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What is the peak ’Xennial midlife crisis’ purchase?

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LiGuangMing1981@reddit

Mine was a custom titanium road bike.
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DrenAss@reddit

I splurged on a used road bike that's my equivalent of a god damned space ship and now I can ride away from my problems. 
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mysticswerlin@reddit

I got a sweet mountain bike. Paid extra to not have wireless/electronic shifters/components
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LiGuangMing1981@reddit

Personally I love my Di2 shifting on my road bike, so much that I'm going to be upgrading my steel commuter to electronic shifting shortly. I can see why others would prefer to stay fully mechanical, though.
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behemothpanzer@reddit

22 Cycles?
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LiGuangMing1981@reddit

No, I live in China and went with a much more reasonably priced option - Waltly Titanium. I've been so impressed with it that I'm going to order another frame from them this year.
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SaltedMixedNucks@reddit

Oh, interesting. I've been thinking about a ti gravel bike now for a few years. I had not heard of Waltly.
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nounthennumbers@reddit

Mine is mountain bikes but I can’t afford to have anything more than a very small crisis. I went for a ride with my sister who really wanted to try the trails by her house. She was on a box store Schwinn. She saw my bike and was like “oh wow, that’s a nice bike you must have spent like $300 dollars on that”. I didn’t have the heart to tell her It was a bottom of the line MTB and still cost me nearly $1500.
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gooddaysir@reddit

If you’re patient, you can find some abandoned dreams on Facebook marketplace for a song. Two of my mtn bike buddies got new never touched dirt full suspension treks for $1200 ish. 
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EJWoods@reddit

I put $800 of parts on a Schwinn Axum before deciding to upgrade. Built a bike from parts over late covid starting with an NS eccentric frame that was on unbelievable clearance. I love it but sometimes I still miss the Schwinn!
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Ok_Land_38@reddit

Love my tribike. I got lucky that my holiday bonus and trading in my gravel bike allowed me to afford it.
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tjeepdrv2@reddit

My "midlife crisis" has been buying old cheap bikes that I couldn't get as a kid and fixing them up, x-bike style.
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kremlingrasso@reddit

Do you have kids?
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LiGuangMing1981@reddit

Yep, one in middle school, the other in grad school.
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kremlingrasso@reddit

Aha, I was wondering why you'd choose a hobby that would mean spending your free time away from them...but I guess that age they have their own world? Mine is very little so I spend my free time being a big brother he can't have...part lego engineer part punching bag.
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ChimmyChongaBonga@reddit

Mine is bikes as well but I keep have this reoccurring midlife crisis where I get one every year. I started as strictly riding mountain, then I bought a gravel bike, and now I have a road bike as well. This is the latest addition: https://preview.redd.it/4oyzbelpmjbg1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=244de9bdb74a86e21ee7ab7fe601917c81389c09
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LiGuangMing1981@reddit

n+1, right? I've got plans to buy another one myself this year too! 😂
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rwa2@reddit

Healthiest addiction. Looks like they're serving you (or are you serving them?) well!
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tyba-@reddit

North Park?
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ChimmyChongaBonga@reddit

Mt. Penn in Reading, PA
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KrasnayaZvezda@reddit

Mine was steel. Bought it with layoff money.
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GiganticCrow@reddit

I was going to get a custom ti commuting bike as my custom stainless steel bike is a bit too fancy for daily riding and harsh finnish winter, but the builder just ghosted me once we settled on a design 😢
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Ok_Individual960@reddit

I love my road bike. I have 3X$$$ invested in it than I spent on my first car. Tons of fun and keeps me fit.
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LiGuangMing1981@reddit

Me too. I rode over 15000km in 2025. Driving? Not even once all year.
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fictionalbandit@reddit

Sounds lovely. I do NOT trust the drivers that I live around
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bikeonychus@reddit

Same here! But instead of road bikes, it was a cargo bike (a scarily fast bamboo and carbon fibre one). We haven't owned a car in 6 years and do everything by bike. I love it. I'm even starting a courier business this year because I want to be on my bike more.
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Character_Bend_5824@reddit

Laserdisc player! 🗣️Pssp...They were only all that compared to VHS. They no longer stand up as anything particularly wonderful. For instance, "widescreen edition" was a fancy way of saying letterboxed. It looked better than VHS letterbox only because of increased horizontal resolution. But that's comparing awful to passable. DVD widescreen is truly anamorphic.
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Amethystfist@reddit

I bought a Moog on the weekend
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jbp84@reddit

Someone else posted their drum set. I bought a guitar, amp, pedals… We should start a band
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Dimebag0352@reddit

Grabbed a bass and amp for mine. Lets start a new genre of metal for old people called “Rusty Metal”
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jbp84@reddit

Ok, but we’ll need a trombone player
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ScreamThyLastScream@reddit

\*We can call our band midlife crisis\*
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VashMM@reddit

Go on and wring my neck, Like when a rag gets wet. A little discipline, For my pet genius. My head is like lettuce, Go on dig your thumbs in. I cannot stop giving, I'm thirty-something...
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FemaleMishap@reddit

If I land a new job I am so getting a moog with what's left of my savings. Been using a VST on my computer, and it's just not quite the same.
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Ceilidh_@reddit

Ooooh.
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LadyOfVoices@reddit

Dude…. I just bought a moog theremin……
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sky-lake@reddit

Dammit, I was reading all of the replies to this post thinking "Ha, what a dumbass purchase, why do you need a $1k sealed gi joe transformers thing" but when I saw this one I thought "yeah but that's buying a piece of history, plus it will be FUN, amythystfist can't afford NOT to buy it, I should do the same"
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Indubitalist@reddit

I don’t even know what that is, but I guess I can assume it was expensive. 
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frequent_flying@reddit

Clearly you’re not friends with P, so you’re not friends with me!
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jbp84@reddit

Holllllly shit! The Rentals!!!! I feel like I’m the only one of my friends that remembers that band
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Bigbigjeffy@reddit

Oh man, I loved The Rentals! Matt sharp was definitely the soul of Weezer and they weren’t the same once he left.
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TheBr0fessor@reddit

[obligatory](https://youtu.be/ab5WvwfLuLM?si=lC8hnQOIr-Okogy7)
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frequent_flying@reddit

Damn I don’t know how I never saw this before, thanks for sharing! Probably the easiest skit the writers ever worked on, like one of the comments mentioned all they had to do was transcribe an IRL debate between the two main types of Weezer fan. ![gif](giphy|LrLtEDxfBiM4KDSSYl) Also just to be clear about what side I’m on, I’ll just say Pinkerton RULES and anything that came after pales in comparison (although I admit I enjoy listening to a few select songs from their post-Matt Sharp era, so what?!?).
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frequent_flying@reddit

Don’t worry, you’re not the only one out there that remembers! ![gif](giphy|ReBGGJtbXrjbQJwByP|downsized)
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Oyster_96@reddit

That song came on my 90s playlist the other day and I remarked to my friend: This isn't one of the 90s timeless classics, is it.
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mykymyk@reddit

Matt Sharp was the genius behind Weezer. No Sharp? No good!
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frequent_flying@reddit

![gif](giphy|CZlAx4kvxHHPy)
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elMurpherino@reddit

It’s a nice keyboard synthesizer.
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denverblazer@reddit

Awesome. What model?
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Foreign_Ostrich@reddit

I threaten buying an analog mono synth weekly
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WinterYak1933@reddit

Niiiiice! Love analog synths!!
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the_kid1234@reddit

Yes!
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totallylegitburner@reddit

If you can play those, kudos to you.
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Ossmo02@reddit

I know that name for suspension parts & capsule slip rings. I somehow don't think you mean either of these.
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Djentleman5000@reddit

Oh that’s sick. As a hobbyist music maker I am jealous! I just use plugins and splice lol
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HiPattern@reddit

Mini or the real deal?
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Deletedmyotheracct@reddit

The old synthesizer?
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lurkishdelight@reddit

They're still making new ones, though the company was bought by a larger company and they are made in China now. I have a Voyager XL myself
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affectionateanarchy8@reddit

Nice what kind?
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PM_ME_UR_SEP_IRA@reddit

Jealous!
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Kade7596@reddit

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-1Ww2ZH4-E](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-1Ww2ZH4-E)
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Ok-Bit-3100@reddit

Retrogame systems and software.
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Fun_Trick2172@reddit

I went relatively cheap with mine after I turned 40. 5000 dollar Jackson Custom Shop Dinky. Its an electric guitar. I didn't wanna be basic like all the dudes that are pretending to be bikers and bass fisherman.
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BaconBourbonBalista@reddit

I bought an Olympic weight set
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Kert317@reddit

Multi hundred dollar black box legos sets
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Stevey1001@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/73tbl6hn3ibg1.jpeg?width=4096&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20ca01fff5625c17cbd02443c7144c08c3a19f19
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jazzmarcher@reddit

One picture can say so much, I've never rode but want this.
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ifnotnowlater@reddit

Yep, just bought an xt250
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good_morning_magpie@reddit

ZH2 for me. Though I’ve been riding for 20+ years at this point. Didn’t *need* a new motorcycle but whatever I could afford it so why not right?
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Square_Huckleberry53@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/f4jrleq2bjbg1.jpeg?width=576&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a3e56898dfc00ddb19759d164ceb9db7f55bde35
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OgreHombre@reddit

I got to a garage sale five years ago just as someone was leaving with this. 😭
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studiotec@reddit

Can you remind me of the dimensions of this thing. Never seen one in real life.
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Johnykbr@reddit

![gif](giphy|wMZOsluo9MI9i|downsized)
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Public_Kaleidoscope6@reddit

*Great White Buffalo*
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Johnykbr@reddit

*Great White Buffalo*
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CuCullen@reddit

Cox n’ Dix
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Kuhl_Bohnen@reddit

Look, I'm with you on that, but are you saying this is the equivalent of what you WOULD buy, or are you saying you actually DID buy this? And if the latter, fucking WHERE?
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Square_Huckleberry53@reddit

lol, it’s what I would buy!
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Kuhl_Bohnen@reddit

Ha, fair enough! Those things are like the Holy Grail of G.I. Joe toys.
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Gonna_do_this_again@reddit

I've still got mine that I got for Christmas 1987
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Public_Kaleidoscope6@reddit

I’ve still not gotten one. 39. Christmases in a row where Santa has been slacking.
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Gonna_do_this_again@reddit

You can 3D print one now lol. I'm using mine to fill in the missing parts I need instead of paying like 200 dollars for a fuckin handrail.
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Scott_R_1701@reddit

This is on the list to 3d print but I keep getting sidetracked. I did just finish a 40cm Blastoise that came out amazing tho
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drKRB@reddit

Yes
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neutralliberty@reddit

Where are you keeping this. Legit question. My partner has wanted one his whole like and I’ll buy him one happily if I can come up with a good place to display it. So far I’ve just seen a lot of really impractical whole rooms dedicated to toys/ephemera that we just don’t have a room for
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RealityOk9823@reddit

My friend had one of these. Put it on the water and shot it until it sank. He regrets doing that now.
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Unable_Interview_794@reddit

I was so jealous when my friend got the Defiant space shuttle when we were kids.
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Ok_Percentage5157@reddit

I wouldn't call this a crisis. This is an achievement.
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goodhumorman85@reddit

My friend had the General and I was so envious. Never knew anyone with the USS Flagg…
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ouijahead@reddit

The white whale .
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BuyNLargeCorp@reddit

Luxury suv.  Saving for a house for 10 years,  
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WashAfterWearing@reddit

An outdoor kitchen.
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YogurtclosetDull2380@reddit

I just had a mental breakdown
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SquirtinMemeMouthPlz@reddit

Had mine at 37. I'm usually a late bloomer but at least it's out of the way!
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Far_Amphibian1975@reddit

Had mine at 41 in 2020. I was worked as a pharmacy tech for assisted living and memory care facilities. Lots of DNRs. I think the stress and death got to me—entire facilities got emptied out as people died, but then because wheels were already turning for peoples’ family plans and the industry demands beds be filled people would be moved in just to get COVID and die, rinse and repeat. I woke up one morning in the mental hospital and quit that job a few weeks later. I am so much better now.
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YogurtclosetDull2380@reddit

I came to the conclusion that everyone in those homes had their humanity stripped from them and many were being kept alive solely to be milked of their assets or to keep those state Medicare checks coming in. Making people live in a memory care facility really ought to be illegal. We really need better options for end of life.
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the-cookie-momster@reddit

Had one of those in 2022 at 42. Feels like I never got over it either, been in therapy regularly since then. But its like the damage is repaired and functional but still sore and I feel like it could happen again at any time. I hope your situation recovers securely and you have support.
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Virtual-Barnacle-150@reddit

Mine is because I lost my dad, my FIL is quickly dieing of cancer, my dog is slowly dieing of cancer, I work in first response and my job exposed me to more death and another aspect of my job is isolation which adds another element. My life is surrounded by death and it’s given me a very dark outlook on life.
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APFernweh@reddit

2020: 2020 2021: Dad died rapidly 7 weeks after diagnosis of an unusual condition that might have been treatable for 5+ years if he had not stayed home during COVID (see: 2020) 2022: husband informed me that b/c I have gained weight (15 lbs, starting at very skinny) (see: 2020, 2021) he was no longer attracted to me. Tried to make it work but could no longer trust him with my health or heart. Left. Bought a house in my own. Adopted a perfect man of a dog. 2023: $35K in unexpected home repairs. 2024: Dog died of early onset epilepsy. 2025: Additional $16K of unexpected home repairs. My tank is fucking empty.
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Lazy_Tell_2288@reddit

So many hugs sent your way. 💜
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APFernweh@reddit

Thank you. Truly.
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StrawberryCake88@reddit

Hugs from us. I’m glad you’re talking about it.
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Whosaidthatthing@reddit

Sending a big hug. These on their own is a lot, all of them together is just overwhelming. Hope life gets lighter and you find your joy and balance again soon.
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YogurtclosetDull2380@reddit

Same. Working with group home people during COVID did some shit to me and I haven't been able to look at people the same ever since. I started therapy but I'm impatient and very distrustful of the industry so I quit. I haven't worked since then either, so I'm just keeping my shit together and being with my family. I've given myself the title of Family Activities Coordinator.
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strangecabalist@reddit

Are you me? I was managing two group homes for people with extreme behavioural needs. I couldn’t get staff, and worked 100+ hours a week from 2019-2022. I burned out so hard that I left the industry and do something completely different now. I hope you find joy and healing.
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YogurtclosetDull2380@reddit

I was just the guy who picked them up to take them to appointments. Theoretically it's a super cushy gig but you see things that fill you with questions.
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OwlsKilledMyDad@reddit

This is mysterious and intriguing. Can you give some illustrative examples ?
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exospheric@reddit

Had mine at 39, and you describe it well. It took me about 3 years to fully stabilize, but in my experience, it can and does get better.
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ChiefBroady@reddit

How does something like this manifest? I have no idea.
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Lazy_Tell_2288@reddit

Years of attempting living up to other people’s expectations while managing “depression and anxiety” (undiagnosed OCD and ASD) and then finally being accurately diagnosed at 29 did it for me. *You mean there’s a reason, and it’s not my fault?!* Us “twice exceptional” kids really had it made. (I’m in therapy and handling things, but, damn, there is a truckload of acceptance to come to terms with.)
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exospheric@reddit

Are you asking about how the stability manifests? If so, for me it was about realizing that I had built my life off of expectations that were in conflict with many of my own values. I had to unpack a lot of childhood wounds and learn to tune into and cultivate my own inner compass. I had to learn how to tolerate all my feelings, because I grew up in an environment where it was not safe to express much of anything. I used a combination of mindfulness, inner-child healing, exercise, therapy, and reading to rebuild myself in a healthier way than I was raised (which was to be very judgmental, self-critical, and codependent). I learned to take good care of myself rather than driving myself into the ground. It was a lot! But it’s been one of the best journeys I never wanted to take. Does that answer your question? I’m happy to elaborate if you’d like.
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ChiefBroady@reddit

Thanks. I meant more how a mental breakdown itself manifests. Like could I have one or had one and not realize, or is that something that makes a big bang? But your way to recover is surely useful to know.
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exospheric@reddit

Oh yes =) Well, in that case, as a layperson with a deep interest psychology but no formal training beyond a bachelors’ degree: I don’t know if there is a single kind of manifestation. I would guess they can come in all shapes and sizes, dependent on you and your own capacity for stress. I personally believe breakdowns can be big and noticeable, with symptoms like dramatic reinvention, risky or impulsive behavior (including impulse spending), and intense emotional dysregulation (anger, panic, manic states, etc). Or they might be unnoticeable, and manifest more like depression. To me, a mental breakdown is simply a breakdown of mental systems that once worked for you, but are now holding you back and perhaps causing more harm than good.
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ApplesBananasRhinoc@reddit

I had one about 15 years ago after the deaths of the matriarchs in my family. I wonder if my neural circuits carved a nice new path to a breakdown that makes it super easy to follow again, yay!
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smrtgmp716@reddit

I feel this. I broke in 2021 in the midst of the second round of quarantines. I lost my business, my home, and my son (his mom disappeared with him) over the span of one week. I’ve been a shadowy husk of myself ever since, wandering through my days in a languid haze.
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the-cookie-momster@reddit

