Outdoorgrrl,
How do you handle the nightshade family? Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, potatoes? Or citrus? Do they bother you at all? I may try to get the book through interlibrary loan. Thanks for the suggestion.
I started getting migraines when I was about 7 or 8 years old. Like many, I discovered my trigger foods: fermented foods, MSG, dairy, processed meats, pickled foods, and many food additives. I also thought that I had hormone-related migraines as I got older. I avoided the trigger foods the best I could, quad-cycled my birth control pills, and medicated when the migraines came.
Two-and-a-half years ago, I tried an experiment. I completely modified my diet, according to recommendations by Dr. Joel Fuhrman in his book Eat to Live. Now, I eat a plant-based diet (fruits, veggies, beans, nuts/seeds, whole grains, and starchy veg) with no dairy, refined carbs, or added salt. I still eat a very small amount of meat on occasion. The results have been remarkable - completely headache free for 2 years. And I'm not alone either. In his 20 year practice, Dr. Fuhrman has seen a 90% recovery rate for his patients after 3 months of eating this way. I know I sound like an advertisement, but I am simply so happy to be living without debilitating pain and medications that leave me numb and foggy.
If you're even slightly curious, I highly recommend reading the book and giving it a try. What do you have to lose? (Hint: nothing but your headaches.)
The worst purchase I ever made was a new used accord from a dealer. When I went in to sign the papers, they had added on those sneaky 'dealer fees' and I didn't do anything about them. I was too excited about the new car. A week later, the car stank to high heaven, took it to the dealer who "deep cleaned the upholstery" and told me the previous owner "left a cantalope in it, which rotted." A cantalope?! seriously?! So I dealt with it until I traded it in for a better car a few years later.
Co-signing on a wayyyy too expensive car for my 19-year old son. He ended up only making one or two of the payments. I made the rest, and eventually had to let the car be repossessed because I couldn't keep up his payments. Super bad for both of us and our credit.
I was going to say the same thing. Jewelry is often subject to specific limitations, so if you're insuring a ring, don't assume the value is covered under your policy. Ask if a jewelry rider is necessary.
Of course, it simply blows my mind that anyone would spend this much on a ring. I can think of 100 better ways to save/spend $10-15k than wear it on my finger. If you're planning on having kids, for example, investing that now would practically pay for their college educations.
Hi, Amy, and thank you for writing. Bet you figured our the caffeine thing the hard way. I just looked up Feverfew and for the benefit of other readers will put the definition here: "Feverfew: leaves and flowers - medicinal herb used as an aspirin substitute for chills, colds, fever, inflammation, and migraine and sinus headache." (Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book.) Thank you!
The worst thing I ever bought was the Baby Bjorn baby carrier. It sucks. Hated everything about it. Not sure why I didn't return it. Guess it was the sleep deprivation and unwillingness to make that trip back to the store with a two month old. In fact I just packed it up today to mail to a friend with her new baby. Let's see if she hates it as well, lol!
Probably the leather rocker recliner, purchased to replace a 20 year old recliner that had finally broken down. It looked & felt good in the store, but it is not comfortable, the leather is not wearing well, I didn't like the color after getting it home and it shows claw marks from the cat! Wish I'd gotten another comfortable fabric recliner like the old one we had!
Hands down, the Epilady!! I HAD to have it when I was a teenager to get smooth hairless legs. I used it once and after it ripped the hair off my legs I decided that the price of beauty should not be welted legs!
I purchased an overpriced car, (rhymes with Tord Faurus) from a dealership. It had been a rental before I bought it. I financed with an APR of 28%. The car was constantly breaking down. I couldn't keep up with the payments because of all the repairs. 1 year later, I owed more on the loan than when I started (around $14k), the car was worth about $3k, needed about $2k more work to run properly. I added up the repair time and costs - I'd spent $9k on the car, and it had been in the shop more days than it had been out. I couldn't pay for it, and it was voluntarily repossessed.
The worst purchase I made was a used laptop as/is from a rental store. Since it was used, I bought it at a great price, but you get what you pay for. It took about 3 hours to remove the spyware, adware, trash leftover from the previous owner, plus all of the upgrades. What a mess!
Our home! As a military family we move every couple years and when my husband was recruiting we bought a home in a state we never intend on returning to, have only been able to rent it half the time and its been more than 3 years now that we've been paying a mortgage and rent! Clitsm
I purchased a $1600 membership to a singles social group without even going to any events because the sales person pressured and lied to me about how this was a great deal and only lasted until I walked out the door. As it turns out, a lot of the members spent significantly less, and though the events were fun- the group only lasted a few short months because the owner sold it to a woman who couldn't continue the momentum (plus competition with free meet up groups).
I once bought a 9-year old Accord for $3k. Thought I was getting a good deal because the car had low miles. Ended up having to replace the alternator, water pump, battery, tires and a slew of other things. Total lemon of a car. By the time I traded it in, I got a whopping $50 for it, which was probably $50 more than what it was really worth.
The worst financial decision I made was when I bought my first car. I didn't have much guidance from my parents either. I spent about $2000 to purchase the car and put in about $2000-$3000 to get it running again... I get a sinking feeling in my stomach when I think about it!
Bought a DVD camcorder from TigerDirect brick-and-mortar store that takes mini-disks that only hold 30 mins. of video. What a pain in the butt. Wish I could sell it, but who in their right mind would buy such a thing? (Clearly I was not in my right mind when I bought it!)
Outdoorgrrl,
How do you handle the nightshade family? Tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, potatoes? Or citrus? Do they bother you at all? I may try to get the book through interlibrary loan. Thanks for the suggestion.
Tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/1upsuicide/status/75604948951375872
Gym membership. (Does this really need explanation?)
