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Mon January 23rd 2012 at 5:26pm (1 month ago)

1. nuditea liked this
2. satifice reblogged this from kiriamaya and added:

   No offense! I was laughing about it. Especially ‘cause I was so shocked when I cashed my scholarship one of the few...

3. kiriamaya reblogged this from misanthropope and added:

   …well, that certainly would explain it. I shoulda guessed. Thanks for the info.

4. kiriamaya reblogged this from satifice and added:

   No worries :) I’m sorry if I hurt/offended anyone.

5. misanthropope reblogged this from name-redacted and added:

   it’s three grand...living (primarily rent) in toronto...the...

6. princessgrignet liked this
7. ecrivaine reblogged this from kiriamaya and added:

   My brother spent $20,000 (which was way more than 2 months’ salary for him) on my SIL’s engagement ring. When I was with...

8. satifice reblogged this from kiriamaya and added:

   The bolded. But I also meant that in a very lighthearted way. No big deal. I probably could have lightened the tone. My...

9. kiriamaya reblogged this from satifice and added:

   I… wasn’t aware that anybody was disparaging anything. Can you please point out where that happened?

10. sententiola liked this
11. satifice reblogged this from youarenotyou and added:

    Why are we disparaging canadian dollars worth about the same as american these days (sometime more… something that...

12. onceuponanotsolongago reblogged this from kiriamaya and added:

    Yeah… that’s about right… Though… if you always got 40 hours a week by the end of the year you would be just barely...

13. peanutbutterandjamzee liked this
14. kiriamaya reblogged this from nuditea and added:

    … brb moving to Ontario

15. youarenotyou reblogged this from kiriamaya and added:

    holy shit… i had no idea minimum wage in ontario had gone up that much since i left…!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO HAPPY TO BE MOVING...

16. strawberryfaerie liked this
17. kiriamaya reblogged this from shiyiya and added:

    Waitwaitwait Two months of minimum wage where you live equals three thousand dollars?? I know that’s in Canadian...

18. kiriamaya liked this
19. rollickingspaceadventureguy reblogged this from greenchestnuts and added:

    According to my geo professor, diamonds are a whole lot more common than we think they are, too. Their “rarity” and...

20. strainingforward liked this
21. ringolovesyoutoo liked this
22. dustythewind reblogged this from strainingforward and added:

    I believe that “Rule” came from the diamond industry, so…YOUR ARGUMENT IS INVALID. ;-) An engagement ring can be...

23. strainingforward reblogged this from greenchestnuts
24. lunasspecto reblogged this from greenchestnuts and added:

    Yeah, if I ever marry someone, I don’t see myself giving that person a diamond. For the reasons greenchestnuts cited...

25. thesefewpresidents reblogged this from name-redacted and added:

    $3,000 is two month’s wages. You know, cause that’s what an engagement ring is meant to cost? So it’s $1,500

26. greenchestnuts reblogged this from shiyiya and added:

    And not just for ANY rock, but a rock ripped out of the ground usually with slave labor, with the proceeds going to...

27. shiyiya liked this
28. rycuda reblogged this from shiyiya and added:

    Of course, if you’re in the diamond business (and let’s face it basically only one company is) then what could possibly...

29. shiyiya reblogged this from nuditea and added:

    THAT “RULE” IS SO FUCKING...THAT IS STUPID AMOUNTS OF MONEY AND ALL FOR A ROCK?!

30. nuditea reblogged this from name-redacted and added:

    oh well it really really depends on where you live. minimum wage is different from province to province but you don’t...

31. name-redacted reblogged this from nuditea and added:

    realise it only really works out...about 10p over here, but

32. unapologeticallyacanadianseal liked this
33. angiospermsarenotmyforte reblogged this from nuditea and added:

    I’m pretty open about my “no, FUCK THAT” idea...have been for years like I would smack...

34. dreamingrain reblogged this from nuditea and added:

    past, when men would get dowries...ring would have been

35. nuditea reblogged this from name-redacted and added:

    well yes but you must understand those are CANADIAN dollars, so…….

36. rlottery liked this
37. name-redacted reblogged this from torayot and added:

    Wait … minimum wage in Ontario is 3 grand? HOLY SHIT!

38. notthemarimba liked this
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40. birdr said: i’m a little disappointed that this is the way i found out, but whatever. my birthstone is onyx and i don’t care for gold, btw.
41. higginstheshrimp liked this
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43. torayot reblogged this from nuditea and added:

    Yes, aren’t they? I think this, along with the ~*fact*~ that engagement/wedding rings are “supposed” to be diamond,

44. isabelthespy liked this
45. waterloggedtomorrow reblogged this from nuditea
46. revelationk said: AGREED. FUCK jewelry companies who came up with that.
47. revelationk liked this
48. deltumbles reblogged this from nuditea
49. eateroftrees said: Well considering the “tradition” was invented by marketers…. :P
50. triangularisthepie said: I would not spend two full months of my pay on…anything that immediately comes to mind, actually. One thing that would cost $1200? The mind reels
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