I know that haze well unfortunately. I'm sorry you do too. I had a cluster of difficult and painful experiences at the same time which also triggered this breakdown. It's like emotional anaphylactic shock, like parts of the spectrum of feeling shut down entirely. I didnt truly realize what people meant about "feeling numb" (emotionally/mentally) until this happened. For me, when the painful experiences passed and were resolved, i found some healing. But the haze is still there, but there are times when it isnt as bad now. I hope you can find healing too, and im sorry this is part of your life right now.
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smrtgmp716@reddit

I’m in a better place than I was, but there is clearly a ways to go.
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nanneryeeter@reddit

Disassociation is real. I hope you're not in danger. Are you getting help?
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smrtgmp716@reddit

I appreciate that, but I’ll be ok. Presently working on cobbling together a mosaic out of the broken pieces. Things seem like they’re heading in a better direction.
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jaminbob@reddit

Bloody hell mate. Hope it all works out for you.
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ProblemLongjumping12@reddit

Yeah I hit the wall right about the same time. I'm still not back to *fully* functional. I think COVID fucked everyone up worse than we realized at the time and we're still living in the aftershocks. All that liquor and time at home. It's okay to be not okay.
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Vegaprime@reddit

Fuckits. You need less to give. Least that's what's worked for me.
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OreoSoupIsBest@reddit

I had my first one in 2015 and followed it up with more minor ones in 2016 and 2018. It takes time. I'm 10 years out and in a much better place (and honestly better for the whole experience), but it is going to be awhile before you are really ok again.
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the-cookie-momster@reddit

Glad you are in a better way and have that perspective, that is heartening. I have had a couple of mini episodes since then but more recoverable so far. But I still feel so different than i was prior to that. I guess realizing how thin the barrier was between internal safety and the abyss can never be forgotten, but on the other hand it's good to know that it can happen again because I have prioritized things in my life differently after that. Made some good changes too, but some things are still a puzzle.
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valthonis_surion@reddit

Nearly the same here with 2022, both friend and dog passed away, and just broke down. In some ways it was a long time coming, but emotionally have felt raw since then and just feel like another break is moments away at any time.
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EatsCrackers@reddit

I feel like mental breakdowns are like economic collapses. It’s billed as “once in a lifetime” but is *so entirely not.*
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1AML3G10N@reddit

Seeing this a lot. What does a mental breakdown consist of?
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Mickler83@reddit

It’s a broad term but typically moderate to severe anxiety and/or depression, sleep problems, difficulty concentrating, questioning life purpose, feeling overwhelmed by regret, difficulty adapting to change, feelings of isolation from friends, existential crisis, to name a few. Real fun stuff.
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Pi_Dbl_T@reddit

I don’t remember writing this, but surely I must have. Checking all those boxes is good, right? Right?!?
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Need4Speeeeeed@reddit

Look into autism level 1, formerly called Asperger's syndrome. I'm experienced all the things you mentioned while unraveling this in myself. Anxiety is the main issue we face, but our psychological needs are different from people without autism. CBT and traditional talk therapy where we complain about our problems isn't as helpful.
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Need4Speeeeeed@reddit

Learning you have autism. If you were intelligent, well-behaved, and smart enough to get through school, no one suspected there was a problem. After 20 years of being made to feel that I'm insane from the piles of mental disorders I've collected, I learned about autism. That fits my personality so much better than bipolar disorder! Now I'm beginning to think I'm not the only one. Depression is at an all-time high because of the number of well-behaved smart kids who were missed for ADHD and autism in the 80's. It's not a mood disorder, it's a developmental disorder. We learned how to not rock the boat at a very young age, so certain parts of our psyche didn't develop past early childhood. We just coped really well for long enough.
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UnluckyCardiologist9@reddit

Only one? Amateur. I kid. I kid. Hugs. 🫂They suck.
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APFernweh@reddit

On which credit card did you charge it?
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protossaccount@reddit

Nice! I’m on my second divorce at 41. I work a remote job and so I have the luxury of being destroyed mentally by social media and depression all while getting paid.
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Thunder_Grundle0@reddit

It's called a menty-b for short
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ProblemLongjumping12@reddit

We don't all wait until middle age for this one. But it's as a good a time as any. Welcome home. The water's warm and there's ice cream in the fridge.
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VVrayth@reddit

![gif](giphy|l41lRPyqPL9RgCnUA) FREE!!!
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Best-Investigator261@reddit

I hope you have (or will get) good support for yourself.  I had a significant one a few years ago age 41-43. I’m still recovering from it, and have been in weekly therapy for years. I learned that a very traumatic childhood (never mind adult trauma’s) can’t be bypassed by being a high performer. It has to be faced. 
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normllikeme@reddit

Was gonna say a vacation to worker a rehab or psych ward.
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jbenze@reddit

2019 for me.
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_Internet_Hugs_@reddit

Yeah, I can't afford any outlandish purchases. Losing my mind was free.
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rohm418@reddit

Is that what this is?
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YogurtclosetDull2380@reddit

Yeah, dude! 🙏
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Iamthegreenheather@reddit

I'm currently in one.
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agentmkultra666@reddit

I had my most serious one in 2020 right before the pandemic started. There’s still some skills I’ve never gotten back, but at least I’m doing better socially now.
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Virtual-Barnacle-150@reddit

I had one in 2016, 2020 and suffering currently with more of a slow mental meltdown like taffy in warm water now. Not much is helping unfortunately as the causes are varied
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Roobix9@reddit

No way. Me too!
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Unclegrundle@reddit

Vinyl Records, got to get back to my analog roots!
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SquirtinMemeMouthPlz@reddit

Shit. Got me pegged.
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Dense_Surround3071@reddit

I would need cassette tapes.... 😮‍💨
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Throwaway_inSC_79@reddit

They still sell though. UMG seems to always make cassettes when an artist drops an album, along with CDs and vinyl.
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Horace-Pinkerr@reddit

You fucking hipsters ruined it for those of us who have been buying vinyl for years. There was a time were i could go to the record store and come out with 10 records for $20. New shit was maybe $20. Then all of a sudden vinyl was cool again, those batgain bin records became $5 ea and a new release is $40. Thanks!
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Unclegrundle@reddit

100% agree with you there. I started collecting in college in the early 2000s and nobody wanted vinyl. Now it’s hard to even find a record store with a $5 bin. Everything new and at least $30.
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StreetCarp665@reddit

Don't rule out CDs, either.
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BeeswaxingPoetic@reddit

Laughing as I look up and see 9 crates FULL of vinyl records purchased by my husband in only the last 2 years. Not to mention a two new turntables, speakers, etc. Yep.
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Need4Speeeeeed@reddit

I thought I was getting back to my roots until I learned about the price of records. In the late 90's, a $30 12" was something that was ultra-rare and out-of-print. Now, that's just the price of a record.
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i_am_randy@reddit

How dare you attack me, a stranger, like this!
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patrad@reddit

I started with a basic turntable and building a collection 5 years ago. This year I started getting serious about speakers, preamps, cartridges, etc.
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jimmyjames78@reddit

Same! Any recommendations on speakers? Probably can’t buy anything soon because I’m poor from Xmas, but maybe in a few months.
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patrad@reddit

90% of the time I am listening at my desk so I went with ultra near field speakers. As in you are meant to be listening to them 2-3 feet away. I went with Kali LP-UNF speakers and a RSL speedwoofer 10e. r/BudgetAudiophile is a good resource. As is youtube cheapaudioman
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jimmyjames78@reddit

Thank you!
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Yaden@reddit

Yeah, in 2025 I finally upgraded to a proper turntable with a built in preamp. Two solid bookshelf speakers and splurged on a nice shelf for it all. No regrets.
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ViewSouthern3071@reddit

Same here. I have quite the CD collection, but now that I’m “middle aged” I can afford a decent turn table set up, and it lives up to the hype. What albums are y’all getting into? I just ordered deftones “around the fur” vinyl which is peak xenial midlife crisis for me lol
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patrad@reddit

Key 90s viynl for me are: the MTV Unpluggeds: Nirvana, Neil Young, Alice in Chains. 311 Greatest hits. Beastie Boys Hello Nasty. Blind Melon. Morphine - Cure for Pain. REM - Out of Time, Automatic for the People. Rage - Evil Empire. Pearl Jam - Ten. Tom Petty - Wildflowers. Widespread Panic - Ain't Life Grand
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ViewSouthern3071@reddit

Nice mix, I have all of those on CD so it will be fun to hear them on vinyl when I find em - just looked up Alice In Chains MTV unplugged and it’s starting at $400 on eBay -_- I’ll be going into this slowly….
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Unclegrundle@reddit

Got to spin some grunge to be a real xennial haha
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patrad@reddit

LOL last night I was blasting Alice in Chains - Dirt . . . REAL loud.
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Creative_Rise@reddit

Oh no
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edwigenightcups@reddit

Every day I am thankful I was spending all the leftovers of my meager paychecks on records in the 2000s. I have such a great collection now (about 800 records) and got most of it for about an average of $15 per album. Used records were so cheap and abundant back then! I've kind of lost the passion for collecting now, the thrill of the hunt has left me. Plus the current prices make me cry!
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silver-moon-7@reddit

As a pet sitter, I've been genuinely surprised at how many households have record players (and records) It's around 50% at this point
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prolikewhoa@reddit

lol I just bought my first turntable and whole setup. I’m waiting for it all the arrive.
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spilt_milk@reddit

Dammit, yeah.
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ChiefBroady@reddit

Huh. I didn’t associate me getting a record player and scouring garage sales for records as a midlife crisis. I thought I had to my a motorcycle or something.
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Legitimate-Special36@reddit

Definitely vinyl for me. I have a sneaking suspicion that some sort of sampling and mixing equipment will follow between the ages of 45 and 50.
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mybadalternate@reddit

Can recommend
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Legitimate-Special36@reddit

Meaning you'd recommend the hobby or you can recommend gear?
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mybadalternate@reddit

Both. As for gear, an Akai MPCone is pretty much all you need to get started. You can rip samples directly onto it, or import files from an SD card. There’s a reason the MPC series is a part of hip-hop and sampling culture.
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colostitute@reddit

Eh, vinyl is growing among the younger folks. My 16yo bought a record without us owning anything to play it. I bought her a used cheap player that she wanted but now I’m looking for a vintage home audio and CRT tv setup.
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cjandstuff@reddit

I've been itching for years to get a good turntable, and that itch just keeps getting stronger.
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Ok_Researcher_9796@reddit

Never had the urge to get vinyl. My 17 year old has some though
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badwolf42@reddit

I’m doing that and CDs. Depending on which medium fits the sound of the music best. NIN, CD. Pink Floyd, vinyl.
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pienofilling@reddit

*hides my searches for a copy of Nevermind I can afford behind my back*
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Neat-Beautiful-5505@reddit

Can you or anyone else recommend where to get or what to look for in a good but used record player?
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Stitchin_Squido@reddit

Oof this hits hard because I definitely got back into collecting a few years ago. I still had vinyl from my early 20’s but took a break until the kids got older and I no longer had to pay for daycare.
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GiganticCrow@reddit

I bought a record player and 2 records a year ago. Listened to one of them and it's such a pain in the arse i never touched it again 
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Unclegrundle@reddit

Your missing out
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GiganticCrow@reddit

I have a lower midrange hifi and Tidal's 24bit 192khz streaming. Im not.
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CariniFluff@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/f54kb48uzjbg1.jpeg?width=320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33461c09fd5f1ea7f65a44c49b709083de4391e5
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bigmikekbd@reddit

Yup! I have probably 700 hardcore punk records haha
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Ronlaen-Peke@reddit

Went hard into vinyl during COVID. Was such a trip kinda rediscovering music and albums through my life and then finding some new stuff to appreciate.
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Material-Heron6336@reddit

For me it’s be getting back into making mixed tapes.
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totallylegitburner@reddit

If you can play those, kudos to you.
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dimesinger@reddit

I feel attacked.
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behemothpanzer@reddit

T1000s to go along with that foot of hard-house you just bought.
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_Face@reddit

does my '90 Fox body Mustang 5.0 count? Because fuck yeah, thats why.
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Appropriate_Berry_44@reddit

Concert tickets
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minibini@reddit

A very expensive handbag 👜 🙋🏻‍♀️
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Straight-Nerve-5101@reddit

Ooh, which one? I'm an ex-handbag lover but we just took out a home equity line of credit and Im over here thinking...it doesnt HAVE to be spend on the home....
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minibini@reddit

It starts with an H 🙈
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Straight-Nerve-5101@reddit

Oh my! Good for you lol. I was just listening to a podcast (thats my MLC...Im the podcast person) about trying to buy there!
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Capable_Water_7366@reddit

Tons of yarn 🧶 crocheting like crazy the past few years
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Designer_Home2755@reddit

I bought 15 crop tops and then relapsed during the lockdown. Hooray, mid-life crisis that is over now. Grandma's habits are coming in!
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big_ringer@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/ljubzj8jarbg1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f4f5cfe11fa8def00d57fcaefd14157a4b76c032 This guy!
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I_am_Forklift@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/l5t0505kujbg1.jpeg?width=4172&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf7a83d7b46ae9f264ef590c3f186ee08e143fde Buying an 80s Porsche 🫠
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MaxHeadroomba@reddit

Beautiful car. Great color.
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I_am_Forklift@reddit

I bought a red corvette before I turned 40 and that evolved to this. Man it’s such a fantastic car. It’s like riding around in a time machine
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Top-Contribution-376@reddit

I guess now? I quit my job in August and am working for myself. While not a “purchase” per se, it’s definitely something financial!
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fluffHead_0919@reddit

Right now a golden passport to escape fascism would be nice.
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GhostOfGaspar@reddit

I got tattooed early in life, in like 2001-2003. All 5 pieces. Then after at least 22 years, I got a 12-hour piece done on my chest last year at 41, and am going to start another \~12-hour piece in a couple of weeks. That's my big splurge.
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LiiilKat@reddit

My midlife crisis purchase so far was a 1977 Trans-Am Firebird, in blue, with gold trim flames and bird, and tee-tops. It’s a Hot Wheels, because divorce does that to a person. But I have my dream Trans-Am, even if only in my dreams.
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spanishpeanut@reddit

I got the Soundwave Lego set for Christmas. It transforms and talks. The tape deck opens with the eject button. I didn’t purchase it myself, but I’m having so much fun with the build I’m almost ready to take it apart just to do it again.
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FemaleMishap@reddit

I've discovered LARP and Airsoft. Both are expensive.
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nfssmith@reddit

Guitars for me. Have enjoyed getting back into it this year.
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fangirlengineer@reddit

Small acreage/homestead complete with established fruit trees and chicken coop.
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Haunting-Public-23@reddit (OP)

All of us are in our 40s and at our midlife crisis... i remember my dad buying a whole 60s rock and roll band set + PA system to hold his own outdoor concert good enough for a futbol field. What's yours?
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wolfkillerlionw@reddit

Pretty close to the same. I’ve acquired a king’s ransom in guitars in the last several years.
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fangirlengineer@reddit

Dude I bought my current place from had a full recording studio in the sleepout, I've never seen so many Gibsons in one place in my life. My friend came to the property showing with me and they were practically drooling when we were briefly let into the building.
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Efficient-Log-4425@reddit

How many Les Pauls do you need?
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wolfkillerlionw@reddit

As many as my heart desires.
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indecisivesloth@reddit

Just one more.
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ArchitectVandelay@reddit

Damn, meanwhile I’m selling all my guitars and amps to pay for the one true midlife crisis: divorce lawyer.
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futilitaria@reddit

I bought a watch for $18,500 🥴
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ubiquitousfont@reddit

I opened a coffee shop, does that count?
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fangirlengineer@reddit

Yes, I think it does! I know several of my teenagers' peers' parents who have opened speciality stores/sweet shops/artisan bakeries/coffee shops etc when they hit 45-ish.
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Dry-Broccoli3096@reddit

💯, my parents did the same when I was in high school. Sending positive, caffeinated vibes!
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eight13atnight@reddit

Holy shit I had no idea buying a drum set is a midlife crisis move. I was a drummer as a kid and haven’t played in a long time due to living in nyc and not having space. My kid is getting into music and I was considering getting a dope electronic kit bc a) I can afford it and b) it would be quieter and more compact than an acoustic kit. Am I just having a midlife crisis instead?
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-B-H-@reddit

I had a bonus baby to play with my bonus baby. Now I work a lot and don’t worry about big fun purchases.
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SidFinch99@reddit

Mine was model trains, but that was partly because I missed my dad, and the last thing we did together just before he was diagnosed with acute leukemia was go to a train show and talk about building a layout together. Then when my daughter was two she loved trains, it started simple and became a major hobby.
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alloy1028@reddit

That's so cool. Have you seen Rod Stewart's model train setup? It's incredible! He's spent decades creating it, even renting an extra room in hotels he stayed in while touring so he could spend hours working on his models every day.
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elgarraz@reddit

Y'all got money? Seriously though, I'm getting into woodworking a bit, so maybe something like a lathe? I feel like the Lego Millennium Falcon is the actual answer, though. That's the purchase your wife sees and starts looking up divorce attorneys.
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LikelyLioar@reddit

Oh god, we have to *purchase* something? Can I just get Door Dash?
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ciccacicca@reddit

Rock tumbler. Yes I need all those shiny rocks.
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OwlsKilledMyDad@reddit

They’re minerals, Marie!
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Sad-Praline1929@reddit

Haha! Mine too. I wanted one desperately as a kid, but my mom would never buy me one. Finally got one as an adult and feel like it healed me.
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bluemitersaw@reddit

