• regdog@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      7 hours ago

      I get really annoyed when people call their purchase an “investment”. People are calling buying a ring, a truck, or a TV an investement, like that would justify the purchase.

      No wonder Americans are constantly broke.

      • Akasazh@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        5 hours ago

        It’s silly because the rain if a dowry (where the act of giving jewelry is hailing from) is as a financial back up for the (family of) the bride.

        This got commercialized by de beers to become the most romantic tradition, but as a purchase you are just buying a bunch of shiny carbon that depreciates by 40% when you exit the store.

        If that’s your money worth, then be my guest.

        • adhdsergio@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          3 hours ago

          Actually only synthetic diamonds depreciate, the real ones stay the same, but that still means they’re not an investment

          • Akasazh@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            2
            ·
            2 hours ago

            From New value? No they instantly depreciate. There’s so much more stock than there’s market for. This is very well controlled to resist overflooding the market.

            But if you walk out of a jeweler and get the same price for a diamond that you paid for it you are a genius.

      • Akasazh@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        16 hours ago

        No its quite simliarly shitty. It’s just that you may care less. Though out of experience the richest people tend to be the stringiest folks around, out of habit trying to get everything for free.