time If you can effusive show beauty and charm of female, and be our buyer. We accord you action upfront. links of london charms will appreciate with us, and know their reserved, so jewelries are evermore the good contacts of female, and then lonely with the time goes by. Only the relations of London charms love bracelet will impress every woman, so We guess links of london bracelets Euro luxury Dome Charm Charms Euro luxury Small Sweetie Bracelet links of london sweetie bracelet – Euro luxury Famous and for all kinds of exqusite relatives links of london sale for your home. We resolute ourselves to own these funds at simple expend online. Buy links of london gem from Coolinks to collecting top-position aspect links of london ornaments for people who appreciate the following time. Now you are able to your special weakness. The best. London silvers offers all beautiful ladies. If the family of links of london bracelets thy wits may move, then the relations of london sugar armlet jewelries are definitely the best relations of female. So You will find it is a companion certainly who helps you posture out of the others and show you lone glamour.links london sale

It's true that business

BusinessGirl | October 19, 2009, 11:14 am

It's true that business opportunity seekers are perpetually seeking the next hottest home business idea to improve their revenue. With this economic downturn in full swing, some have become scared but, the majority of individuals have learned a worthwhile lesson. The way to be really healthy in life, you need to have more than a single source of income or business. Here are some resources Profitable Business Ideas, Small Business Opportunities and Free Online Business Opportunity. Start beekeeping business with Beekeeping For Beginners, Beekeeping For Dummies and Backyard Beekeeping.

my view

Strings12 | October 19, 2009, 7:30 am

Hi there, my name is Colon Cleanse Just like Christmas goose and Thanksgiving turkey – Easter ham leftovers are a tradition. Sandwiches the day after are the best! The interesting thing is that rabbit used to be the traditional meal for Easter, hence why we have the Easter bunny, except the it used to be that the easter bunny used to be dinner!

Choose, buy and shop for on

lily | October 19, 2009, 4:57 am

Choose, buy and shop for on sale tiffany jewelry including Tiffany & Co Silver Necklace, Pendants, Bangles, Bracelets, Earrings, Rings and Accessories. tiffany jewelry We will surprise to find the high quality tiffany jewelry in much. Everyone will focus on tiffany and co Tiffany Bracelets Tiffany Earrings Tiffany Necklaces Tiffany Rings

Medical Tourism

medical tourism | October 19, 2009, 3:47 am

Many Americans hit hard by the recession are turning to medical tourism as a low-cost solution to tightening finances. By traveling abroad for medical care, patients can often save as much as 80%, including airfare.

You would be surprised at

neodesigns | October 17, 2009, 2:28 pm

You would be surprised at how much money you spend if you buy coffee everyday. This is definitely a money waster! Joseph from Acai

great site

truballer2 | October 14, 2009, 10:13 am

great site, love it vigrx plus

I don't think it is worst in any case

therock23 | October 14, 2009, 4:05 am

If you have lot of money then obviously you would like to spend it on something. It depends on you in what way you would like to spend it. Nothing is worst. Cellulite|Cellulite | Cellulite Treatment|Acai Berry| Acai Berry

nice

truballer2 | October 13, 2009, 11:43 am

great article. it really was insightful male enhancement pills

Whoa. I'm sorry, but for

hildajustice | October 9, 2009, 6:37 pm

Whoa. I'm sorry, but for $2,600 per pound, they better be lining the package in diamonds or something! That is absolutely absurd. It's chocolate for goodness sakes. philadelphia products liability lawyer

I think this is not good.

broke23 | October 9, 2009, 8:29 am

I think this is not good to blow your money in this period of recession. Instead you should try to invest this money in new projects. Acne Acne Teeth Whitening Teeth Whitening Stretch Marks Acai Berry Get rid of Stretch Marks

In economics, a recession is

jhncena | October 8, 2009, 2:14 am

In economics, a recession is a general slowdown in economic activity over a long period of time, or a business cycle contraction. During recessions, many macroeconomic indicators vary in a similar way. Production as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment, investment spending, capacity utilization VCP-410, household incomes and business profits all fall during recessions. Governments usually respond to recessions by adopting expansionary macroeconomic policies, such as increasing money supply, increasing government spending and decreasing taxation.

You know what? It's amazing

yinka23 | October 7, 2009, 5:57 pm

You know what? It's amazing how the little things add up. I don't frequently visit Starbucks, as there isn't one in this area. But it doesn't really matter where you're going, whether it's the convenience store on the way to work, Starbucks, or McDonald's... it's still going to have the same effect overall. Fat Loss 4 Idiots Diet

great article. it really was

truballer2 | October 6, 2009, 4:09 pm

great article. it really was insightful vigrx plus

Whoa I love that chair. I

rjeff12 | October 5, 2009, 2:58 pm

Whoa I love that chair. I wonder if I could get away with putting that on my business account... I'd have to charge admission to my office! businesses for sale

"At $2600.00 per pound,

brwilliam000 | October 4, 2009, 12:25 am

"At $2600.00 per pound, she'll know you're really, really sorry for what you did." Are you kidding me? Anyone who spends $2,600 on a pound of chocolate needs to have their head examined. Sure, it's delicious...but come on! Toronto Real Estate Listings