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    3 months salary ??

    My first marriage was young and crazy - Im getting old and settled down now, and apparently there is a "rule" for this engagement ring stuff. I was informed an "acceptable" ring needs to be 3 months salary?

    Have yall heard of this before? When did this come about?

    #2
    I always have heard 2 months

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      #3
      I have heard it and I think it is crazy. Three months salary would buy a rock, but financially for me was dumb. I refuse to finance a ring, but sometimes it works out with 0%.
      Last edited by txhunter90; 04-02-2018, 08:43 AM.

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        #4
        Does it really matter? If it does.... it may be the wrong gal.

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          #5
          Say whaaaaat!!!!!! I proposed without a ring! When we got married we went with simple. Think I paid $150 for her little bitty diamond ring. My ring is $48 Walmart special! 1 year anniversary I did get her an upgrade that was $2500. It's not that we couldn't afford it but didn't really matter. Thankful my wife is simple and not materialistic! Been married 9 yrs.
          Last edited by Antlers86; 04-02-2018, 08:40 AM.

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            #6
            Originally posted by txhunter90 View Post
            I have heard it and I think it is crazy. Three months salary would buy a rock, but financially for me was dumb.
            Originally posted by Bayouboy View Post
            Does it really matter? If it does.... it may be the wrong gal.
            ^^^This^^^

            If you are going to start of by trying to keep up with the Jones, it might be a hard row to hoe later on IMHO.

            CONGRATS on the engagement/wedding!!
            Last edited by Pedernal; 04-02-2018, 08:42 AM.

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              #7
              I’d go wife shopping instead of ring shopping if she had told me that.


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                #8
                3 months has been around a long time (at least 20 years). . . surprised it isn't 4 months these days. Buy what she has indicated she wants.

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                  #9
                  That was a saying created & promoted by the female species.

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                    #10
                    I would go with a 1 month salary and tell her I thought you said 1 month not 3. Guess I have selective hearing. By the way will you marry me? lol

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Dushon View Post
                      I’d go wife shopping instead of ring shopping if she had told me that.


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                      LMAO! I nearly spewed my coffee all over my laptop!

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                        #12
                        I will tell you like Dave Ramsey told me, do not go into debt for a ring. Also, do not over spend. Unless you are a millionaire and extremely wealthy and have disposable income to just throw away, no one has any business over spending for a ring.

                        If anything under-spend, then on your 5 year anniversary, buy her an upgrade if she's still worried about it.

                        Also, something else I learned. All of the salesmen will sell you on the 4 C's...Cut, Clarity, Color and Carat. I would say, buy a bigger diamond that might not have as much clarity. A woman, nor her friends will ever look under a microscope at all of the imperfections that the diamond includes.

                        I spent more money on a diamond that was premium clarity and color but it wasn't as big as others in the same price range.

                        This is all just food for thought and maybe I am rambling. If I did it over again, the only thing I would do differently is buy a bigger one that might not be as "Desirable" in the jewelry community. It's not an investment that will appreciate over time, it's a sunk cost.....

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                          #13
                          I prefer low maintenance!

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                            #14
                            Maybe 3 WEEKS salary.....and after taxes!

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                              #15
                              Now way I would spend 3 month salary on a ring . Im lucky my wife is low maintenance. To both of use the cost of the ring has nothing to do with our marriage.


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