So all those healing crystals are real!!!!!!!
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alicecuriouser@reddit

That’s a relatively cheap purchase compared to some mentioned here, but I warn you - there will be a second rock tumbler, a bigger rock tumbler, the dual-barrel rock tumbler, and finally the vibrating rock tumbler. At least, it could go that way, I’ve heard. 😬
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ciccacicca@reddit

Plus the rocks… Spouse: “Why are you buying rocks on the internet? Rocks are free.” Me: “But not THESE rocks.”
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Moneda-de-tres-pesos@reddit

An "old" Atari 2600.
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omnes1lere@reddit

Modular synth
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No_Personality421@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/xysg7ksgpibg1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=39bb1109d130fd331320fb25b32002f4b3423f60
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VashMM@reddit

... Don't look at my 15 guitars (and a few amps).
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miserabeau@reddit

Damn, I'm jealous. In elementary school we were asked which instruments we wanted to play when we moved up to 4th grade. I chose drums and guitar. The music teacher (fuck you, Mrs Warner) said i couldn't, because "those are boys' instruments" The fuck? As far as I know you don't use your dick as a drumstick or to strum a guitar (but hey, I never had lessons so what do I know?) so how are they "boys' instruments"? She assigned me the flute. I didn't even make it through the first quarter with it. Then she assigned me the viola, which cannot, to my dismay, be played like a guitar if you want to pass. The rental instruments were returned. I still don't know how to play any instruments.
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Hot_Frosty0807@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/tz5aoxpldmbg1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7860cbd00698449da5608c158005708a0fbcbd7e
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Xjasondagx@reddit

No joke, I've been pricing electronic sets to be able to learn and not annoy the wife and kids.
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wooq@reddit

This is me but with guitars/ effects pedals.
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badwolf42@reddit

A cymbolic gesture.
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iamataco36@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/nebmfaa2ekbg1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1a7d0e68b12dacc7962677409401341e435f0cc1 Found my people!
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Szeth_Vallano@reddit

Hello fellow '83er. It's guitars for me. Lots of guitars. I keep staring at Novos.
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FoofaFighters@reddit

I'm about to do this one myself. Once we get the spring purge completed in the garage and basement I'll have room to set that shit up and then it's go time 🤘
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protobin@reddit

It’s nice that we can afford cymbals now.
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Adrasteia-One@reddit

Hell yes, we musicians need good gear to continue spurring creativity.
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Edgarmustavas@reddit

Nice setup. Here's mine https://preview.redd.it/9ukg42zd6jbg1.jpeg?width=3215&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=05e6becbc71542bfdb3f2dc540813df091fa5c74
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noronto@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/dgyavoosljbg1.jpeg?width=2396&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=04d4ca4da1aa8c29dddf5664be3f56b56634a121
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gfkxchy@reddit

Not even a small kit. Full-on Peart setup. "Just in case".
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noronto@reddit

I’m confused by this set up. This is not an amateur set up, so is this a purchase you finally made because you have money you want to spend?
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KingDaveRa@reddit

"Former drummer... IN my basement".
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StatementLazy1797@reddit

![gif](giphy|IW71LHYHgD4oU) IF YOU TOUCH MY DRUM SET I WILL STAB YOU IN THE NECK WITH A KNIFE
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ronchee1@reddit

I put my balls on your drum set
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Zombie_Slur@reddit

Isn't this the guy from RHCP? s/
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tip0thehat@reddit

“John Bonham’s playing *Moby Dick* for real!”
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Cardiff-Giant11@reddit

as a rush fan i feel obligated to correct you 😂: Neil Peart
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bodhemon@reddit

I got my drum kit for $50 on Craigslist. My teacher gave me some new brass when the store reorganized.
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onion4everyoccasion@reddit

YYZed, Neil Perry stands alone
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hallowdmachine@reddit

Yeah, you got me. Although I did get my kit for a song (no pun intended) at a thrift store.
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Easy_Independent_313@reddit

That's like $1k in crash cymbals. My younger son just got a new one from Santa this Christmas for the drum kit he got over the summer. Santa was surprised about how expensive the crash cymbals were.
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Gluten-Free-Jesus@reddit

Everyone I know is buying limited edition Lego sets.
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putitontheunderhills@reddit

A CRT with a built-in VCR. The NES just doesn't look right on newer TVs.
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Vaguely_vacant@reddit

I bought a PS5 after 20 years of not gaming. I’m pretty happy with it and every game is new to me. Really enjoying Skyrim and RDR2
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bluemitersaw@reddit

Get Astrobot. Seriously great game that is light-hearted in nature. I think it's the only game I've ever played through twice and I'm basically a life long gamer.
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Previous-Living-1181@reddit

I just ordered mine today, it will probably be the last console I purchase.
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stephsco@reddit

Welcome to your first play through of Skyrim. May you have many happy returns
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Dakota1228@reddit

And get the Witcher 3 when you can. Play it after some of these other titles being recommended. Just trust me.
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LiliWenFach@reddit

After years of listening to my husband say he was going to buy himself a PS5 'one day', this Christmas I decided he needed some down time for himself and bought him one as a Christmas present, along with TLoU 1&2. I will not let myself touch it because 15 years ago he handed me the X-box controller and said, 'I think you'll like RDR' and well, I basically took over the X-box. Won't be doing it this time. I want to start a new RDR2 playthrough, but can never find the time...
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transat_prof@reddit

You’re so sweet! The biggest present I give my husband is to try to keep space sacred for the few hobbies he lets himself have
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Psychological-Cry221@reddit

He must have absolutely love it! I wish someone would do something like this for me, would make Christmas feel like I was a kid again.
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LiliWenFach@reddit

He did, but he has a bit of a strange mentality about expensive gifts. Not that he can't afford nice things, because he's always been incredibly generous to his family, but he wouldn't normally spend so much on himself. He always asks for practical (boring) gifts, it was great to get him something frivolous for once. He had an horrific year after his sibling passed away last January. Last year was nothing but stress and heartache and hard work for him. He deserves so much more than a console, but I hope at least I can give him some much-needed me time this year.
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look_ima_frog@reddit

I bought a game on Steam for the first time in about five years. Last one was Little Nighmares 2. I played it (honestly forgot the name already) for about an hour before someone in my family needed something. I walked away and left it running. Found it two days later and realized that I don't think I can do this anymore. Have not tried since. I also start a new job next week, so will have even less time. I played Super Metroid two nights ago for about two hours. I got through Kraid, Crocomire and that weird plant thing. Got the grappling beam and wrapped it up. Will probably not touch it until the holidays next year. I kind of miss playing games, but part of the fun was that you could just sit and play for a long time. I can't do that anymore, it's no fun when you are always watching the clock. "Hey, I have 20 minutes before kid practice is over, so I can play for 10? Piano lessons later on, so can't play then, have to yell at the kids to practice. Time to cook dinner, no game now. Cool, dinner and dishes are done, time for a game! Oh wait, I have to pay some bills, help with homework, car has two low tires, gotta go get the air compressor and fill those, the cat just yaked up some vom on the rug, where's that little carpet machine, etc.". Speaking of that, I was actually going to play today, but I have an appointment to get TSA PRE clearance, so I need to dig up my passport and get to the interview soon. This is why I spend all my little micro-moments on Reddit and not games.
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VincentMac1984@reddit

RDR2 is awesome
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Virtual-Barnacle-150@reddit

Have you tried VR? Damn it put me in a cold sweat
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smlinari@reddit

" Days gone" is really good and cheap too
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Psychological-Cry221@reddit

You should get Mass Effect legendary edition. Holy hell, that’s like 800 hours.
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Indubitalist@reddit

A friend gave me a PS4 as a gift when the newest game system I had was an original XBOX. The PS4 was leaps and bounds better in graphics but good god does it annoy me with updates and add ons and subscriptions. The XBOX turned on and played games. The PS4 is like a needy girlfriend with issues.  Is the PS5 like that? Where when you first plugged it in it required 45 minutes of update downloads before it would allow you to do anything? And basically every time you turn it on there is a new mandatory update? And everything is subscription based or has seemingly essential add-on stuff that costs money? Soul sucking stuff like that?
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ouijahead@reddit

Kinda. PS5 is essentially a better ps4. It runs faster, no real loading times. Slightly better graphics and frame rate . I happened to like the subscription service though. 100's and 100's of games for a monthly fee ? Or gambling and buying a game you might not like.
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ouijahead@reddit

Me too. Xbox and switch 2 as well. RDR2 had me talking like a cowboy around the house.
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Lazy_Tell_2288@reddit

SSRIs.
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Apprehensive_Hat8986@reddit

Purchase?!? 🤣
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CleverBasterd@reddit

VOO today 
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DrunkPhoenix26@reddit

At this point, I’m pretty comfortable saying that it’s my Nintendo Switch that I let my kids use 😂 I haven’t really bought anything new beyond my existing hobbies.
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principled_principal@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/4eb6cikvijbg1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bd6ac3a1b1547de9f82f8cb663b9c858ca73f785 1939 King Zephyr Special🎷
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Dizzy_Pop@reddit

Absolutely gorgeous! I played for many years (music major, etc) and used to have a Selmer Super Action 80 series II. I loved that horn. But eventually, one sad day, I had to sell it to pay my bills. I think about tracking down a horn and playing again all the time. And this? This is a perfect “midlife crisis” sax. I applaud you. I hope you enjoy every minute of it and give it all the time and love you can.
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principled_principal@reddit

Thanks! I started playing at around 11 or 12 years old, took weekly private lessons for several years, played in jr. high, high school and college, even auditioned and got into regional honor band, etc. But around age 20 I just put it down for some reason. I started playing about 3 years ago, joined my community concert band, and have been having the best time. Now I’m starting to learn jazz improvisation, and really playing music that means something to me (as opposed to classical or big band sheet music). I’d highly recommend you pick it back up! We’re in a golden age of good equipment and unlimited learning resources.
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pollywantapocket@reddit

Saxamaphone!
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principled_principal@reddit

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thejunkmanadv@reddit

Not sure if this qualifies as a "midlife crisis" purchase, but it is something that I have been saving for a while. A trailer that is outfitted as my mobile museum for showing and displaying my vintage motorcycle restorations. For years and years I did it how most people do, an open flatbed trailer. Now I can just roll up, open my doors, power on the lights and TV and I am ready to show/educate. This purchase felt like I finally "arrived" https://preview.redd.it/1gtokh3kojbg1.png?width=2048&format=png&auto=webp&s=3d8d6e2717c35255bfdb5ab5b8b406fa43dc7118
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analog_alison@reddit

Very cool!
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IpeeInclosets@reddit

Yall need to just get a nice production quality 3d printer...half the stuff here could be replicated
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trainwreckhappening@reddit

I think tomorrow I will go buy not one, but two 42 inch US General (Harbor Freight) tool boxes to finally get my garage back in order. I haven't had a tool box in a decade and it's time.
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Im_A_Real_Boy1@reddit

In a band and bought the WWF Winged Eagle replica
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really_real1@reddit

Peptides
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crazysoapboxidiot@reddit

Tickets to Japan
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aprillikesthings@reddit

I walked across Spain lol
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GarglesNinePoolBalls@reddit

My wife is Japanese, we lived in Japan for a while, and we take our kids back every year. I cannot even tell you how many people our age have asked me for travel recommendations. It’s endemic.
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trickytetrazzini@reddit

us too! just about to book them in fact. 😆
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aubreypizza@reddit

Worth it
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quickblur@reddit

Ha this was me. Actually everything in that old comic was something I had done, lol https://preview.redd.it/0f63e29osibg1.png?width=1757&format=png&auto=webp&s=f73b5fc7f5b92433d60d2971aa9ad661bd8d4552
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starmartyr11@reddit

Lol at the "therapy was also an option" sign at the marathon 😅
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jupitergal23@reddit

Hahhahaha, this is me except the plants, because the cats eat the plants. Currently saving for Japan trip lol
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Morriganx3@reddit

I also have plenty of cats, so I did the plants outside. My fiancé and I both - separately - started native plant gardens a few years ago, which was one of the things that got us talking again after we’d fallen out of touch. Definitely kinda midlife crisis-y for both of us, although mine is part of a larger obsession with bees. All my travel plans are dependent on how many cool bees I can see at the destination.
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Dicky_Penisburg@reddit

Does someone want to explain how getting an air fryer is part of a midlife crisis?
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originalchaosinabox@reddit

I've done three of the four! Not much of a plant guy.
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crazycatlady331@reddit

Mine are the plants.
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Quackoverride@reddit

On my third half marathon since turning 40. Saving for Japan, plants are on point. No air fryer, though. 
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dragon_morgan@reddit

this one was literally me except I can't keep houseplants alive (not enough natural lighting)
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lsp2005@reddit

We went to Japan last summer. I also have plants and an air fryer. 
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vince_flame@reddit

Can confirm, just went to Japan with my wife for the first time in October. Had a blast!
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BenignAtrocities@reddit

Just did that in October; what a trip!
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actionerror@reddit

And now I want to go back every year
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sugarturtle88@reddit

we bought a farm... not in the 'bought the farm'= nice way of saying someone croaked manner either... we have a farmhouse, barns and fields that were turned into forest with trails... then got an UTV to drive around on it and do farmy type things, which mostly involves building bonfires and inviting the neighbors over to make s'mores we've both taken up traveling for our respective hobbies as well... him for DMB concerts and football games and me for ultramarathons he also has a ton of Legos we're DINKs who started out poor as fuck and worked hard and got lucky... i realize we got some lucky breaks by being the right person in the right place at the right time
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Pi_Dbl_T@reddit

Putting yourself in position for those breaks wasn’t luck. You’re selling yourself short. You earned those breaks and proved you were the right people for those positions. Congrats on the success, enjoy the rewards!
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sugarturtle88@reddit

thank you! it's easier a lot of times to apologize for success to keep feathers unruffled...i really do appreciate it 🙂
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onions-make-me-cry@reddit

Hmm, that's a good question that I really don't have an answer to. I just bought a car so my son could have my old one, but I spent around $21K landed and only borrowed $11K of that. It's very much a used, new-to-me car. We already own a home. Due to numerous health issues, I have discovered I don't really like to travel... so while I *loved* Hawaii, I will only move there, I do not want to go back to travel.
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spineshade@reddit

So mine has been guitars and baseball cards lol.
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digitalgraffiti-ca@reddit

Expensive, but gorgeous fountain pens
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Clevergirlphysicist@reddit

I bought a Brother knitting machine that was made in the 1980s in Japan. Got it from someone in Turkey who refurbishes them since they haven’t been manufactured in decades. New expensive hobby unlocked.
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Intelligent-Camera90@reddit

When I turned 40, I bought myself a new car (Honda HR-V). It’s not a normal midlife crisis car, but I bought it to replace my previous HR-V for the sole reason of wanting a car with Apple Play. There was literally nothing wrong with the car I was replacing. Just wanted to see maps on the screen. No regerts. And plastic surgery! I gifted myself a breast reduction.
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SBMoo24@reddit

Breast reduction was the best thing I've done!
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UnluckyCardiologist9@reddit

I want to do that for my 50th.
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SBMoo24@reddit

Do it!
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Scary-Detail-3206@reddit

I joke to my wife that she got lucky that my mid life crisis car was just a new Corolla. I really do enjoy driving it and the payments are less than the gas costs in my old V8 truck.
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sleigh_all_day@reddit

I had a BR two years ago. Unfortunately, insurance denied my surgery after multiple attempts. Plus, the results were too conservative to make a noticeable impact on my quality of life. so after I save more money and research a new surgeon, I am looking to schedule another one within the next three years. Giving my hard earned money away to plastic surgeons was not how I planned to experience a midlife crisis.
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Intelligent-Camera90@reddit

I can only imagine how frustrating that must have been for you, with the physical and emotional stress and feel like the results don’t do much. My results aren’t the most aesthetic, but I’ve decided to look at it as a medical procedure and keep as-is, unless I win the lottery. I’m really the only one who sees any faults with them, and that’s because I go looking for them.
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Indubitalist@reddit

How’s the back feeling?
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Intelligent-Camera90@reddit

Amazing! I had 6.5lbs removed and it’s reduced my migraine frequency significantly. I should have done it 15 years ago.
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AshDogBucket@reddit

I'm so jealous 😭😭😭 can I ask how much it cost out of pocket?
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sleigh_all_day@reddit

$26k and I was continuously denied by insurance. The results to not justify my surgeon’s exorbitant fee.
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AshDogBucket@reddit

Oof that's horrible 😭😭
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Intelligent-Camera90@reddit

Insurance covered it and my share ended being around 3,500ish. I was quoted about 12k out of pocket, if insurance didn’t cover it - I’m in New Hampshire. I was also lucky enough to have sick time/PTO to cover my recovery. The process from my initial discussion with my PCP to surgery took about 9 months. The reduction sub has a bunch of information and support for anyone considering a reduction.
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AshDogBucket@reddit

Thanks. So awesome it was covered by insurance!
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ronchee1@reddit

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mechapoitier@reddit

I’m impotent man! Git away from me beyotch!
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liquoredonlife@reddit

Retro game consoles. Reliving early 8/16-bit era games.
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Global-Jury8810@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/3a539g9mfmbg1.jpeg?width=1320&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd0fe49b2f82ec05157241b9c78d9734da79e783 MASH made me do it. I bought a subscription.
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mramseyISU@reddit

