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On this day in 2005 Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, Don Henley, 50 Cent, Kenny G and Steven Tyler performed at a $10 million Bat mitzvah party for a 13 year old girl and everyone at the party received a $1k goody bag.
Two years later her father was indicted for misappropriation of funds from his military supplying body armour company including the funds used for the party.
Probably not on same scale but I'm sure most of us have spent money on something that either came back to bite us on the arse or we wished we hadn't bothered.
I've bought expensive tickets to business events that seemed like a good idea at the time but were either disastrous, poorly organised or just a complete waste of time and money. |
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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago
Somewhere in Co. Down |
A second hand car that despite having a full service history and looking great and driving great for a couple of weeks it cost me a fortune in repair bills in the time I had it. Then it blew it's engine just as I was about to trade it in. Biggest waste of money ever. |
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By *og-ManMan
over a year ago
somewhere |
Last year in January I booked and paid for a business trip to an exhibition in Stuttgard
2 days business and 2 days added on for pleassure for me
Asked by hotel did i want to save 100 by paying in full....so I did
Then the shit hit the fan...exhibition cancelled
Flights cancelled but hotel has refused to pay me back as they stayed open until the date of the exhibition and then closed when no one showed up
They were full so decided to hold off so as not to pay anyone back as travel wasn't banned ..just not advised ....bastards...still annoys me |
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"Last year in January I booked and paid for a business trip to an exhibition in Stuttgard
2 days business and 2 days added on for pleassure for me
Asked by hotel did i want to save 100 by paying in full....so I did
Then the shit hit the fan...exhibition cancelled
Flights cancelled but hotel has refused to pay me back as they stayed open until the date of the exhibition and then closed when no one showed up
They were full so decided to hold off so as not to pay anyone back as travel wasn't banned ..just not advised ....bastards...still annoys me "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Biggest waste of money ever - the wedding, followed by extortionate lawyer's fees for the divorce 16 years later 
My advice, don't do it "
My wedding. 17k down the drain!!
God knows what I'm gonna lose getting out of it!!  |
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By *ind PaddyMan
over a year ago
South County Dublin |
"Biggest waste of money ever - the wedding, followed by extortionate lawyer's fees for the divorce 16 years later
My advice, don't do it
My wedding. 17k down the drain!!
God knows what I'm gonna lose getting out of it!! "
my advice would be to sort it out between you if you can as solicitors fees are way too high, basically once they know you have money, they will take it off you. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Biggest waste of money ever - the wedding, followed by extortionate lawyer's fees for the divorce 16 years later
My advice, don't do it
My wedding. 17k down the drain!!
God knows what I'm gonna lose getting out of it!! my advice would be to sort it out between you if you can as solicitors fees are way too high, basically once they know you have money, they will take it off you."
Thats the plan anyway. Hopefully she plays fair.
Thanks for the advice. |
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"Biggest waste of money ever - the wedding, followed by extortionate lawyer's fees for the divorce 16 years later
My advice, don't do it
My wedding. 17k down the drain!!
God knows what I'm gonna lose getting out of it!! my advice would be to sort it out between you if you can as solicitors fees are way too high, basically once they know you have money, they will take it off you.
Thats the plan anyway. Hopefully she plays fair.
Thanks for the advice."
Been there done that. Second the advice to try have it sorted. If she is open to mediation go down that route. That way you go to solicitor with an agreement and it’s just to get it done out into legal documents
We did that, and when it came to the day in court he wasn’t even in the country. Best 4 minutes of my life 
Judge passed comment about how it’s great to see people being mature about it and sorting it out before they get to court.
Best of luck to you |
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By *ind PaddyMan
over a year ago
South County Dublin |
"Biggest waste of money ever - the wedding, followed by extortionate lawyer's fees for the divorce 16 years later
My advice, don't do it
My wedding. 17k down the drain!!
God knows what I'm gonna lose getting out of it!! my advice would be to sort it out between you if you can as solicitors fees are way too high, basically once they know you have money, they will take it off you.
Thats the plan anyway. Hopefully she plays fair.
Thanks for the advice.
Been there done that. Second the advice to try have it sorted. If she is open to mediation go down that route. That way you go to solicitor with an agreement and it’s just to get it done out into legal documents
We did that, and when it came to the day in court he wasn’t even in the country. Best 4 minutes of my life
Judge passed comment about how it’s great to see people being mature about it and sorting it out before they get to court.
Best of luck to you "
best to go through mediation but make sure the mediators are not members of the legal profession they have started to move into that area |
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