re: what is the most expensive item in your home?

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It is still not an investment. It's a possession. Not knocking what you collect simply stating that it doesn't build wealth. It's like women who think jewelry is an investment....an investment should pay a dividend not cover your hardwoods. Buy what you love but don't pretend it is any less trashy than someone else's shite.

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I mean, is anything listed here an actual investment? It would take me to reach rock bottom to sell my rugs and paintings at this point, which I admit I got through my grandparents' will (with one painting exception). No one is going to invest in a fricking piano to sit in the living room, but if shite hit the fan for me, I could probably sell the paintings and the rugs and just replace them with something very cheap and be able to put my head above water for a few months. Yes, the house is a true investment, but paintings and rugs really can help out much later on down the road, say when you retire to a place where you have much less room.

My parents have a painting that they got less than 1,000 but later learned it was fairly priceless. My sister doesn't know the price of that painting, but I've let my parents write in the will that she gets all the rugs, furniture, and jewelry just so long as I get the paintings. The one I'm thinking of will go to auction within the year I get my paws on it.