Started playing paintball again.
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XFrankXGrimesX@reddit

I'm one of I think three guys my age at work who doesn't own a F-150 or similar car. It's been noticed too and I just point out it's not like my mom couldn't drive one of those things.
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JaxxisR@reddit

Am I being gaslit or did F150s used to be the size of today's Ford Ranger? I swear they've gotten way bigger...
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anonymoususer98545@reddit

i just had this talk with my husband about a week ago! i need a "new" car and i was saying i wouldn't mind a pickup because of the functionality. But now they've removed a ton of the functionality *and* made "the smallest one" enormous. We live in a 100+ year old home and the driveway in very narrow and so is the street. Where the heck would i even park? And, you know, i'd actually like to *use* the pickup for pickup things while still being able to see animals and children in front of me. i got started but i'll finish there, lol.
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No-Relation4226@reddit

I’m holding out for the Telo mini truck.
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anonymoususer98545@reddit

Holy wow! i had honestly never even heard of these until today which i'm somehow insulted by. i'm stoked to know that this is a thing because, yes actually, this is kind of perfect for someone like me (and many people i imagine). Thank you so much for putting Telo on my radar.
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No-Relation4226@reddit

Hope I can get one by 2027!
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anonymoususer98545@reddit

i'd love to be right beside you. i've been in a huge rabbit hole since i saw your comment and i'm sort of obsessed with them now.
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No-Relation4226@reddit

There’s a Telo Discord server if you’re interested! It’s much more active than the Telo subreddit.
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anonymoususer98545@reddit

Well dang. Sounds like i'm hopping on there-thank you!
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DateCard@reddit

You are absolutely correct. I miss normal sized trucks.
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Motoescape@reddit

This is why I bought a 20 year old Tacoma and even that felt big
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DateCard@reddit

You need an OG 1995 Tacoma
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syclopa@reddit

It's the inflation. In all seriousness, vehicle size inflation is real and is a response by the auto manufacturers to get around emissions standards by placing vehicles. Add to that that the margins are much higher on the massive trucks (plus, who doesn't need heated leather seats etc when hauling their groceries). I used to have a 2001 S10. I wish I hadn't gotten rid of it years ago. I currently drive a Honda Fit. I've hauled large loads of mulch, lumber, and stone in it. The stone is hell on the rear shocks, but, they are replaceable. The looks I get from people as I load it up, particularly when I'm loading the car to the roof with lumber, as they try to figure out how to tie down that one 2x4 they got in their little 4 foot bed, are always fun. The only thing I can't carry are full sheet goods. I can rent a cargo van when I need to do that. (That said, I'm still on the hunt for a cheap used truck with a real bed (or a cargo van))
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transat_prof@reddit

I love my Fit!
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Indubitalist@reddit

Bed widths have held steady forever but they are all taller, for sure. Has to do with an arms race of sorts, the more payload capacity, the heavier (stronger) the axles need to be, therefore bigger, therefore the truck sits higher up. Cabs until basically the ‘80s were only single-cab configuration, a bench seat that held three adults. Now those are the rarest and the quad cab (5-6 total seats) are more common. My truck wasn’t even offered without the quad cab. Also, if anything the beds have shortened on average to accommodate more cab and still shoehorn into a garage. 
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Defiant-Date-7806@reddit

They have, but it's all cab. The beds are the same size.
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don51181@reddit

All of them have gotten bigger. Especially the Ranger. People just don’t seem to mind taking out bigger loans.
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ObligationSome905@reddit

But how do you get your groceries home without a full size pickup
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Snrub1@reddit

Plot twist: You can't get groceries home in a full size pickup because it's impossible to load anything into them due to the massive lift kit.
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Illustrious-Rush8797@reddit

You jump and throw your groceries into the bed. Amateur.
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Herky_T_Hawk@reddit

I had a Honda Ridgeline pickup from the age of 34-42 until a kid hit me and totaled it. Having that in the parking lot at work amongst the F150s and Rams looked out of place. But mine hauled just as much stuff in the bed as theirs from Home Depot runs, camping trips, etc., plus my trunk got extensive use. And I didn’t tow anything, but most of those other trucks didn’t tow anything either. Or if they did it was a boat that a Subaru could have towed.
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icy_sylph@reddit

Oh man! I love my Ridgeline. That trunk is the smartest thing any truck designer ever did.
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CaptPotter47@reddit

I bought a Ram 1500 Classic Oct ‘23. It was replacing the Insight I had been driving since Aug ‘16. I love the thing. The power, the sound, etc. but the big thing was my 2 older daughters and I go camping on a regular basis with our scout troop. We could barely get everything in my Insight and needed something better for stuff. Could I have got a bigger car or SUV? Sure. Could I drop a yard of mulch in the back of one of those? No. I hate paying people for things I can do myself. Like yard work and such. Now that I have bought it, I have load the bed several times with stuff that would have previously require removing car seats from my wife’s minivan to barely fit. Several loads of crap that we couldn’t put in her van. Drug a trailer with a piano from PA. Started being the primarily hauler of scout trailer. It’s be super useful and drives way better then my crappy Insight did.
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Herky_T_Hawk@reddit

Not saying pickups aren’t useful. I’m saying that most mid-size pickups can do everything that most people need. My Ridgeline got 26mpg on the highway but could tow 5000 lbs and had a 3/4 ton bed capacity. Plus I had no problem fitting 4 passengers in it with me driving when making the 5 hour drive to summer camp for our scout troop. I wouldn’t recommend a Tacoma for hauling passengers though.
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CaptPotter47@reddit

Mid size are ok for most stuff. We have a bigger trailer, so I don’t think a 5k towing capacity would work. My ram can do 11K. But I didn’t buy it to tow initially. Bought needed something that could potentially fit all 6 in my fam (me, wife, 4 kids) which meant a mid-size wouldn’t work. No middle front seat option. That stuck me with Silverado, Sierra, F150 and Ram 1500.
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XFrankXGrimesX@reddit

Totally. I mean I do "get it" but I just don't share this particular neurosis. I get in my car and sit in traffic. The hell do I need to be king of the road for? Definitely don't need an absurd monthly payment for that.
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Way_2_Go_Donny@reddit

I guess you dont do your own yard work, build your own stuff, repair your own things, lug multiple hockey bags, or do lots of outdoor stuff? I bought a mid-sized truck this past May and can't believe how practical they are for people who do their own stuff - and I'm a white collar guy.
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Frippertron42@reddit

Needed a new hobby and started messing around with Warhammer 40k, now I’m obsessed like the little kid I was with He-Man back in the day.
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jammasterjaydogg@reddit

I bought a bunch of skateboards and then got my knee replaced!!
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veryblanduser@reddit

Does buying an arcade so I can play all the arcade games from when I was a kid count?
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Important_Chef_4717@reddit

I uhhhhhh……. sold my fancy Volvo wagon for $40k and bought my dream 90s car. Then got my kids into 90s cars/trucks. Just paid cash for 4 shitboxes and we are fixing them up and driving them all over town. It’s a real bitch some days. So much fun 99% of the days. My husband keeps a new SUV for reliability….. I prefer to just wing it. All our kids are teenagers and they love it. I’m definitely bringing down home values with my garage/driveway……. but housing is too high anyways 😂😒
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stephsco@reddit

Which 90s shitboxes did you buy?
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Important_Chef_4717@reddit

Old Mercedes mostly. 94 E320, 96 C220 and an 81 300d…… then a 97 Chevy truck and a 95 Honda civic. Bought a trailer (we have a 2016 Dodge Ram that we use to get everything home😂)……. then a second Mercedes C280 as a donor car…… except it just needed a starter and tires. So it’s registered and insured now 🥹 In my defense 😩 We have five teenagers and I made sure each had a mechanically sound car that THEY chose. I just saturated them with visions of German engineering. I can’t afford to buy each kid a $25k car. What I can do is buy them a car and fix it up to run and drive like new (or modded within reason🥲) What I won’t do is co-sign a loan when the world is on fire economically. Selling the badass Volvo wagon just funded 4 cars plus got me the base for building my E320 into an Evo. It was an amazing choice that I wish I could’ve made sooner.
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stephsco@reddit

This is awesome. Your kids are really fortunate, plus some or all of them will probably be more equipped to handle car issues in the future. Even though I can't repair a car myself, my dad taught me to go to the auto parts store (and even the junkyard a time or two) for parts.
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Important_Chef_4717@reddit

We have been keeping YouTube hot with searches😩😂 but it’s so amazing how much random knowledge is on YouTube. Just incredible. Like, we have been able to fix power windows, radios, headlights and radiators and glow plugs and starters and suspension (scariest🫠) and body work (we suck at this and will pay for any future body kits/body repair 🌚). Omg the a/c system was a nightmare. My husband is a boilermaker welder mechanic……so if it’s anything involving the engine or transmission…..he immediately steps in and takes over. I just watch (in awe) as he tears stuff down and builds it back up. He just doesn’t have a lot of time……. Because we actually have a family farm outside of town 💀 plus he’s a union welder so he works standard tradie hours (long). So my E class can wait. Maybe I’ll find a cool old International Scout and build it for him while I wait to tear down my AMG motor. That would so fun. He likes the really old G wagons too (sorta military looking).
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Oaken_beard@reddit

Wait, we have money for a midlife crisis purchase?!
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General_Departure583@reddit

CRT TV and Sega Genesis/Super Nintendo
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amberlicious35@reddit

Cruises. We go on minimum one a year, usually two. We splurge and only cruise Norwegian Haven (ship within a ship - private bar, restaurant, pool, etc). We have no kids and work 70+ hours a week in our own business with no employees. We shut the store down and get gluttonous two weeks a year! We’ll drive our paid off cars into the ground and are roughly 3 years (hopefully sooner) from being completely debt free. Only student loans and mortgage left!
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stephsco@reddit

Nice! My only cruise was on a Norwegian, it was a smaller ship but really nice. I remember wanting more young people on the cruise with us, but now I would appreciate it more.
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amberlicious35@reddit

Generally skews older, but now we’re older - so we’re catching up 🤣 Were friendly with a couple our age on the last one and their 16ish son was with them. He referred to me as “that lady my mom has been hanging out with” OUCH!
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Quinalla@reddit

I don’t want anything, maybe a ridiculous car of some sort once the kids are through college? I don’t really want one though, just something practical! Oh, maybe a float tank/sensory deprivation tank? I would never get one really, too much maintenance, but maybe haha.
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MegaRadCoolDad@reddit

I bought a Funhouse pinball machine this year. My wife says that is my midlife crisis purchase.
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Unique_Ad_3312@reddit

My husband and I bought a camper van and installed two dog crates inside so we can take out two dogs camping at a moments notice.
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Rekrabsrm@reddit

My husband bought a complete he-man set from eBay. It sits in a bag under our bed.
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WrldsOkayestBartendr@reddit

This badass shot gun.
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WrldsOkayestBartendr@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/vp9sha9xylbg1.jpeg?width=3060&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=25ca7b2f510bbbed20466e8601bfbf098cd5e7d2 This shotgun.
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SlavaSobov@reddit

I got some cheap arcade machines from an operator who was retiring 10 years ago. Ended up selling them cuz nobody but me cared. 😅 I'm not healthy enough to maintain them anymore so it worked out.
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Pi_Dbl_T@reddit

Bought a shitbox car as a commuter and “rolling project”. Got it fixed up enough for my kids to borrow when their shitbox cars break down. Still haven’t gotten to the project part of the “rolling project”. I got the gaming consoles, I got the big TV, bought a vintage turntable and some records, still feeling empty and disinterested after a while. The crisis continues, I guess…
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Fabulous_Hat7460@reddit

... I just built a 16' x 24' workshop in my back yard because a few years ago I bought an anvil on facebook marketplace
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Pi_Dbl_T@reddit

This is the way “I’ve got the anvil, now what?” lol
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AgentOrange1717@reddit

My husband and I got motorcycles.
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sweetassassin@reddit

I stopped dying my hair and letting my grays take over.
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Pi_Dbl_T@reddit

My wife did this and has mentioned several times how “freeing” it is. I was totally on board btw, not that she needed my permission or approval. I’m actually really happy for her.
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jbp84@reddit

We should start a band!
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LiliWenFach@reddit

That is the one thing on my bucket list that I will never get to do, despite being an aging rocker and metal head. I sing so badly that I've been thrown out of choirs. I make people laugh at funerals because I'm so out of tune, and I can't play an instrument to save my life. So, no rockstar lifestyle for me. I did, however, write two books about a rock band. That's as close to wish fulfilment as I will come. For the ears of the world it's better this way.
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jbp84@reddit

That’s awesome that you wrote two books! That’s something on *my* bucket list.
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AshDogBucket@reddit

I feel like for many of us it's a(nother) college degree, isn't it??
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Pi_Dbl_T@reddit

This is the plunge my subconscious keeps pushing me to take.
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face1828@reddit

I bought a V12 Mercedes roadster and drink a lot.
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Risikio@reddit

My midlife crises caused my psychosis to go into full bloom, so I gave my life to Christ and started to hammer out the theological framework for a radically different form of Christianity so that I can help future generations be raised in a better world. I mean uh... um... I bought a new computer? Maybe I'll buy a hearse...
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IkeBurner99@reddit

I’ve been involved in a number of cults both as a leader and a follower. You have more fun as a follower but you make more money as a leader.
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stephsco@reddit

This comment is amazing, no notes
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Virtual-Barnacle-150@reddit

I’ve been thinking about going into the all natural coffin building business.
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a-gelatocookie@reddit

Formed a cult? Smart!
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yuccu@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/1sg4k8ldolbg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26f1cd169c8bc1e355f2661ad0d37fa877a32eb1 The wife contributed this one, so it saves me from taking a picture of all my Warhammer figurines.
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CarnalDevices@reddit

I just installed a subwoofer in my VW Atlas 😂 - Beastie Boys are known to the let the bass... Mmmmm... Drop?
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stephsco@reddit

Intergalactic Planetary
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stephsco@reddit

Planetary intergalactic
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draperyfallz@reddit

Concerts. Cost is becoming too much lately tho, going to stick to smaller shows.
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Pi_Dbl_T@reddit

My wife and I have gone to some pretty big name shows over the last 3-4 years, but a band I liked a long time ago was doing a set in a local dive so we decided to go. I had more fun at that $27 show than I’ve had at almost any of the $100-200+ shows I’ve been to recently. Forgot how much I enjoyed small local shows.
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StrawberryCake88@reddit

Get the tickets straight from the box office. It’s worth the drive.
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beautybirdy@reddit

Same - went to 35 shows last year.
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affectionateanarchy8@reddit

Ooh same, I went crazy on concerts over the past two years but man i spent a lot
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dayman-woa-oh@reddit

I started going to metal shows at small venues with a buddy a few years ago. there is some amazing stuff for 1/10th the cost of big show, and the crowds are more manageable .
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Indubitalist@reddit

Yeah, when they started offering financing on concert tickets I decided I was done seeing shows outside of nightclub proportions. 
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memeticmagician@reddit

Trip to Japan and making hardware based IDM music.
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Traditional_Cat_60@reddit

Purchases? I’m still paying *my student loans while my *second* kid starts college next year. My midlife crisis is my life.
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Indubitalist@reddit

So an impulsive additional payment toward the principal is the most likely, then. 
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No_Entertainment8238@reddit

Barbarian!
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nitrot150@reddit

I’m going to have mine paid off this year! Finally!!
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Adventurous_Beat_453@reddit

I was going to say, we don’t have the luxury of mid life crisis purchases.
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GrandPipe4@reddit

Same...
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JackTrippin@reddit

Learned how to fly a plane
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shaggydog97@reddit

You don't need to be a pilot to fly a plane. You just need to be a pilot to fly the same plane twice!
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Dakota1228@reddit

This is what I’m doing this year
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ladyeclectic79@reddit

Lmao my hubby still wants to do that!!! He’s taken the intro flight but always says it’s too expensive otherwise.
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JackTrippin@reddit

It is indeed too expensive. Do not recommend if you're strapped for cash
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Electronic-Ride-564@reddit

Now I'm lookin' to the sky to save me...!
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Citycrossed@reddit

Nice! I did this ten years ago. Need to get back up there, it’s been a few years.
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Futant55@reddit

I really wanted to after the watching season 2 of the Rehearsal
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WritingNerdy@reddit

WAKE ME UP
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starshade16@reddit

Definitely the coolest one you can have
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Fl1msy-L4unch-Cra5h@reddit

I started skydiving after a divorce as my mid life crisis
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torklugnutz@reddit

GI Joe Classified Series Action Figures from Hasbro. https://preview.redd.it/9rtt1j2illbg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6e811773cea97bce6962eeb4cd2520fe39d66a8
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mander00@reddit

A pottery wheel, a shit ton of clay and glazes and a really old manual kiln.
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BeeswaxingPoetic@reddit

Yes, I did the pottery phase about ten years ago, it came early for me.
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Dakota1228@reddit

Unchained Melody starts to play in the background
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_Amalthea_@reddit

Yesssss! Once our garage is built I have space planned for a studio setup!
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the-cookie-momster@reddit

Oh yeah. Pottery. I started 3 years ago with classes and now I take a pottery class every week. I have so many glazes and tools at home and a vevor wheel. Considering a kiln and better wheel for home though...
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Pais08@reddit

A new garage with a pottery studio and space for a larger kiln last spring.
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katiespecies647@reddit