I started getting migraines when I was about 7 or 8 years old. Like many, I discovered my trigger foods: fermented foods, MSG, dairy, processed meats, pickled foods, and many food additives. I also thought that I had hormone-related migraines as I got older. I avoided the trigger foods the best I could, quad-cycled my birth control pills, and medicated when the migraines came.
Two-and-a-half years ago, I tried an experiment. I completely modified my diet, according to recommendations by Dr. Joel Fuhrman in his book Eat to Live. Now, I eat a plant-based diet (fruits, veggies, beans, nuts/seeds, whole grains, and starchy veg) with no dairy, refined carbs, or added salt. I still eat a very small amount of meat on occasion. The results have been remarkable - completely headache free for 2 years. And I'm not alone either. In his 20 year practice, Dr. Fuhrman has seen a 90% recovery rate for his patients after 3 months of eating this way. I know I sound like an advertisement, but I am simply so happy to be living without debilitating pain and medications that leave me numb and foggy.
If you're even slightly curious, I highly recommend reading the book and giving it a try. What do you have to lose? (Hint: nothing but your headaches.)
The worst purchase I ever made was a new used accord from a dealer. When I went in to sign the papers, they had added on those sneaky 'dealer fees' and I didn't do anything about them. I was too excited about the new car. A week later, the car stank to high heaven, took it to the dealer who "deep cleaned the upholstery" and told me the previous owner "left a cantalope in it, which rotted." A cantalope?! seriously?! So I dealt with it until I traded it in for a better car a few years later.
Co-signing on a wayyyy too expensive car for my 19-year old son. He ended up only making one or two of the payments. I made the rest, and eventually had to let the car be repossessed because I couldn't keep up his payments. Super bad for both of us and our credit.
I was going to say the same thing. Jewelry is often subject to specific limitations, so if you're insuring a ring, don't assume the value is covered under your policy. Ask if a jewelry rider is necessary.
Of course, it simply blows my mind that anyone would spend this much on a ring. I can think of 100 better ways to save/spend $10-15k than wear it on my finger. If you're planning on having kids, for example, investing that now would practically pay for their college educations.
Worst purchase... it's not a huge one, but I got a Wii balance board and found it pretty useless as far as a real workout is concerned for me.
Hi, Amy, and thank you for writing. Bet you figured our the caffeine thing the hard way. I just looked up Feverfew and for the benefit of other readers will put the definition here: "Feverfew: leaves and flowers - medicinal herb used as an aspirin substitute for chills, colds, fever, inflammation, and migraine and sinus headache." (Saunders Pharmaceutical Word Book.) Thank you!
The worst thing I ever bought was the Baby Bjorn baby carrier. It sucks. Hated everything about it. Not sure why I didn't return it. Guess it was the sleep deprivation and unwillingness to make that trip back to the store with a two month old. In fact I just packed it up today to mail to a friend with her new baby. Let's see if she hates it as well, lol!
I like Wisebread on FB!
Probably the leather rocker recliner, purchased to replace a 20 year old recliner that had finally broken down. It looked & felt good in the store, but it is not comfortable, the leather is not wearing well, I didn't like the color after getting it home and it shows claw marks from the cat! Wish I'd gotten another comfortable fabric recliner like the old one we had!
Hands down, the Epilady!! I HAD to have it when I was a teenager to get smooth hairless legs. I used it once and after it ripped the hair off my legs I decided that the price of beauty should not be welted legs!
I purchased an overpriced car, (rhymes with Tord Faurus) from a dealership. It had been a rental before I bought it. I financed with an APR of 28%. The car was constantly breaking down. I couldn't keep up with the payments because of all the repairs. 1 year later, I owed more on the loan than when I started (around $14k), the car was worth about $3k, needed about $2k more work to run properly. I added up the repair time and costs - I'd spent $9k on the car, and it had been in the shop more days than it had been out. I couldn't pay for it, and it was voluntarily repossessed.
The worst purchase I made was a used laptop as/is from a rental store. Since it was used, I bought it at a great price, but you get what you pay for. It took about 3 hours to remove the spyware, adware, trash leftover from the previous owner, plus all of the upgrades. What a mess!
Our home! As a military family we move every couple years and when my husband was recruiting we bought a home in a state we never intend on returning to, have only been able to rent it half the time and its been more than 3 years now that we've been paying a mortgage and rent! Clitsm
I purchased a $1600 membership to a singles social group without even going to any events because the sales person pressured and lied to me about how this was a great deal and only lasted until I walked out the door. As it turns out, a lot of the members spent significantly less, and though the events were fun- the group only lasted a few short months because the owner sold it to a woman who couldn't continue the momentum (plus competition with free meet up groups).
It always depends on the service.
Also Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/dafost/status/75580004309807104
I once bought a 9-year old Accord for $3k. Thought I was getting a good deal because the car had low miles. Ended up having to replace the alternator, water pump, battery, tires and a slew of other things. Total lemon of a car. By the time I traded it in, I got a whopping $50 for it, which was probably $50 more than what it was really worth.
Worst purchase? Hands down: COLLEGE.
tweeted here: http://twitter.com/egood33/status/75577953571971073
The worst financial decision I made was when I bought my first car. I didn't have much guidance from my parents either. I spent about $2000 to purchase the car and put in about $2000-$3000 to get it running again... I get a sinking feeling in my stomach when I think about it!
Bought a DVD camcorder from TigerDirect brick-and-mortar store that takes mini-disks that only hold 30 mins. of video. What a pain in the butt. Wish I could sell it, but who in their right mind would buy such a thing? (Clearly I was not in my right mind when I bought it!)
http://twitter.com/#!/ReneeAChapman/status/75575398011908096