Re: Bling survey for engaged/married OOTers
We never bought in the the hype of "2 months salary, if you really love her blah blah...." We both agreed to go light on the rings and use the $ for a down payment on a house. So, we spent about $1000.
That was many years ago, but considering the interest we saved on the mortgage, I'd say we saved about 40K in total. We both feel better being "mortgage free" years ahead of our friends, and my wife could care less about the "rocks" that other women have.
PS. I live about 400 miles from BHP and Diavik sites in the NWT, and while the diamonds that come from these mines have excellent colour and clarity, we should all keep in mind that there is NOTHING rare about diamonds.
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