Haha, I'm deep in the pottery thickets too. Last year I added plein air (outdoor onsite painting) so now I'm hooked on that too.
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redditcreditcardz@reddit

Ha! It’s groceries credit. Really living on the wild side
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bjgrem01@reddit

I built a loft and bought a laptop powerful enough to play Oblivion Remastered while being lazy in the loft.
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ArashikageX@reddit

I got therapy and grew my hair out. Both have been awesome
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S_A_R_K@reddit

Divorce
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FluffusMaximus@reddit

Old video game systems.
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ScuderiaSteve@reddit

I got a Civic Type R it was a dream car of mine as a teenager https://preview.redd.it/pcgxrdn3cjbg1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=612d86b4d23ed659e8c9bf96228927e174c74045
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an_harmonica@reddit

I got a GTI a few years ago. Like the Type R, it's a "crisis" car that is still practical as a family man.
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good_morning_magpie@reddit

2020 Bullitt Mustang for me. Currently painting my Foxbody project dark highland green to match.
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SitchMilver263@reddit

Gosh, I just love the FL5. I bought a Mazdaspeed3 as my 'turning 30' present and am still rocking it 14 years later. Garaged and babied
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ScuderiaSteve@reddit

My friend had one of those and I remember being kinda shocked by how quick it was! Kinda rare by today's cars now
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Plastic-Vermicelli60@reddit

Tight t shirts or skinny jeans with holes
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Plastic-Vermicelli60@reddit

Facebook posts of guns and you shooting them at a firing range or in the desert
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Doobeedoowah@reddit

Liposuccion?
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Plastic-Vermicelli60@reddit

Bulk purchases of creatine and nugenix total T
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mama_snail@reddit

beauty treatments! botox, fillers, lasers, glp-1s. lots of women who can't honestly afford it choosing them over investing, saving for retirement etc. it's just a little here, just a little there, partially covered by insurance sometimes, so easy to lie to themselves about the actually big cost over a few years.
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Plastic-Vermicelli60@reddit

Tattoos!!
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Plastic-Vermicelli60@reddit

Getting a lifted truck and real aggressive tread tires for driving the freeway and city streets to work.
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Plastic-Vermicelli60@reddit

Buying a motorcycle and leather jacket
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Plastic-Vermicelli60@reddit

Head shaving when you begin to go bald
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Neat_Mortgage3735@reddit

Rescue dog? Must be missing a leg, eye etc.
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FearlessFreak69@reddit

I just tried committing suicide. We all go through these things differently. I’m glad I failed though!
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wrathofthewhatever2@reddit

I got myself an electric truck. Growing up we were promised flying cars by 2015, figure this is the next best thing right now
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Xjasondagx@reddit

Replica Wrestling Belts...brother
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Joggingmusic@reddit

Project car. started in 2018. I’m on my third one.
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Typical-Human-Thing@reddit

My midlife was probably in my early 30's. I didn't buy anything, I was on the dating apps tho. 
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gareththegeek@reddit

Midlife crisis? In this economy?
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FaceRockerMD@reddit

I started a gaming collection. I didn't keep any of my old consoles so I bought an atari 2600, nes, snes, genesis, sega CD, 32x, GameCube, dream cast, wii, wiiu, all xboxes, all Playstations, a multicade and am currently building a classic game collection. I want a classic pinball machine but the aforementioned purchases have lowered my bank account to where i gotta slow down a tick before getting one lol.
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soopy99@reddit

Mine was a Brompton.
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JaCliner@reddit

Luxury watches. Friends got me into them.
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AdSpiritual2594@reddit

Health insurance? It’s a big purchase.
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Dvvstihn@reddit

Had kids in my early 40s . Everything’s a blur !
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MagickMarkie@reddit

Legos.
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greenerbeansheen@reddit

Think it very well may be the PC I’m looking to build. I’ve never built a PC. But I just read this question, and I think that’s it.
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BrandynWayne@reddit

Tried to play this old Xbox game on my Xbox 360 and found out they cut the online abilities of 369 which disabled backwards compatibility. So. I bought an Xbox, Xbox one and every fantasy game made on those platforms.
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MeatPopsicle10@reddit

My kids are still young so no time for me to have a break, much less a midlife crisis
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scotttydosentknow@reddit

Right! 45 and my sons in 1st grade, no time for a midlife crisis
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MrsNoodleMcDoodle@reddit

For real, having kids in my late 30’s was my midlife crisis
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UnreadWriter@reddit

Heard. I got one just out of HS and one just started HS. I’ll save treating myself for when they’re out of the house.
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aldosi-arkenstone@reddit

My daughter is 8 months old …
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UnreadWriter@reddit

I’ll keep you in my thoughts, LOL Right before Christmas I bumped into an old coworker I hadn’t seen in 13 years. After talking about our kids and she realized I had 2 boys she asked if we’d try for a girl. I’m 48 and my youngest is 15 years old. There’s no way I’m starting over at this point, LOL.
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nitrot150@reddit

Starting over sounds like torture ( mine are 17 and 13)
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UnreadWriter@reddit

Right? Like I wouldn’t trade those years for anything but I’m also not looking to start over, LOL.
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nitrot150@reddit

Exactly!! I’ve done my time, ready for the next stage
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aldosi-arkenstone@reddit

Can’t blame you!
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nitrot150@reddit

That will be me soon, one graduates next year But then the next starts HS right after… but only one with activities? That’s gonna be nice and feel like a vacation!
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UnreadWriter@reddit

The one I have with activities is the gregarious one, and somehow he has managed to add 4 hours to the clock, LOL.
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SnooSongs450@reddit

Same. Oldest is 10, and our youngest is 18 months. I'll be 62 when our youngest graduates highschool...so that's fun. That said, I've been thinking about getting my first tattoo. So I suppose that would count.
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PhiloLibrarian@reddit

Same, once they’re out of elementary school, I might have time for something fun.
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StNic54@reddit

Wait til you discover activities. My oldest is in band, youngest is in cheerleading. All fall weekends are gone.
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nitrot150@reddit

Yup, I think late elementary until they can drive is the worst!!!
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PhiloLibrarian@reddit

Oh, we have enough weekend loss with Elementary school soccer, basketball and lacrosse. But I can see it getting worse until my kids learn how to drive.
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EatLard@reddit

If anything, buying my oldest a car at 16 was my mid-life crisis purchase. I was excited to see her so excited and for her to be able to go places on her own. It’s one of those rites of passage where you really feel like a grown-up. She treats that thing like a stereotypical dad would treat his car too - always clean, fuel never below half a tank, parks it where it’s unlikely to get door dings, etc. Plus, it’s saved her parents a ton of time shuttling her and her sister around to their activities.
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12ThrowOut@reddit

Tank never under half makes me wonder what else a stereotypical dad does because apparently I am not one
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PM_ME_UR_SEP_IRA@reddit

Same. 10 mos and 4 yo. Hopefully we can take an international trip this year with the whole fam.
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Azmtbkr@reddit

Same. My midlife crisis purchase is diapers.
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wolandjr@reddit

A gym membership
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jamisonian123@reddit

Knitting
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Into_the_rosegarden@reddit

For me it's a fancy robot mop, cause I just can't deal with having to clean all the time
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MadhatterQ@reddit

I bought a replica Apollo 11 spacesuit.
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BirdNo4838@reddit

Botox maybe?
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KittyGirlChloe@reddit

I spent quite a bit of money on my gaming kit. Video games are my much-needed escape from the world. Perhaps not “peak” midlife crisis material, but the older I get, the more I just wanna game.
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320Ches@reddit

3D Printer? Lol - or maybe it was chickens
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lesliev2001@reddit

chickens.
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Ive_Got_No_Control@reddit

I found my people 🤣🐣
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_Amalthea_@reddit

Guilty.
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lesliev2001@reddit

started with some 8 week old hens... now I've got an incubator and hatching eggs are shipping in 2 weeks. LOL It's a slippery slope.
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_Amalthea_@reddit

Oooooh, fun! We have six hens that we got as day-olds. They're about to turn two, so I expect egg production may start to slow, so this spring we may add a few to the collection.
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lesliev2001@reddit

Also, the answer is always more chickens. lol
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_Amalthea_@reddit

I might get that printed on a t-shirt, lol.
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lesliev2001@reddit

our original crew is a year old now. we've lost several to marek's which really sucked. I am hatching these eggs with the plans to vax for it myself at 1 day old. Just regular ass Ma Ingles over here. :)
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Henchforhire@reddit

My Giant Roam 27.5 mid drive electric bike its totally worth the price.
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hevnztrash@reddit

A cyber security boot camp course.
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MonkuMonkuMonku@reddit

Hair bleach/toner/dye. I went platinum blonde for the first time in my life last year and haven't looked back.
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edwigenightcups@reddit

SAME HERE. Been bleaching the shit out of my hair since lockdown. The thrill of potentially melting my hair off once a month reminds me I'm still alive.
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Breath-Creative@reddit

I bought myself a sailboat.
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Ilikedinosaurs2023@reddit

Heh heh. You dumb bastard..
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Excellent-Source-348@reddit

![gif](giphy|xSv72V6z2yLzq)
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awmaleg@reddit

A schooner IS a sailboat stupid head!
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Stevedaveken@reddit

You know what!? There is no Easter Bunny! That over there is just a guy in a suit!
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Dry-Broccoli3096@reddit

Have had one for years but never considered it a midlife crisis purchase lol. I’m a spoiled DINK
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AshDogBucket@reddit

The Mr Beaumont
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itriedicant@reddit

I want to buy a kit and build one, except there's basically nowhere to sail it and I live in a townhouse, so there's also nowhere to build it
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syclopa@reddit

I learned to sail last year with the intention of buying a boat. Crewed on a race and absolutely loved it. Sadly, a back injury and surgery got in the way. Hoping to have enough stability to get back out on the water by summer.
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Beneficial-Economy11@reddit

Same. I picked up a j/24 and have been racing around my local lake. Can't believe I haven't done this earlier.
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GrabsJoker@reddit

Power glove
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deanamarie@reddit

I got a divorce lol 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Cunning-Linguist2@reddit

Welcome to the club. Why are divorces so expensive?....because the ex is a bitter, angry, troll. Now married to the woman I should have married decades ago. So worth it (even if it cost 6 figures).
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Hanksta2@reddit

Some of you confuse affordable hobbies with actual middle crisis purchases. Like the surprise on your wife's face when you take out a second mortgage on your house to buy a sports car. What's the millennial sports car?
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ThermionicMho@reddit

nobody likes cars anymore because there's nowhere to drive and less places to go
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TheBr0fessor@reddit

I bought a new WRX 3 years ago 🤷‍♂️ When the finance manager asked how I was from a Prius to a WRX, I immediately snapped off "midlife crisis". She nodded and said that makes sense. No shame in my game. 😤
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meenie@reddit

Porsche GT4 RS
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Psychological-Cry221@reddit

That’s a good crisis car.
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Irvine949@reddit

We don’t even have the funds to properly have a midlife crisis purchase. 😔
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Hanksta2@reddit

Go to your mailbox, there are five pre-approved credit cards with variable undetermined interest rates.
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AshDogBucket@reddit

Someone said once that millennials don't have mid life crisis bc it's just ALL been crisis since 9/11 and I kind of agree. I don't think we A. Live the lives that our parents did, where a big shift was a sign of a crisis (i.e. we aren't afraid to make big changes often) B. Have had the capacity to select one moment to be our "crisis" indicated by a big purchase, bc we've been in survival mode since 2001 and oh by the way can't afford the big purchase anyway
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Hanksta2@reddit

I recall hearing this and generally agree. I'll add that it's also frustrating that the previous generation looks down on us as if we are the ones who sabotaged social mobility.
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fattykyle2@reddit

It was a vacation house for me
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camstercage@reddit

Gaming pc
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slothbuddy@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/lyae4rsfvkbg1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=8287a1c87881fe8438b1646916d4e9819fc7bb5e
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djcobol@reddit

For guys, grills. Everyone around my age has a smoker, and/or a Blackstone type flattop, and/or a charcoal grill, and/or a gas grill, and/or a brick pizza oven, and on and on.
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aerodeck@reddit

I live in an apartment
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AccidentalChef@reddit

I live in a condo. GE Profile came out with an indoor smoker last year that actually works. It uses a catalytic converter to filter the smoke. I use mine almost every week.
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aerodeck@reddit

Gross
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ms_chanandler_bong3b@reddit

I got a rock
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aerodeck@reddit

I’ve
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ms_chanandler_bong3b@reddit

It’s a Charlie Brown quote, Debbie Downer
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aerodeck@reddit

Oh right I remember that now! Thanks
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AdjunctFunktopus@reddit

Is it a nice rock?
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HotTubSexVirgin22@reddit

30s was dudes brewing their own beer, you nailed 40s.
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look_ima_frog@reddit

I feel like I missed out. I got an old Weber Genesis (90s era) off of some dude on Craigslist for $75 like four years ago. It came with a rotisserie and the cast iron grates. Maybe I will repaint the sides this year. Of course, I said that last year too. Maybe I will just cook supper on it.
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flamingknifepenis@reddit

Ok, first off: how dare you? Second off: that’s fair Third off: I’ll have you know that my reverse seared tri tip would pair amazingly with the pale ale I used to make.
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Practical-Train-9595@reddit

Yup. My husband has a Weber, a Blackstone, and a Traeger. He’s already talking about an ooni.
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diablette@reddit

I tried buying my husband one in hopes he'd use it to bring me gifts of various meats while I stay inside, but no.
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Practical-Train-9595@reddit

Yeah, apparently side dishes are still my job. Timed to things like “it’ll be done in about 20 degrees!” My dude…degrees are not a time.
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ColbyAndrew@reddit

I must not have long left, because I started the grilling in my late 20s. Which means my first Porsche must be right around the corner.
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HookersForJebus@reddit

Sorry you had to find out this way.
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Objective-Dust4795@reddit

You can afford a Porsche?
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ColbyAndrew@reddit

Hell no.
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El_Dudereno@reddit

You can afford anything you want, just not everything you want. I sleep in my Porsche
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jaymoney1@reddit

I'll get mine with my tax refund https://preview.redd.it/33nxu34pfjbg1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d1ee6689765f33e38248f58084eaa8800b304a43
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SpaceLemur34@reddit

No, that's why everyone is bugging grills.
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inomrthenudo@reddit

Guilty
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DefendsTheDownvoted@reddit

I have a: Charcoal grill. 15 years old, needs a new charcoal pan. Other than that she's in great shape. Keep the cover on it when not in use. Used semi regularly. Turkey frier. I fry about 4-6 turkeys per year. Two on Thanksgiving, 1 at the beginning of December for The Feast. One for Christmas. Usually one or two in ~May, depending on hoenmany I bought on clearance in January. I use it year round to do all of my fried foods at once. Wings and french fries usually. It's time for a new valve on the burner. I think it has a leak. Pellet grill. Just a little 30gal. We're a family of 3 so it gets the job done. Got it on clearance after my brother and I smoked a turkey on Thanksgiving on his offset. Had to replace the controller last year. Use it at least once a week. I love it. Flat top griddle. This was given to me by a resident at my work. I had been eyeballing one for years, and he never used it, so he gave it to me. Propane. Had to buy a valve for it to go to a normal sized propane tank instead of the small green ones.
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nikknightengale@reddit

I have two of those. Am I cooked?
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djcobol@reddit

No, but you're cooking!
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pandorumriver24@reddit

We have three bbq’s and two smokers in our backyard. Stop the insanity!
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Indubitalist@reddit

Big Green Egg made a lot of money off of midlife crises. 
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JeffTS@reddit

I have had a gas and charcoal duo grill on my porch for a good 15 years at least. I am interested in getting a smoker though because smoking with the charcoal side of my grill just seems so hands on.
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Herky_T_Hawk@reddit

This was me getting a nice griddle this past year to replace my 15+ year old grill. May get a smoker in the future too. At least the family reaps the benefits.
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Alternative-Duck-573@reddit

Plant propagation. Now everybody has plants everywhere and I'm still empty inside 🫠🤣🤣
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VeniceDrumGuy@reddit

I dunno if this peak because I’m also going through a huge life change and some massive grief while also hitting a midlife crisis. I’m kinda going crazy doing some stuff we had always talked about doing together. We had talked about each learning an instrument and starting a “Psychedelic Country Funk” band called the Psychedelic Outlaws. So I’m buying a bass guitar (picking it up either today or tomorrow) and taking some lessons.
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seminarysmooth@reddit

I got scuba certified, taking guitar lessons, and have a semi-personal trainer. These are things I would never have considered spending on myself years ago.
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smashy_smashy@reddit

Hopefully our first home early this year. We rent a piece of shit house in a nice town outside of Boston. It’s a piece of shit but we have been in it for 5 years and know all the issues. Our land lord is great and asked us if we want to buy. I feel like this is the only way we will be able to buy in MA, and I’d rather buy a piece of shit where I intimately know the problems rather than only being able to afford houses that need a lot of work and getting bones. So that’s mine, I suppose.
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transat_prof@reddit

“It may be a crap shack, but it’s my crap shack,” it’s what my husband and I say about our house. I have lots of affection for it, despite all of the problems we have.
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johnnloki@reddit

And Atari 2600, NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, Game Boy Color, Broken SegaCD, a PS2, a whole bunch of mod chips, SD Card Cartridges, a Microsoft SphereX surround sound system, a 27 inch and a 36 inch CRT.
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ouijahead@reddit

