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Did you ever spend your hard-earned money on something really dumb then later (maybe even many years down the line) ask "What was I thinking?!”

In 1988 the morning radio station I listened to had a popular “psychic” as a guest. People were calling in (supposedly) and she was telling them amazing things about their past, and also predicting things which would happen in the future. They gave a number your could call to meet with the woman at a (nice) hotel for a 30 minute "consultation". I called and made an appointment – the fee was $90.

As I think back, it was such baloney. Nothing she said came true, but I dunno, maybe she was telling me things I really wanted to happen. By the way, I checked and that $90 would be $184 in today’s dollars. Wasted. (Gulp) :(

I remember telling my older brother about it but I didn't tell him how much I paid. He was laughing too hard about me even calling to make an appointment. :lofl:

I just checked and that psychic (Allene Cunningham) is still around, but retired (very comfortably, I'm sure). http://www.trinda.net/blog/meet-allene-cunningham/

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For those who find comfort in them be my guest...but I know someone who used to be a psychic, then she found a full-time gig as a UPS handler. It's a sham kids...really if you have the right personality you can inspire faith in your abilities. Then you can read people and ask the right open-ended questions to figure out what they want to hear. Simple as that...for fifty bucks I could figure it out as well...but not so comfortable ripping people off.
 
Hmm..well I spent $50 on makeup that made my eyes puff up and water...Ugg. Then let's see..a used car years ago that never ran right...plenty of things over 65 years :). The reason is simple..seemed like a good idea at the time. :grin:
 
Falcon said:
Yes! Two marriage licenses.
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One for me.

Lots of used cars that would have been better off in a junk yard.

Magic ... as a youth I was heavily involved in the world of conjuring. There was one big magic store in NYC that I went to, Lou Tannen's Magic Shop, where all the latest and greatest wonders of the magic world were on display. They even had professional magicians performing the effects that were for sale.

As a result I thought nothing of spending $50 on a quarter that turned into a dime, and later $1,200 on a large, stage-scale illusion.

Thing is, the props themselves were simple - it was the secret you paid for. And once you saw that secret, you were like "Geeze, I could have done that!" :rolleyes:
 
Good grief, I have thrown away money on all kinds of foolishness --- fortune tellers, fake gurus, terrible movies, books I didn't read, clothes I didn't like, shoes that hurt my feet, gifts to the undeserving, crazy nights out on the town --- I could go on and on. Water under the bridge and no use crying over spilled milk, although sometimes I think about some of that hard earned cash that would come in handy now. C'es la vie!
 
Last week at Wal-Mart I bought a Turquoise T-shirt I thought was real pretty. It had a Bicycle on the front and says "Enjoy The Journey". When I got it home and put it on and looked in the mirror, I saw that there is a bicycle wheel covering each of my boobs. My husband thinks I'm silly for not wearing it but I'm just not the type to go out in public in suggestive cloths. So that's $6.95 down the drain. I'll be lucky to get 50 cents out of it at my yard sale.
 
Cookie said:
Good grief, I have thrown away money on all kinds of foolishness --- fortune tellers, fake gurus, terrible movies, books I didn't read, clothes I didn't like, shoes that hurt my feet, gifts to the undeserving, crazy nights out on the town --- I could go on and on. Water under the bridge and no use crying over spilled milk, although sometimes I think about some of that hard earned cash that would come in handy now. C'es la vie!
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Geeze, how could I forget that?

I spent more than the GNP on that in the old days. As you said, c'es la vie - at least I got a lot of fun out of it, and a lot of stories to tell. :eek:
 
I've spent the last two months going through closets and drawers and pulled out tons of stuff that would fit the bill of 'being a waste of money'. Geeze when we're young, we're definitely silly with our money aren't we? And as I'm going through all of this 'stuff' and then I listen to my girls tell me what they bought recently, I want to grab them by the shoulders and say 'stop your madness - you'll be tossing it into the back of the closet to join the other 'regrets' in your life'. But can't do that, sometimes we need to make our own mistakes don't we?
 
Debby said:
I've spent the last two months going through closets and drawers and pulled out tons of stuff that would fit the bill of 'being a waste of money'. Geeze when we're young, we're definitely silly with our money aren't we? And as I'm going through all of this 'stuff' and then I listen to my girls tell me what they bought recently, I want to grab them by the shoulders and say 'stop your madness - you'll be tossing it into the back of the closet to join the other 'regrets' in your life'. But can't do that, sometimes we need to make our own mistakes don't we?
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I think I was probably more sensible in some ways with our money when younger as we didn't have a lot when we were first married. We are comfortable now, and as long as I don't go too crazy I can afford to spend it on whatever takes my fancy.
 
applecruncher said:
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Did you ever spend your hard-earned money on something really dumb then later (maybe even many years down the line) ask "What was I thinking?!”

