Now this is always a very good question.
And most people would reply,
"Are you crazy?"
Who says 2 months salary is the official guideline anyway?
I mean you hear everyone say "Spend 2 months Salary for an Engagement Ring!"
But why is the question people want to know!
2 Whole Months? Really?
Why should you spend 2 months salary?
First off, 2 months is just a blink of an eye in the course of a lifetime. When you break it down day by day, it's really nothing. You may be hesitant about spending $6000 for a Diamond Engagement Ring, but it's not much when you put it all into perspective.
I'll bring up a purchase that most will make to show my point.
How Much for a Car?
You spend $30,000 for a brand new car, that in 10 years will be worth nothing. It'll be old, dented, it won't run well, and it won't get the gas mileage it once had. It'll probably cost more to keep it going than what it's worth.
Eventually, you'll just spend another $30,000 to get a new one. Sound familiar? It hurts doesn't it? I've been there, done that!
$6,000 isn't so bad then...
So $6000 doesn't sound like much compared to that. Divide $6000 up over the course of your life and it's just pennies a day. The great part about this is, the Diamond ring that you just spend 2 months salary for, will literally last you a lifetime.
You couldn't spend that money on anything else in the World and have it last as long. Think about it. Everything wears down, erodes, get's old. We do! Clothes do. Homes do. It's a fact of life.
But Diamonds don't!
They look Brand New Forever!
All you'll have to do is retip a couple prongs, polish up that gold and that ring will look as new as the day you bought it! On your 50th Wedding Anniversary, she'll still be looking at that ring with sparkles in her eyes.
Need more reasons to spend that money? Read on...