I was quite happy buying a raspberry pi which has pretty much all those games on it. It will never be the same and pretty to look at as all that hardware. But it's something kid me predicted would exist one day and now I have it. (Rarely use it. But it was fun playing the all the arcade games I never had enough money to play). I'm an outlier though and enjoy all games on a flat screen.
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johnnloki@reddit

![gif](giphy|cQtlhD48EG0SY)
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ouijahead@reddit

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itriedicant@reddit

Turning 42 in a little over a week. My midlife crisis had me getting out of a toxic codependent relationship and making a plan to be debt-free in 2 years (with the exception of my car payment).
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dinosandbees@reddit

Hell yeah! Congrats!
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itriedicant@reddit

Thanks. The getting out of debt is easy. The other thing less easy. It's hard to go from "not good" to "still not great, but also lonelier", even if it is the best thing for both parties. (but also it's the reason I'm able to get out of debt, lol)
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dinosandbees@reddit

I've been in a lot of really shitty relationships (platonic, romantic, and familial), which cycle through phases where you just end up alone or lonely. You just have to remind yourself: it's better to be lonely than abused. Walking away from a 9-year relationship is no joke!
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nnulll@reddit

Delorean
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Mike__O@reddit

I bought a boat right around when I turned 40, but I don't know if I'd classifiy that so much as "midlife crisis" as I finally reached the income and financial stability where I could comfortably afford one. Then again.I think that's where a lot of the whole reputation of "midlife crisis" purchases comes from in the first place though. \~40 is where a lot of people are finally financially secure enough to purchase expensive toys like sports cars, boats, or other stereotypical purchases. The attribution of it being a "midlife crisis" is often just cope from people who can't afford those kind of purchases.
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ApexTheOrange@reddit

Just realized that I’ve bought 12 boats since turning 40. Some for my daughter and some for my wife. https://preview.redd.it/2qup0uxdqkbg1.jpeg?width=2100&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1921fa2083c8bd4587a1b5ffc5792810590c95da
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LiliWenFach@reddit

Very perceptive. We spent our youth scrimping and saving, had a few lean years while paying for childcare. Most of our furniture was mis-matched and second hand until very recently. But with no childcare fees and stable well-paid jobs we have reached a point where we can afford to buy pretty much whatever we want. We're in the process of moving to a house that costs twice as much as the one we're selling. We've lived without a proper garden or garage for seven years, and have found somewhere that suits us perfectly. We joke about it being a midlife crisis with family because we're a bit self-conscious of how big an upgrade it is. There's a bit of an inverse 'crab in a bucket' mentality going on that I really need to nip in the bud.
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Twirlmom9504_@reddit

Ozempic and testosterone injections. I see nothing but 40-50 years ago olds at the med spa at my gym going in to get them. They cost hundreds a month there because they don’t take insurance. 
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Ok-Potato-4774@reddit

A video game emulator with all of the games from arcades, Atari, Genesis, PlayStation, and more.
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According-Talk-5194@reddit

A classic car: '65 Oldsmobile Cutlass Holiday 2dr hardtop
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officermeowmeow@reddit

Nice choice!
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OhNos_NotThatGuy@reddit

I’m buying a motorcycle right now. 46m
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thebigfil@reddit

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smolstuffs@reddit

Based on everyone's answers every day is a mid-life crisis for me. Welcome to ADHD and a spending problem.
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Tortoiseshell_Blue@reddit

Expensive cargo bike
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goater10@reddit

Ive spent way too much disposable income on Transformers figures. 10 year old me would be so proud!
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66lowrider@reddit

Today’s transformers especially all of the studio series 86 G1 reissues are awesome.
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Ckn-bns-jns@reddit

Thought I’d be buying myself some midlife crisis car or toy but too many expenses. Even though at 44 I already have a pretty hefty 401k balance and home equity but my expenses are just too high for where we live. On one hand I wish I had more fun money but on the other hand I don’t need “things” and need to focus on raising my kids right now.
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goykasi@reddit

Mine was buying a condo in Tokyo. I didn’t mean or care to land here. But I got older and figured I should do something. Still working on the language — 11 years in.
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jbenze@reddit

Medical bills.
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Slamnflwrchild@reddit

Kitchen stuff. In the last year I’ve gotten a French press, a milk frother, a new keurig, an ice machine, and an instant pot. At tax time, I’m finally getting my kitchen aid stand mixer. Also thinking about a bread maker
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dinosandbees@reddit

I bought my racecar (and motorcycle) in my 20s, so my 40s have been about growing the home bar situation. Buying too many bottles of things I barely use, and building out a nice collection of glassware. It's silly, but it keeps me occupied and makes me happy.
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Deletedmyotheracct@reddit

A gym membership, quit drinking, and dropped 70lbs. I don't need anymore actual things- hell I'd sell my house and live out of a RV on a land if my wife and kids would agree.
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66lowrider@reddit

Congrats on the lifestyle changes and weight loss. That’s not easy work.
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Excellent-Source-348@reddit

RV or camper van. Vanlife!
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Odd-Scarcity5288@reddit

I’m (48M) Definitely would say vinyl and hardback books.
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DBE113301@reddit

Hair restoration surgery. Yep, not ashamed to admit it. I also got LASIK 12 years ago. Now, that was the best $3,500 I've ever spent.
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WesternMode7@reddit

Glad you had a good experience with LASIK. For hair restoration, clinics in Turkey tend to offer solid results at more affordable prices compared to other countries. If you ever look into options there, Estefavor has been getting good feedback for different hair transplant methods, including FUE and DHI. Definitely worth researching if you want to take the next step.
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Reasonable_Leg_4664@reddit

Sports cars, motorcycles and watches are still a thing…
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bgva@reddit

A classic JDM coupe or hot hatch like a Toyota Supra from the early-80s. And when I get the money to buy one I’ll do it. Shooting for 2037!
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Kiwi_lad_bot@reddit

For me it was going all in on a games room. I had used a piece meal computer for gaming for years on an old rickety table with a terrible chair that had terrible posture in the family lounge. I realized I was spending more and more time gaming as I got older because I was spending less and less time out partying. So I splashed out on a gaming room setup. Top of the line PC, expensive peripherals, renovated the guest bedroom into a gaming room. I have shelves of my PS and XBox games from over 3 decades of gaming displayed now. Lego and figurine cabinets. LED, RBG lighting. 70 inch TV and surround sound stereo with big lazy boy chairs to watch sports. A bar with a well stocked mini fridge. The whole works. It was fun creating the space and now I have a cool games room.
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ritzcrackerman@reddit

This is a great midlife crisis investment.
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Elandycamino@reddit

A Harley, sounds kind of lame and boomerish, but a few of my friends got one and I decided I'll never be able to afford anything, buy a house or probably retire. So at 35I did the right thing and got a cheap dresser and rode around doing non Harley riding things with my friends for a few years. Playing random stupid songs nobody on a Harley would listen to roulette when at stop lights, and wearing nothing Harley branded, and random shirts instead. It was fun while it lasted.
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throw42069away420@reddit

Second home, too much shit I don’t want anymore, and now multiple therapists. Planning to sell what I can and focus on family, relationships, and experiences.
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Sausage_Queen_of_Chi@reddit

I just my first pair of real Docs, not knock offs, does that count?
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Kahnza@reddit

I got a nice bike last year. Spent >$2k on it and parts so far. Prolly spend another $1k on it this year. 🤣
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FungiStudent@reddit

ZMF headphones and Franks boots. I use both everyday so I can justify the expense.
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mommiecubed@reddit

Purchased a pair of t strap doc marten Mary Jane’s. I wore a similar shoe in the early 2000 until I wore a hole in the side next to my baby toe
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AlissonHarlan@reddit

for me it was >1000 bucks of tamagotchies
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vsaint@reddit

I left my job and bought a Porsche 911
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mommiecubed@reddit

Parenting Parents! I am getting more worried about my aging parents in their day-to-day life. There are so many tasks that need to be done, but not willing to accept or ask for help.
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CSATTS@reddit

As a kid I loved racing games, all the way back to Out Run at the arcade. I had always wanted a nice racing sim, but couldn't justify the money. My wife finally convinced me to save up for it and 1.5 years ago I finally built one. I now get to live out my dreams of being a race car driver. Next step, the racecar bed I always wanted as a kid.
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AZmoneyfolder@reddit

Life-size Ghostbusters Proton Pack.
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Ok-Barracuda8281@reddit

I just bought a CD burner and a bunch of blank CDs, I think that counts?
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toxicshock999@reddit

Raised gardening beds. Seeds. Rain barrels.
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stanky980@reddit

I've been buying way too many guitars for someone who sucks at guitar!
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thesbis@reddit

Phish tickets.
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ThePicassoGiraffe@reddit

Graduate school.
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JayRay_44@reddit

I dunno about everyone else, but I just bought myself a gigantic “adult” beanbag chair. Yes, this is a real piece of real adult furniture marketed to real adults that really exists. I feel like I am truly getting back to my childhood roots… https://www.lovesac.com/sacs
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VincentMac1984@reddit

Early 90’s model Toyota Winnebago mini motor home I’m restoring. Something to go camping with off grid with family. Spent years in the Army, so off grid camping is great for me but sleeping on the ground and shitting in a hole I just dug is a bridge too far for my other family members. 🤣
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SadApartment3023@reddit

When both of my parents died, I packed up and moved my family across the country. I wouldn't have had the funds or the guts to do thay in my 20s.
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blantdebedre@reddit

Anything Masters of the Universe.
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rels83@reddit

Dyson Airwrap
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fictionalbandit@reddit

I’ve been thinking about it
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DollyDaydreem@reddit

The shark air wrap is cheaper and brilliant!
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rels83@reddit

Yes I actually just replaced my 6 year old airwrap with a shark when I died
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aubreypizza@reddit

Seems it brought you back to life 😆
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New_Stats@reddit

I heard the problem is the curls don't hold
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Leia1979@reddit

It depends what you want it to do. I bought a second-hand Airwrap a few years ago and use the larger curling barrel to get a round brush blowout look. I don't like the round brush that comes with it (makes my hair frizzy). I can use the smaller barrel for more of a curl, but it has to be used on damp hair and still won't curl as well as a real curling iron because it's not as hot. I can go from wet to styled in about 25 minutes, and I put my hair in a bun at night to keep it wavy, so I don't style it again until the next wash.
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fictionalbandit@reddit

I have naturally curly hair, so that’s never an issue for me no matter the tool, thankfully!
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Due_Addition_587@reddit

I have one and for me it was not worth it at all
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Alternative_Art_9502@reddit

Oh yeah. I just got one (except shark version because I’m still cheap). It’s been a life saver.
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Pink_pony4710@reddit

Got the cheap Sally’s Beauty version on Black Friday. Works great so far!
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The_best_is_yet@reddit

Nice!!
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Loquacious-Jellyfish@reddit

Literally just bought this and thought "at least it's cheaper than a car"
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Alarmed_Drop7162@reddit

The Lego millennium falcon maybe
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Head_Badass1279@reddit

Bought the car a few years ago but started dying my hair a little crazier (voilet highlights) about 8 months ago when I decided I really DGAF anymore what anyone thinks. https://preview.redd.it/es3el0orekbg1.jpeg?width=2300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b699945c84bf836ba184aaef8f400ff2b4b6c74
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L31121@reddit

Mine hit early. I tried to re-purchase several toys from my childhood that I could find on eBay in my 30s (GI joes, Transformers, Matchbox/Hot Wheels, etc).
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unicorn-beard@reddit

I bought myself a skateboard for Christmas, already pulled a calf muscle but yeah just trying to pathetically relive my teenage years and feel something.
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spaceace321@reddit

My dad died on my 42nd birthday and it instantly kicked my midlife crisis into high gear. Bought a Wrangler, went backpacking through Southeast Asia, got married and settled down (I'd been living a rather wild single existence beforehand)
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sleigh_all_day@reddit

Nothing like losing a parent to reframe your future. But is living a wild, single existence a negative way of being? I “settled down” at 34 and can now see I was still a young doe with so much life to live.
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spaceace321@reddit

It was great, but it was time that I became more grounded in life and not as listless. Love coming home to someone too now. It was just time lol
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Typical-Assist2899@reddit

A massive Lego collection I never had, dvds of ghostbusters/ninja turtles/gijoe and as many of the corresponding toys for my kids.
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jgrubb@reddit

Nobody has said a therapist yet?
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stykface@reddit

Traveling to other countries and experiencing the rest the world. Now that I have the money I have been having serious FOMO in seeing the other places other than America. My wife still won't join me to certain countries so I just go with friends instead. Our daughter is a teenager so she's getting to the age where she's appreciating (somewhat) the travels.
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Ex-PFC_WintergreenV4@reddit

Had a baby
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Ag1980ag@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/9mm9l0gockbg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ced8394c0741b8651a5166de73ae8773c91069c3 1977 Lincoln Town Car
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marc_the_mediocre@reddit

A college education. Dropped out in 2001 after the world started burning to become a rock star. I then realized the music industry is a scam, creative partnerships are impossible to maintain, even the best musicians tend bar when tours are over, and it might be time to go get one of those 100k/year tech jobs. Just in time for my job to be phased out by AI. I'm never going to financially recover from this decision.
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Bellemorte79@reddit

Therapy.  I live in a VHCOL area so its all i can afford lmao. 
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Bushid0C0wb0y81@reddit

lol as if we have money…
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Large-Bid-9723@reddit

Therapy
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valthonis_surion@reddit

Rebuilt a Windows 98 machine for oldschool gaming since so many of the old DOS/WIn9x games are cheap these days. Via C3 at 1.0ghz, but you can adjust the clock multiplier, enable/disable caches, and disable the special execution pipeline to get basically everything from a low/mid 386 to about a PII 450 for performance. Tossed in a Voodoo 3 card I had sitting around and boom. Nostalgia. Planning my second midlife crisis purchase of learning to play the Hurdy Gurdy, that seems crisis purchase worthy.
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robcado@reddit

Beetlejuice pinball machine
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Random-night-out@reddit

Hasselblad 500C
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Malicious_Tacos@reddit

I finally completed my arts & crafts room— we never had the space before. My husband grows weed in our basement.
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EggplantEast847@reddit

Purchase? My midlife crisis is to keep my head down and work 7 days a week so I can retire someday. FML
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gojo96@reddit

Major career change
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ackwards@reddit

Football table
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ellemu0509@reddit

Went to Coachella for the first time. That same year I took trips to Jordan, Cabos, Paris, the Ozarks, NYC, LA, Beyonce concert x2, Blackpink concert x2, and a Janet Jackson concert. I’m blame the banks for approving me for credit cards with ridiculously high limits. It was never a problem… until I hit that midlife crisis 🫠💸
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Zombie_Slur@reddit

I'm the cliche. I bought a new convertible sports car that goes faster than I need, but makes me smile much bigger than normal. Come to Banff, we can go for a ride in the Rockies together. Smiles mandatory.
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jayfornight@reddit

Sometimes it's just fun to embrace the cliche and run with it. Or maybe we're old enough now to really not care, instead of just saying we don't.
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skora1@reddit

A kayak. But couldn't find other people with kayaks to go with. So I bought a second one and just invited people to join me. Have had a lot of success getting people to join me.
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dkmsixty@reddit

I started to do "iron butt" rides. I've ridden motorcycles since I was in my 20's but almost exclusively at the race track. Bought a road bike last year and went from Southern California to Austin and back. Planning the next one for June and it looks like this could potentially be a yearly thing.
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MardelMare@reddit

Finally being able to contribute to your 401k? 🤪
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drupi79@reddit

Just as an observation as a xennial but the midlife crisis car went from being the corvette our boomer parents bought to these lifted useless pickups I see everywhere.
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jayfornight@reddit

I learned to ride a motorcycle and purchased an Indian scout bobber this past year. When my older by 4 yrs brother was saying on his bday that we basically have only 10 years left of being comfortably mobil, it kinda jumpstarted my crisis. I don't think a motorcycle is peak xennial mlc, but my love for bikes did start from watching CHiPs.
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ActuallyAlexander@reddit

Groceries
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Alternative_Art_9502@reddit

Travel for me. Forget possessions, I’m looking to get out in the world.
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burnmycheezits@reddit

A house.
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Humblebrag1987@reddit

Physical media of any kind.
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Iamthegreenheather@reddit

I took my best friend's daughter to Europe as a graduation gift. I wanted her to know that there's a lot more to the world than what you see in your home town. I wish someone had done that for me when I was young enough to do something with that message.
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Lava-Chicken@reddit

Retro video Games and gaming consoles
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Putasonder@reddit

The Millennium Falcon LEGO set.
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symonym7@reddit

After 30+ years of drumming it finally occurred to me that learning bass might be cool. So I bought a bass guitar, is what I'm getting at. My fingers hate me, *but*, force-feeding my left hand fret-fondue is actually improving my stick control.
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PeatBunny@reddit

I bought a Mini Cooper.
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WanderingGenesis@reddit

