{"id":5920,"date":"2018-10-12T07:36:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T11:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=5920"},"modified":"2018-10-12T10:40:28","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T14:40:28","slug":"spending-2-months-salary-for-an-engagement-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/spending-2-months-salary-for-an-engagement-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"SPENDING 2 MONTHS SALARY FOR AN ENGAGEMENT RING?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Do you need to spend 2 months salary for an engagement ring?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nThis is always a very good question.<\/p>\n

\nMost people would reply:<\/p>\n

“That’s what they say!”<\/h2>\n

\nBut who says 2 months salary is the official guideline<\/strong> anyway?<\/p>\n

\nWho made this, and WHY?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nIf you’re thinking the jewelers did… You’d be right!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nBut it’s not really that far-fetched<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nFirst off, 2 months is just a blink of an eye<\/strong> in the course of a lifetime. When you break it down day by day, it’s really nothing<\/strong>. You may be hesitant about spending $6,000 for a diamond engagement ring, but it’s not much when you put it all into perspective<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nI’ll bring up a purchase that will make my point…<\/p>\n

“How much did you spend on your car?”<\/h2>\n

\nA lot!<\/strong> Think about it… People spend $30,000 for a brand new car, that in 10 years will be worth nothing<\/strong>. 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.<\/p>\n

\nEventually, you’ll just spend another $30,000<\/strong> to get another one. Sound familiar?<\/strong> It hurts doesn’t it? I’ve been there, done that.<\/strong><\/p>\n

$6,000 isn’t so bad then…<\/h2>\n

\n$6,000 doesn’t sound like much when compared to a car. Divide $6,000 up over the course of your life and it’s just pennies a day<\/strong>. The great part about this is, that diamond ring that you just spend 2 months salary for, will literally last you a lifetime<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nYou couldn’t spend that money on anything else in the World and have it last as long<\/strong>. For everything wears down, erodes, gets old. We do.<\/strong> Clothes do. Homes do. It’s a fact of life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nBut diamonds don’t.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They look brand new forever.<\/h2>\n

\nAll 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.<\/strong> On your 50th wedding anniversary, she’ll still be looking at that ring with sparkles in her eyes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Need more reasons to spend 2 months salary?<\/h2>\n

\nWouldn’t you love to spend $30,000 for a car that would stay brand new forever?<\/p>\n

\nPeople never really think about this<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nYou’re constantly buying and replacing things.<\/p>\n

\nYour shoes, your coat, your appliances<\/strong>. All your life it’s a matter of out with the old, in with the new<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

But not with diamonds.<\/h2>\n

\nDiamonds are so expensive because they last forever.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nWhen they say “diamonds are forever<\/strong>“, they mean it.<\/p>\n

\nDiamonds were created over a billion years ago. So what’s another 80 years on the finger of your beautiful wife?<\/strong> She’s going to put that ring on her finger and wear it every single day.<\/strong> So it’s a good thing that you can’t dent a diamond. You can’t really scratch it (You can only scratch a diamond with another diamond). It’s not going to lose its sparkle. It won’t turn colors. It won’t fade or dull up… <\/strong>when you look at the big picture, it really is a great proposition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nSeeing it all in perspective like this really opens your eyes. It’s not that much money considering what you get for it. And if you’re going to make that leap, do it right.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Don’t skimp:<\/h2>\n

\nThis is something you don’t ever want to regret.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nYou don’t ever want to say to yourself, “Gee, I wish I would have spent that extra grand and bought her the next carat up!”<\/p>\n

\nYou’ve only got one chance to really “WOW<\/strong>” her. So make the day you propose the best day of her life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nKeep in mind, she may be happy with what ever diamond you get her. She could be happy with you spending as little as one month’s salary<\/strong>. But is this what she really wants? The only true way to know, is to watch her body language<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Body language doesn’t lie.<\/h2>\n

\nShow her a half carat diamond<\/a> and look at her reaction<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\nThen show her a one carat diamond<\/a> and you’ll see a totally different reaction.<\/p>\n

Her face will light up into one huge smile.<\/h2>\n

\nIt’s just something women can’t fake<\/strong>. Don’t listen to what she says, listen to what her body says. Seeing the lights from a large diamond dance across her eyes is worth every penny<\/strong>, even if it is 2 months salary.<\/p>\n

\nSo is spending 2 months salary worth it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nYou bet it is!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\nCheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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