In 1988 the morning radio station I listened to had a popular “psychic” as a guest. People were calling in (supposedly) and she was telling them amazing things about their past, and also predicting things which would happen in the future. They gave a number your could call to meet with the woman at a (nice) hotel for a 30 minute "consultation". I called and made an appointment – the fee was $90.

As I think back, it was such baloney. Nothing she said came true, but I dunno, maybe she was telling me things I really wanted to happen. By the way, I checked and that $90 would be $184 in today’s dollars. Wasted. (Gulp) :(

I remember telling my older brother about it but I didn't tell him how much I paid. He was laughing too hard about me even calling to make an appointment. :lofl:




I just checked and that psychic (Allene Cunningham) is still around, but retired (very comfortably, I'm sure). http://www.trinda.net/blog/meet-allene-cunningham/

Any other confessions?
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I have wasted soo much money on dumb things that I can't even remember all of them.
I'm sorry you didn't have a good experience with a psychic. In 1966 my Mother's
Dad who was 85 yrs old and wondered away from a bazaar he was at with my Aunt.
We had search parties and many other things to try and find him,but no luck.
Then one day 2 of my cousins went to a lecture given by Jean Dixen. During
the lecture she looked at one of my cousins,her eyes filled with tears and she
told my cousin that they would find my Grandfathers body on Tuesday. Sure enough
a little boy stumbled over my Grandfathers body on Tuesday in a field that had been
searched 2 x's.
Then years later my Sister and I went to see James Praagh. I won't bore you with every thing
he said but he was right on target. I would do it again if I had the opportunity.
 
I know some psychics are charlatans and I could name a few right now but I won't. On the other hand there are some that are very accurate. I've never had one ask me a question yet. If you are worried about them doing a cold reading on you, get the reading over the phone. Don't know who I'm talking to :), but I think someone on this thread said something about psychics being a rip off. That was last night, so I can't recall who it was.
 
Then one day 2 of my cousins went to a lecture given by Jean Dixen. During
the lecture she looked at one of my cousins,her eyes filled with tears and she
told my cousin that they would find my Grandfathers body on Tuesday. Sure enough
a little boy stumbled over my Grandfathers body on Tuesday in a field that had been
searched 2 x's.
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Wow. I remember Jeanne Dixon. She was very popular in the 70s - 80s.
 
Hi Linda! thanks for telling me how to find member postings at their Profile page. I just read a book by Donna Leon that had a subplot about a psychic charlatan. Here's info about the book: [FONT=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]A Question of Belief • Donna Leon
MYSTERY • 2011 • PAPER • 288 PAGES
In this 19th book in Donna Leon's much-loved series, Comissario Brunetti grapples with ever more ingenious corruption, the usual bureaucratic intransigence -- and the sweltering Venetian summer. As usual it is not so much the very interesting crimes to be solved (judge on the take, shady psychic bilking an old lady) but the meals, Brunetti's family and scenes of Venice, where Leon has lived many years.[/FONT]
 
Hilarious responses, and some sad ones, too.

Ha ha hee hee -- some of you have posted absolutely hilarious responses. I'm sad for some of you, but everyone seems to have accepted that these incidents are in the past. As for me: 3 marriage licenses. I'm so happy being single! And I have a partner who's the only man in my entire life who has treated me with kindness, understanding, acceptance and respect. I found him on Match.com -- can you believe that!! We've been together for 4 years. The main key to our good relationship is -- we don't live together!!!! We live in separate apartment buildings about a mile from each other. Whew!
 
A red winter coat. The color is beautiful but I feel like Santa in it so I only wear it to shovel snow.
 
Synergy said:
Did you try to get a refund from Wal-Mart????
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If I wanted a refund I could get it, Wal-Mart is great, I don't even need a receipt. My husband just took a floor lamp back that we had gotten home and decided there wasn't room to put it next to his recliner. But for $6.95 I don't want to bother standing in line. Some body will want it. My daughter gives me most of my cloths and she doesn't shop at Wal-Mart so it doesn't hurt me to give away a t-shirt. I have a yard sale every spring and every fall using things people give me or stuff I get from estates my husband and I clean up. What doesn't sell at my yard sales I take to thrift stores. Now up here where I live they've just started a give away page on Facebook so that'll be handy too.

Thanks for sharing your match.com story. Don't want to get this thread off subject but my daughter met her husband on an online dating service too.
 
Linda said:
I know some psychics are charlatans and I could name a few right now but I won't. On the other hand there are some that are very accurate. I've never had one ask me a question yet. If you are worried about them doing a cold reading on you, get the reading over the phone. Don't know who I'm talking to :), but I think someone on this thread said something about psychics being a rip off. That was last night, so I can't recall who it was.
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I think ALL psychics are charlatans, there is no afterlife, imo.
 

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