Computers, maybe? More specifically, buidling your own rig. My wife and i both got the itch last year, and considering how prices are skyrocketing due to the enshitication of the internet because of AI, i'm glad we did. Microcenter has legit become one of our fave stores to go to now. Wifey made a rig consisting of a 7600X3D, 7900XT and 32GB 6000mhz ram in a montech king 95 pro case. I made a rig with a 5800XT, 9060XT 16gb, 32GB 3200mhz in a montech x3 mesh. Over the months we've done lil things to enhance the build and play experience. Desk mats, mechanical keyboards, curved screens, higher end peripherals like mice, head sets and microphones, and now we're trying to find the right chairs for longer gaming and work sessions. It may seem childish, but im 40, wifey's 36, and we have no intentions of having kids. We still enjoy our us time, gaming, watching movies, cooking, making espresso, working out, drawing. Its not an extravagant life, and def not as expensive as other purchases our friends have made (lambos, smokers and grills, motorcycles, etc) but...its been nice.
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manofredearth@reddit

Hundreds of dollars of LEGO sets
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OkFeedback9127@reddit

Try midlife crises as adhd. Several new and renewed hobbies. Golf, trap and skeet shooting, Magic the gathering, new RAV4, trip to Disney world for the “kids”, major back surgery for a ruptured disc. Piano lessons. All in a year The usual
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Virtual-Barnacle-150@reddit

Tell me about it 😕
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TheBr0fessor@reddit

I gotta know, was it the final fantasy set that got you into Magic? I've been playing competitively since 94 and there is a lot of.... feelings about these types of sets in the Magic community.
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Dimplefrom-YA@reddit

home renovations
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SitchMilver263@reddit

An Epi Les Paul, a PRS, and carving out time every evening to practice after the kid's asleep.
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ThunderNinja69@reddit

PRS + Marshall Mustang Micro amp.
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molniya@reddit

My pipe dream midlife crisis acquisition would be a handful of the cool old 80s Euro cars from our childhoods that you never see anymore, plus the necessary garage with lift, set up to work on them. Not even anything crazy, but a Saab 900 Turbo, a later Porsche 944, and a BMW E30. (Out of the running: Vanagon Westfalia, too old to trust on a camping trip; Porsche 928, impossible to keep running; BMW Z1, very scarce import; Jaguar anything, because Lucas.) None of this can happen. I have nowhere to put such a stable and I’m not sure I want my main weekend activity to be the quest for Saab parts. Cool cars, though.
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Virtual-Barnacle-150@reddit

Been there done that. WW2 jeep, Westfalia, E30, an old BMW motorcycle, a Ural sidecar bike, even a post WW2 era plane. I eventually realized that I only have one ass, not enough money or room to store it all and sold everything. I miss most of it though, especially the BMW motorcycle as it was super rare
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hamiguamvh@reddit

Buying or in my case building a sauna 
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_Amalthea_@reddit

This is on my wishlist.
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MyKidsArentOnReddit@reddit

I quit my job and went to work for a non profit. But I'm tempted to say those several hundred dollar Lego sets clearly aimed at adults.
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TheBr0fessor@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/00kyv6bt5kbg1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d335e6b828b0d9534e043817f995b511d9529ccb
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Full-March-4700@reddit

A rope
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lastcallhall@reddit

Retirement plans.
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72scott72@reddit

I built a shop and a garden.
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Girth_Brooks_1969@reddit

Due to absolutely foreseen circumstances all I can afford for my midlife crisis is more crisis.
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theboxisempty@reddit

Mine was a soft top Bronco
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CoffeeJedi@reddit

Hard top for me, but same. Took her for some serious trail running recently. It was amazing, but my lord I didn't expect to be so SORE the next day. I've had mine since July; 2021 First Edition with the Sasquatch package, it's the first off road vehicle I've ever owned and I'm in love. It's definitely my mid life crisis car though.
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larryb78@reddit

Lego sets…seriously, where were these when we were kids? Hated having nothing but bricks and zero imagination beyond a basic tower. Now there’s an actual endgame with a roadmap to success and the results are unbelievably cool. Expensive in many cases but very cool stuff
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Ph4ntorn@reddit

My mom was always a big fan of Legos, but the most extensive set she could afford to buy me when I was a kid was a Paradisa Horse Ranch. I spent a lot of time building that set and some simple houses out of my collection of bricks. But, it was nothing like what's available today. My own kids getting into Lego gave my mom and I both excuses to get back into Lego again too. I started with some of the wall art because it doesn't take up space, but my husband finally bought me the Zelda set for Christmas which is even more amazing. Meanwhile, I started my mom with some of the flower sets, and now she's building out a collection of Christmas village sets.
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Melechesh@reddit

A new Zelda set is coming out this year.
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Ph4ntorn@reddit

I assumed it was coming eventually, but hadn't seen the news. I just looked it up, and it looks promising. Maybe this time there can be multiple Zelda mini figs instead of multiple Link mini figs. According to my kids, Breath of the Wild Zelda fell for Ocarina of Time Link and Breath of the Wild Link is jealous.
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larryb78@reddit

My son definitely sparked my interest as well. He was gifted some simple sets that we did together and as he got a little older and very into vehicles we started getting him some different cars, construction vehicles etc and I had so much fun doing it with him that I went down the rabbit hole of adult sets, they really do check the boxes of many of my nerddoms - did some really nice Star Wars & marvel sets and just got the gameboy which I can’t wait to start
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Ph4ntorn@reddit

My girls got really into the Friends sets and have built themselves a small village on a table in the basement. They also really like the Mario sets and the occasional City set. Lego has been the main thing they've asked for for the past few birthdays and Christmases, so our basement is getting a bit full. But, I like that they keep playing with the old sets as they add new ones. I used to have to help when they built complicated things like a moving aquatic amusement park. But, when they stopped needing my help, I realized I needed my own sets. I hid my first set (Starry Night) as I was building it so that I wouldn't have to share. But, with my Zelda set, I let them each build some components and play with it as I built it. They made up a drama about the Link from one game romancing the Zelda from another and built them their own treehouse to live in using components from Lego Friends sets. Some of the car sets look really cool. My husband is not as much into Lego as I am, but he has pointed out that the Ferrari would match the Ferrari flag in his office. My plan is to get some of my stuff out of his office to make room before gifting it to him. Ironically, my husband and I were each gifted the Gameboy set by our parents. His mom bought it for him because his parents were divorced when he was growing up and could only play Gameboy at her house. And my parents gifted one to me because I'd been hinting I wanted one. I've been joking that we need to figure out how to build a link cable.
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AshDogBucket@reddit

The earliest ones I can remember like this were the pirate ship and the pirate grotto. As I was growing up, we only had the kits with the instructions.
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randigital@reddit

Sim racing rig
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snarfula42@reddit

The Simpsons Lego House
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The_Fell_Opian@reddit

Realizing that soul crushing corporate jobs have indeed crushed your soul and not knowing what to do instead.
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sarindong@reddit

for me its been grad school at an ivy league university :\*( RIP my wallet
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SinnU2s@reddit

I just bought a lighted Nintendo GameCube sign from a store closing, I am proudly putting it in my gameroom
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Sympathyquiche@reddit

Not sure if my dog counts, because I wasn't allowed one as a kid?
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a_seventh_knot@reddit

"One of these days I'm going to spend a lot of money on a new gaming pc" Been saying that for like 5 years now. Eventually I will.
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Blarglephish@reddit

Vinyl records « Grown up » Lego sets Sneakers / Jordans Carbon Fiber Mountain Bike You can either go deep into any one of them, or mid-level in 2-3 of them. Really depends on how much $$$ you have to burn. $3-10k will get you a pretty sick bike. Plus you will have better performance tackling hills. This is probably the healthiest option, physically and mentally. Beware the vinyl and audiophile route: the rabbit hole is deep, and on the high end can get crazy expensive.
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Gonna_do_this_again@reddit

I did the stereotypical car thing. I've got 3 vehicles now and I only drive one of them regularly.
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JustinK740@reddit

Hello there https://preview.redd.it/wh4ge59k1kbg1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=fa805671ce533236125090d5c895053fbed3d7c4
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R0botDreamz@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/6cb1tdrm2jbg1.jpeg?width=2296&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=32f455793d3bffbe71c10684ee0688e48b8ba588 If you grew up never getting the ones you wanted, you splurge on them as a working adult.
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Diablojota@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/6uwq783vzjbg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9ac7b8be43587817be052a02c2c7077465370e63 I just got the Puma Rick & Morty’s to add to my shoe collection.
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R0botDreamz@reddit

Puma did a TMNT collaboration that I didn't know about. Same deal where the colors are mismatched except the super rare Shredder version.
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Diablojota@reddit

I would have been all over those, too.
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the_D1CKENS@reddit

Are those the OG Shaqs AND Ewings? I wanted those Ewings so bad as a kid
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R0botDreamz@reddit

Great eye! Those were the first "expensive" shoes I got back in 1992. $63 including tax (kids sizes). It was a Christmas gift. Ewings are back and available which is when I got these (say about 10 years ago). Thats what's awesome is all of the retro shoes have been coming back since the early 2000s. I've been buying here and there over the last 25 years. Stopped and sold a bunch on ebay around 2011 (I was nearing 70 pairs). Then slowly started again in 2017. Sitting on about 30 pairs at the moment and Im done until they bring back the Air Ups Penny version and the Jordan 7 black/red. https://preview.redd.it/wzrbrm1kyjbg1.jpeg?width=2222&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=90ac57cb99bf04d90f40bb5f8feaab1afef106c9
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the_D1CKENS@reddit

J7s were my other shit. Found a pair in good condition at a thrift store a few years ago. Didn't fit, but I bought em anyway
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mechapoitier@reddit

The best shoes I ever got were knockoff pumps about 5 years too late. A couple years ago I looked up some of the shoes I wanted and they’re still way too expensive for me 20+ years out of college
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R0botDreamz@reddit

I had knock off WalMart pumps in 3rd grade called Pro Wings. The pumps are back and at around $160 now but they go on sale and you can get them around $120ish or below.
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masedizzle@reddit

Same thing over here, though not to that collection level yet!
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crazycatlady331@reddit

I hosted my nieces last year. The (then) 10 yo called me out on having too many shoes. Actively trying to reduce them now (going through backups before replacing if worn out).
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Haunting-Public-23@reddit (OP)

> If you grew up never getting the ones you wanted, you splurge on them as a working adult. I experienced GAS so I put hard limit on shoe replacement every 12 months.
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AffectionateFig5864@reddit

Facts, brah. Nails and hair weren’t something my mom ever spent money on for herself or us, either; now I spend more on both than going to the doctor (excluding therapy, lol).
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Searchlights@reddit

Psychopharmaceuticals
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Turbulent-Pea-8826@reddit

Buying a shit ton of Warhammer. I know I can’t paint it all but I guess it’s because I couldn’t afford it when I was younger. The community gets bent out of shape if you have a “pile of shame” but at my age and life stage it’s easy to afford and cheaper than so many other hobbies <shrug>
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WelcomingRapier@reddit

I have the same issue with boardgames. A shit ton that I don't have the time to play.
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_R_A_@reddit

My daughter just turned 6 months so... There's my midlife purchase(s).
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smlinari@reddit

Stand up arcade
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Dr_Wheuss@reddit

A guitar. Then a bass. Then another guitar......
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Oyster_96@reddit

I went to three Pearl Jam concerts in one year (completely and totally worth it)
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LiliWenFach@reddit

See, this is a totally valid expense. Our favourite musicians aren't getting any younger. Who knows when the last tour will be? Clutch came to the UK recently. Had I not had work and kids to worry about, I would quite happily have booked a week off work and gone to multiple gigs, as a friend of mine did.
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Oyster_96@reddit

That's exactly what my friend and I said. I mean none of the other epic grunge bands are possible to see. I missed Tom Petty while he was alive. If there was anything to go into some minor credit card debt for, it was standing in the pit right under Eddie Vedder. #noregrets
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LiliWenFach@reddit

I've always been jealous of people who can reel off a list of bands and say nonchalantly, 'oh yeah, I saw them at x and y', because I live somewhere that made seeing bands a big undertaking (travel, hotels) and none of my good family and friends are really into live music, so I missed the chance to see loads of my favourite acts. I've finally come to the realisation that if I want to see someone, I can make it happen for myself. Life is too short to spend it thinking, 'it would have been nice but it's too long a journey/too expensive/too difficult to arrange right now. I'll catch them next year.' Some experiences can't be repeated, so you have to dive in while you have the chance!
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WelcomingRapier@reddit

Hobbies (to be fair boardgames can be an expensive hobby if you have a decent sized collection), recreation, and home repair in that order. None of them reach midlife crisis level purchases though. I did splurge on some original comic art recently though that required some self-convincing first.
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cboogie@reddit

Pinball machine
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wrenb77@reddit

I started bass guitar lessons a couple of years ago. It’s the kind of hobby that could totally eat my life if I wasn’t so busy with everything else!
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Finallyfreetobe2020@reddit

We cant afford to buy anything. So instead, I've chosen self growth and healing. Nice and cheap. And I'm breaking generational cycles.
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osddelerious@reddit

Second mortgage
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KoRaZee@reddit

![gif](giphy|yv1mFZ8I5jC0dXzqeU)
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Pearl-Internal81@reddit

I’d say a full on vintage video game collection with a nice CRT television.
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TeddyAtTheReady@reddit

I converted my work trailer into a cargo camper. I’m planning on upgrading to a larger one and living in it full time after I sell my house. Off grid, baby.
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FledglingNonCon@reddit

A house. Overpriced in a 3rd tier city on a higher interest rate than is prudent at the peak of the market. But damn it, this 80 year old money pit is mine!
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flamingknifepenis@reddit

Things we wanted as a kid but couldn’t get because reasons. For me it’s guitars and video games, and always having toilet paper in the house. I also started baking bread.
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Frosty-Ice-9912@reddit

Joined a band for about 6 months before I quit because they wanted to start touring. Really, having a wife and kids who aren’t used to that kind of life did not bode well for us. Especially when the wife found out I wanted to pay for all the initial cost of the merch. 😅
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jonnydregs84@reddit

Started my own old boys rugby team, and also created a dedicated annual old boys tournament for us. Looking more towards legacy building.
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OreoSoupIsBest@reddit

Travel. I've reworked my life so I pretty much only work and travel. I never spend more than 2 or 3 weeks at a time at home. Last year was my biggest year yet for personal travel (not including years when I've done a ton of business travel). I did six cruises, four big international trips, dozens of smaller domestic or close international trips and 10 work trips. I just got home from my last one on Friday and I'm heading out again in two weeks.
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sorrymizzjackson@reddit

I bought a used jeep wrangler. It’s gonna be 51 out today. I might just drive it to the grocery store, lol.
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arwhite97@reddit

I decided it would be a good plan to come out of retirement and play semipro ice hockey. So I had to buy new sticks, skates, and helmet which have all gotten so expensive. Oh and I do sim racing...and mountain biking...and I have golf clubs...and TTRPGs...and other gaming stuffs... So I think my midlife crisis is collecting hobbies
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Educational_Resist42@reddit

Took up golf age 42, I always have the latest and greatest gear
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Away-Quantity928@reddit

Right now it’s peptides as I’m chasing the fountain of my youth.
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Due_Addition_587@reddit

I dyed my hair wild colors for awhile?
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LiliWenFach@reddit

I did that all through my 20s and 30s. Haven't done it in so long, but I've had a box of dark blue hair dye sitting on my shelf for over a year. I seem to have lost my bottle a bit when it comes to wild colours.
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Alarming_Hedgehog615@reddit

You guys have money?
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my_muffin_sparkles@reddit

I amped up my crafting to disassociate from real life and opened an Etsy shop 🤷‍♀️
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Tight_Day9668@reddit

Expensive yarn, crocheting, & knitting supplies. Pretty certain I skipped the midlife crisis & went straight “I’m old now” 🤣
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LiliWenFach@reddit

I don't think it's an 'old' thing, more a compulsive knitting and crocheting thing. Almost everyone I know had a 'yarn stash' as opposed to a bag full. They 'hoard' it. Including my 12 year old niece!
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Tight_Day9668@reddit

This is true! But my yarn tastes have drifted into the high end range, hence it fitting the midlife crisis mold. As for the old part, being middle age isn’t bad. I just have what I call the old lady mindset sometimes & not necessarily in a bad way. ☺️
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MadSadGlad@reddit

Your own apartment after a temporary separation from your spouse
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38-RPM@reddit

Vinyl, bicycles, guitars, retro video games and computers, vintage 80s watch reissues from Casio, Seiko, Citizen
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Tropisueno@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/lg0tddkaxjbg1.jpeg?width=4590&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b63db233d2386dc39909bce0d750f041b38881b
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kirk-target-practice@reddit

I bought a darkhorse mustang. It’s not a midlife crisis, it’s a my wife is in perimenopause and it keeps me sane car. I need my cruises every couple days to decompress.
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Super_Fa_Q@reddit

I bought a playstation 1 game no one cares about for 80 bucks. Very satisfied.
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WLH7M@reddit

Action Figures. So many action figures.
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carnivorouz@reddit

Learned how to fly a helicopter.
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entombed_pit@reddit

Started collecting CRT TVs
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sleigh_all_day@reddit

A house 🏡
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Practical-Juice9549@reddit

Lots of old video games, comic books, and other collectibles.
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RanHakubi@reddit

My midlife crisis took the form of camping. So now my shed has multiple tubs of camping gear, and I wound up buying an SUV to carry it all because trying to go camping in a Kia Soul with no cargo space sucks. You can see where the wife and I (DINKS) have taken our dog to in my post history.
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LiliWenFach@reddit

