Hey people! Curios, what was your first splurge purchase with your big law money. (Assuming you have student loans, mortgage/rent etc.)

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A nice big painting!

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last minute tickets to the last seat at a broadway show I really wanted to see before it closed - was awesome

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I bought 3 ethereum at all time high ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ˜‚

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Whoa, Big spender! Lol need to party with this associate!

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Property. Trust me. Donโ€™t waste money on anything else.

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Year 1: Canada Goose winter coat
Year 2: Rolex Datejust
Year 3: YSL bag
Year 4: TBD. Maybe a Cartier...

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My โ€˜81 DATE says hi

I bought my mother a high-end refrigerator and stove.

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Paid $650 for a scalped launch day PS5.

Worth it, especially since itโ€™s been two years and you still canโ€™t just go onto Amazon/Walmart/etc and buy one.

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Yeah I saw an offer for $650 on eBay and didnโ€™t think twice. Seller had zero seller history though, so I was expecting to get stiffed lol.

Ended up working out, thankfully.

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Laser hair removal. Zero regrets lol.

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hard agree on this one. itโ€™s also surprisingly fast after the first appt so youโ€™re 20 minutes in and out - I didnโ€™t get a haircut for a year bc i was so slammed but did manage to get to my laser appts ๐Ÿ˜‚

Bought a PADI course to get my cert

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A brand new car from the previous model year. Got exactly what I wanted but at a steep discount. Itโ€™s still my daily and I love it.

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Mr. Jag, nicely done.

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Santos De Cartier

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A 6.5k watch.

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I have joined already haha, but thank you! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ

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Peloton

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Gaming PC and VR setup. Concurrent spur of the moment vacation with SO.

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Fancy (to me) vacation.

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Raincoat Iโ€™ve always coveted from Private White V.C.

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Rolexes ๐Ÿ˜‚

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Bought a sofa, two luxury sunglasses, YSL bag, Cartier necklace.. the list goes on

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Weโ€™re so boring. Cmon people. Live a litttle

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Sorry A8 but you got me thinking. If everyone in big law buys ethereum right nowโ€ฆyou can all make a ton and I can break even. Cmon guys. Bail me out

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My wedding

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Espresso machine

How much was the machine?

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