Daily writing prompt

Name the most expensive personal item you’ve ever purchased (not your home or car).

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My financial situation does not allow me to do much free spending other than my bills. However, I think the most expensive thing I’ve ever bought is divided up into numerous trips to the movies/restaurants I used to take before I really learned the value of money. As I would go up to two or three times a week in some cases, the price would add up and sometimes leave me with little money left for the things that are important, (bills, shopping for birthdays/holidays,) ETC. I would spend on average up to $100.00 a month, maybe more on each movie trip and/or restaurant when I first moved out on my own. Since then I have stopped going to these places every single day and would choose to watch movies at home, eat at home ETC. This has allowed me to save money which in turn helps with my anxiety as not having enough money to get by or being charged more for something than I should be causes me to have anxiety attacks. However, these days it seems like everything is going up in terms of price which has caused me to reevaluate the services I have, (internet,) ETC. Having said that, I need access to the internet to be able to enjoy my hobby of reviewing movies and watching Netflix, ETC. I will not get into detail too much more about what happened but I actually had a problem with my account which caused me to pay much more than I owe per month on my internet. I lost sleep over the stress it caused me. Having said that, aside from going out on joyrides everyday, the most expensive thing I have had to pay for is my own bills. Despite this, I will keep paying them, especially the internet, to be able to continue to write my blogs like I enjoy doing. It’s a known fact that life costs money which is why I need to ask myself if the money spent is worth it to be able to do the things I love to do. If I didn’t have the internet I pay so much for, I would not be able to do what I love. I have to ask myself what life would be like without it and I have to say I would be depressed. In other words, it’s not how much something costs, it’s how much it makes me happy to have. I love my new place in the online community and I know this comes at a price. So does everything in this crazy thing we call life. I’ve come to learn thar sometimes you have to think about what you’re getting for the price you pay more than how much that price is. I would say that having this privilege of being able to go online and review movies is something you cannot put a price tag on. I wouldn’t trade it for the world. So therefore I need to accept that it will cost money. The short answer to this question of what the most expensive thing I’ve ever bought is definitely my internet. Having said that, if I didn’t pay for it, I would have lost the most important possession my in my life. When I say possession, I mean an actual thing and not a person. Mom is the most important person in the world to me but I think the internet is the most valuable thing I have in my life that’s not human.