Camping and caravaning was my parents' midlife crisis - along with cruise holidays. Now they (or my dad) have decided that they're too old for frequent travelling, and we became the owners of a 6 berth tent and everything you would ever need for a camping expedition. We had to fit a roof rack to carry it all. I won't like, it was handy to have everything handed to us ready to use. They sold the caravan to our neighbours. Had it been a 4 berth they may have handed it over to us too, but the tent will do fine for now.
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jackatman@reddit

Gaming pc. 
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Creepy-Floor-1745@reddit

Saving up and floating my kids’ college tuition, I’m covering me and their dad’s shares (I’m sure he’d contribute if he could) and the student pays me back their 1/3 of the cost as they’re able  Fuck off, Aunt Sallie/Nelnet/et al
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jbwest17@reddit

Luxury watches
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Final_Comparison9727@reddit

The higher trim on your Highschool and College car that you couldn't afford 😆.
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Dry-Broccoli3096@reddit

A pair of Vespas for my husband and I 🛵🛵
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GiganticCrow@reddit

DJ equipment
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Adventurous-Sky9359@reddit

I just bought a bison rug and an over priced gold Chain…..
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ogimbe@reddit

A subwoofer for my car.
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bowleggedgrump@reddit

Mine is more depressing: 1) realizing the delusion that we’ll ever save enough to have 250k per kid available in case they want college 2) realizing I’ll never not be able to work 3) realizing that my parents delusional “you should do whatever you want and follow your dreams” while being poor, just meant I’d end up with student loan debt I’ll pay off in my 60’s if I’m lucky
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perryt2007@reddit

1974 Volvo 144gl
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Original_Mix9255@reddit

Travel. Like ridiculous amounts of travel. I’m using all those leave days I saved up over years not taking leave. Since June: Iceland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Turkey, US East Coast…
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TBShaw17@reddit

Not sure it counts but I’m coaching my 9YO’s softball team and got a new glove for Christmas. For reference the last new glove I got was in the summer before high school (1995).
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DJMagicHandz@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/doxpuxkntjbg1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=29d252564e19fdbbee17780e128b2dcb001cf050 I got this for Christmas and now I'm looking for new companions for my new toy.
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Tsunamiis@reddit

Rotary cheese grater. You fucks barely even take the cheese out of the package before eating it you’re not going to clean that thing.
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FoppyRETURNS@reddit

We have enough money for one of those?
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Impressive-Cod-7103@reddit

I got drunk last week and spent $78 on a new pair of ear gauges and when I realized what I’d done I was like “how will I ever financially recover from this?”
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ChimmyChongaBonga@reddit

I don't, but I have enough debt for them. https://preview.redd.it/eq20rueipjbg1.png?width=447&format=png&auto=webp&s=a41cb2d8942bf1b7c184885c93366cb0179c180f
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Indubitalist@reddit

I don’t, but about three years ago I’m pretty sure my crisis manifested in the form of the lowest-trim-level electric Ford pickup. My wife was OK with it because it can supply power to the house in outages from hurricanes (we’re in Florida) and therefore I got the hardest-accelerating vehicle I’ve ever driven. I’d say “fastest” but one time I got to drive a rental Corvette. Hoo boy. 
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derycksan71@reddit

Our parents bought sports cars, vacation homes ...we buy transformers and ninja turtles.
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FoppyRETURNS@reddit

![gif](giphy|dXFKDUolyLLi8gq6Cl|downsized)
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octoroach@reddit

lol I JUST discovered gi Joe classified and have gone a little overboard you are so right
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GloomyAsparagus7253@reddit

No. The debt you incur adds to the crisis.
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DetCityDaveST@reddit

Idk what your talking about Gen X/Xennials have way more money than Millennials and Gen Z…
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SBMoo24@reddit

No
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WorkingItOutSomeday@reddit

Same as a gen X. A motorcycle or a divorce...sometimes both.
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uwu_mewtwo@reddit

Barrel sauna
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inabighat@reddit

Stereo :)
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Moist-Golf-8339@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/7lrig5ijsjbg1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d127f3a6b7e8386870c2f29cce55774c69b28e7 Did you HAVE to call me out like this?
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CombatDeffective@reddit

Well between 20s and now: I've got motorcycles, kayaks, bikes, little sporty convertible, a Jeep, and different houses. I don't really know where to go from here.
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sevenlabors@reddit

More of a Covid-era *on the cusp of a midlife crisis* purchase, but I threw a lot of money into Warhammer 40,000 there for a while because I finally had grown up money... only to then decide I didn't actually like *playing* 40k. So there's that.
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aerodeck@reddit

ITT: Rich people
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Turbulent-Pea-8826@reddit

You have no idea what rich is. Also, some of these examples are from some broke ass people. Buying a smoker is hardly a pricey purchase.
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aerodeck@reddit

Buying a house to put the smoker is
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ChimmyChongaBonga@reddit

I'm not rich, I just make bad financial choices.
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BeanbagBunniesBlunts@reddit

I got handmade leather boots. Cobalt blue, of course. No i am not a gay man
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Vash_85@reddit

Outdoor kitchen (smoker, flattop, grill, bar, pergola etc.), master bathroom remodel, and probably another outdoor space for lounging 
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prix03gt@reddit

Expensive Carbon Fiber bicycle(s) and al the blingy parts to go with them.
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ChimmyChongaBonga@reddit

Heck yeah, gravel gang! https://preview.redd.it/mw7i3yfrqjbg1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c027a57107a3058a709c510740a9668c1fb81947
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prix03gt@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/xhrk64x3sjbg1.jpeg?width=1225&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=525f72f82db5b43b124bca58fbcda018ee3cdd17
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GnaeusPompeiusMagn@reddit

I bought a classic 1990 Toyota RV for 7k, upfront w people, this is my midlife crisis, but I’m not in crisis.
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MrPittTheElder@reddit

Still haven’t resolved my quarter-life crisis ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯
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affectionateanarchy8@reddit

Synths lol I got a model d clone, a korg opsix and a groovebox. 
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HiPattern@reddit

Just got a Stratocaster.
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S7482@reddit

Groceries.
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ouijahead@reddit

PS5, Xbox, and switch., with an OLED screen. It's my money I'll spend it how I want. Right ?
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casapantalones@reddit

Kitchen remodel.
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dayman-woa-oh@reddit

Not exactly a purchase. Experiencing the long dark night of the soul, ego destruction, and embracing the void have been my main hobbies as of late.
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ouijahead@reddit

How did you get to do that ??
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funnylikeaclown420@reddit

Modular eurorack synthesizer system that is ever expanding.
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carryon4threedays@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/rlny6vjrqjbg1.jpeg?width=1378&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d2e9ffdf3bf675e117ea52d500eb5c385bae265b
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the-cookie-momster@reddit

I had a baby. Not a "purchase" but like... babies are a big expense.
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JeffTS@reddit

I think my midlife crisis over the past 5 years or so has been a desire to travel and I can't fulfill it due to being caregiver for an elderly parent. So, I may just end up buying myself a leather jacket like I wore in high school during my metal head phase of dress.
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ouijahead@reddit

Do some mushrooms. You're a saint for taking care of your parent btw. I work in a nursing home. It is not very fun for them to live there. The mushrooms though will add some flare to your life though when you're in the mood.
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DookieMcDookface@reddit

Vintage stereo receiver, direct drive record player, and vintage records,
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ouijahead@reddit

I don't know if it's still the case, but I remember a few years ago being in a target and they sold records ??? What in the hell ? They were all albums I would like to have too.
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ammodramussavannarum@reddit

Synthesizers and effects pedals
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HelpfulSpread601@reddit

I don't know about peak but I used my health as an excuse to buy two Browning Citori's. A 20ga my wife and son will use (yeah right) and a 12 for me. Chasing pheasants and grouse has got to be good cardio right?
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littlemama9242@reddit

I answered this on the original post also, but mine was the Jeep Wrangler I wanted since I was 12 years old. I saw Catherine Heigle drive one in the Disney original movie, Wish Upon a Star and wanted to look as cool as her lol. I also started riding motorcycles again for the first time since I was 25
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Tuffwith2Fs@reddit

I just took a hard left on my career, does that count?
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spiritplumber@reddit

It was supposed to be a motorcycle but I loaned the money to a friend so he'd have a smaller mortgage instead.
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Dicfive@reddit

Toy collecting
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Rich-Yogurtcloset715@reddit

An espresso machine
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kruss16@reddit

I'm 41 and pregnant with my first child, does that count?
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pi_guy@reddit

I got into upgrading my home theater stereo setup. Over the last year or so I have upgraded my A/V receiver. Purchased my first AppleTV device for streaming. Upgraded to bigger bookshelf speakers and center channel, and added Atmos speakers. Some people are fine with a speaker bar and maybe subwoofer. I would rather have a full immersive home theater experience. Luckily the wife is ok with my speakers taking up space in our living room.
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MermaidHotpot@reddit

Off grid living, van life, etc. 
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ouijahead@reddit

That sounds pretty nice actually. If I had the added security that the van was high quality and wouldn't break down, I would love that. You can be in any kind of weather. Outside it's storming, or cold enough to die in. You're warm in dry chillin' in the van. Or traveling to anywhere you want to go and don't have to get a motel.
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Antilon@reddit

My wife and I bought a BMW convertible and have started traveling for music festivals much more.  Just bought a bunch of mid century living room furniture, and some records we were missing.
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NoVaVol@reddit

I bought a used old GWagen (the old pre-Miami douche type). God I loved that truck but the risk outweighed the reward and it didn’t work for our family. No regrets though.
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Rhizobactin@reddit

5.1 channel home theater system and watching Transformers (2007)
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Binty77@reddit

A dozen or so pinball machines.
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mist_kaefer@reddit

I bought a hybrid and laugh at my coworkers spending $80+ a week on gas. ![gif](giphy|UwPyIExTOTeoM)
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ladyeclectic79@reddit

For my hubby? All those Lego sets he would’ve LOVED as a kid (but couldn’t afford).
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mrfreeze619@reddit

Faith no more
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ponytailsandaviators@reddit

I bought a fast car.
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bodhemon@reddit

I have a pragmatic wife who doesn't allow for outlandish purchases. But I am GOING to get a kei truck and a motorcycle.
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AutomaticNovel2153@reddit

I was about to get a Kei van. My wife could not see the appeal. Then she got pregnant and I got a Subaru. I still walk around every kei I see. Maybe when our son is older.
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DickieJohnson@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/2geg8oq3mjbg1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=57121e683695d44700ec2880b84dde06f3832b95 Not even young people look cool on these. Also not me in the picture.
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ThisSideOfHistory@reddit

Mahjong set
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miqcie@reddit

A home
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namedjughead@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/ljfsdog2ljbg1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=34deae33c32646b2aefce323c17ebd7d8f89071f For my dad it was a motorcycle, but for me it just seems to be all the Japanese robots my parents wouldn't get me when I was a kid.
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fermentedradical@reddit

Bespoke tailored clothing, especially suits for men?
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noelesque@reddit

3D printer! Using the happy parts of my brain that still get triggered by new technology (rather than all the parental parts that just hatehatehate it) to make a bunch of replacement parts for broken household stuff and the occasional legend of zelda keychain or neat cosplay stuff for the kid. https://preview.redd.it/n7og9bnpkjbg1.png?width=1440&format=png&auto=webp&s=04616cd70402ce90b32b87bfec12e2756714cb5b
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J_Robert_Matthewson@reddit

The U.S.S. FLAGG.
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junto80@reddit

Where though? In my 20s I thought about using it as a coffee table…
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code603@reddit

There’s a classic toy store here in Burbank that has one for sale for about $3k.
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PleaseDontBanMe82@reddit

An expensive smoker
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chrisacip@reddit

Mine was a very fast sports car that I destroyed within 10 days in a spectacular crash that shattered my pelvis. That was three years ago and I just got back on a bicycle for the first time yesterday. Proud to say that my ass did not hurt.
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myevillaugh@reddit

Bought a Charvel guitar.
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BossPina420@reddit

Convertible C8 Corvette. Gold Omega Speedmaster.
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SQL215@reddit

I still buy and collect movies if that counts. Feel a little piece of nostalgia every time I grab a disc and pop it in the player.
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roguefunction@reddit

E-bike, no leather jacket. 
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MotherofaPickle@reddit

I have small kids and don’t work right now. I expect when I *do* go back to work, and have my own expendable income, paying off the house will be first. 😅
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jessek@reddit

Can’t afford one.
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Nerdmitage@reddit

I've started collecting dolls. Barbie's I've always wanted/used to have, dolls I never knew existed when I was busy being in "adult" in my twenties. Just fun stuff just for me. I'm sure everyone around me considers it my midlife crisis, but I think of it as just finally not giving a Frick. I no longer care what anyone thinks and just do what I want. I also am not wearing makeup or dressing up just to go shopping anymore. What Not to Wear raised me to never leave the house without being done up, but COVID broke me of that and I won't go back. My skin is so much better now too. Plus I don't care if you don't think I look nice because chances are, grocery store stranger, I'll never see you again. So why do I put effort in to visually please you when nobody cares? So dumb. It's all probably more a perimenopause thing than a midlife crisis but they're also one in the same.
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Heavy-Duty-Wombat@reddit

My dream bike….. a Honda RC51
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bransanon@reddit

A house.
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AcadianTraverse@reddit

For me it was my home theater. I finally upgraded from the tv &sound system I'd had since my early 20s last year. Other than that, it's travel
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Indubitalist@reddit

Dude I cannot overemphasize how much it’s done for my quality of life to have a good stereo at home. I was close to perfect in that regard for years and then one day at a Goodwill I found a pair of amplified tower speakers for $75 that cost like $2,000 brand new and I gasped and told my wife “These have to come home with us.” They did and they have done nothing but make me happy. 
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Room234@reddit

Pinball machine slash arcade cabinet.
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blamberr@reddit

Medical spa treatments
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SuspiciousMilk4098@reddit

Nursing school tuition
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Significant-Fruit-21@reddit

At this point in life.. a house.
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jez_shreds_hard@reddit

I bought a watch that I always wanted. An Omega Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch.
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DetectiveObjective00@reddit

Mine is a vasectomy.
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Dave_Labels@reddit

Motorcycle.
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cryptolipto@reddit

If youre saying a grill or legos I really don’t think you understand what a midlife crisis actually is
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Rivster79@reddit

What an incredibly out of touch comment.
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cryptolipto@reddit

Maybe you’re the one that’s out of touch
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jareza@reddit

Heck, even having a younger side piece (which is what most of the boomers did) is financially unachievable nowadays. So yeah
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jareza@reddit

Ohhhh I understand what a midlife crisis is; I just can’t afford it…. So instead of buying that convertible I got a smoker.
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trustme1maDR@reddit

Helix piercings! They were shockingly expensive, so I think it counts.
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StillhasaWiiU@reddit

I finally could afford a vacation that wasn't visiting family. 
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gzub83@reddit

Groceries.
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DestroyerTame@reddit

Ice cream maker
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phillymakey@reddit

Scuba diving gear. Way too much
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TMore108@reddit

I got a Honda CRV Hybrid. Even my midlife crisis car sucked. Whatever, love my car and the gas mileage lol
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Late-External3249@reddit

I have a 1978 MGB roadster. It's small, 2 seats, convertible, 95 ravenous horsepower. It does not attract women. It attracts old men who used to have something like it.
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watchandsee13@reddit

Swimming pool
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KamuiT@reddit

Pokémon cards 
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RaiderFan1701@reddit

A C5 Corvette, New Edge Mustang, or Catfish Camaro.
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everybodydumb@reddit

PRS 10 top or similar.
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cloudydays2021@reddit

I got Cobain’s signature Jagstang
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lisette729@reddit

I feel like mine is travel. I’d rather spend money on that than most things. Mostly it’s been more local stuff or short flights with the kids but my husband and I have taken a few further trips together and I do a girls trip with a friend fairly regularly. I’m just tired of waiting to do stuff.
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rqx82@reddit

Turntable and vinyl.
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harrilal@reddit

Castle Grayskull for my kid.
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ApprehensivePunker@reddit

Guitars and amps. I do play in a band that tours, so it is more than just crisis purchasing. I am spending more than I really need to.
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bikeonychus@reddit

Well, mine so far has been to build my own cargo bike from scratch out of bamboo and carbon fibre. It's because my big cargo bike now plays havoc with my knees, but also it was my 40th birthday and I wanted my version of a sports car. I bought my husband a longboard for his 40th birthday, which he does use a lot, and was a springboard to get our kid into skateboarding. Hubs hasn't had a big crazy midlife crisis purchase, unless you include upgrading his computer because that costs a fortune these days, but that was necessary for work. His midlife crisis stuff is visiting his friend in Berlin and pretending they are 20 again, and having a bit of a mad weekend (which I totally support btw, I'd be there too, but we have a kid and we like to keep the 2 things separate). I guess it's all pretty tame from us.
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OskeyBug@reddit

Peloton bike
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Efficient-Log-4425@reddit

I hope you got it on marketplace for like $200
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Swampy2007@reddit

I haven’t yet . But in need of a new truck . Currently driving a 02’ f 150 with 280 k on it . Got it new with 12 miles on it .
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RylosAU@reddit

Buying all of the Transformers that I wanted as a kid. And vinyl records: lot's of vinyl records. I'll never own a sports car, boat or motorcycle, so those will do me just fine.
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moissan2nite@reddit

An extensive library of self-help psychology and spirituality books over here. Also a puppy.
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