Really want to buy my first luxury for my birthday but having a hard time convincing myself to drop 1 month salary on it. Idk what to do pls help 😱

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This is a trade off only you can make. Get something more entry level now or save up for your grail watch.

What you should definitely not do is spend beyond your means simply because you want something. That’s a bad habit to promote and directly counter to building wealth.

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Nah I own my condo and I rent rooms to friends. Also ~7k

Do you have something specific in mind? Or you’re not even sure what to get? If you’ve had your eye on something for a while and have been saving up for it, I say go for it. But don’t drop a few or more grand on some impulse buy — you might love it or you might have buyer’s remorse, more of a gamble.

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Why used? Seems like the initial service fee/maintenance will be expensive for the spring drive

Definitely try it on first at a store. You don’t want to drop that much dough for a watch sight-unseen. I made that mistake when I was starting out and I was soooo disappointed.

And when you try it on, ask to wear it around the shop as you look at other watches. It takes about 5 min to really tell if a watch is comfy. Those GS divers are pretty big. And look at yourself with it on in a full length mirror. Just looking down at your wrist can often be deceiving.

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Timeless Luxury Watches is the best.

I'm 24 so don't have the same net worth/financial stability yet as some of you here

Which is a big generalization and I think it’s a lot more complex than that, but that was just my interpretation of what C1 was saying. Which I think is good advice! You just have to realize that some brands hold their value better than others

Do it. You won’t regret it. I bought a sub at 23 with my sign on bonus. Best thing I ever did

Nah but it paid for about half lol

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Consider it dropping one week of future-you’s salary for it.

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