The question
Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?Originally asked
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The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 April 2025 source ↗
Paintings and guitars. I have Picasso prints and one Rembrandt etching.
A business-class flight. Pure indulgence.
My hybrid car. Not glamorous, not fast, but indispensable.
My five-litre Ford Mustang.
Not being able to laugh at themselves.
By people smiling or shaking their heads. I’ll even take rolling their eyes.
A book of passwords for all the electrical stuff in the house.
Healthier food from motorway service stations – I am always going through them late at night and it’s all rubbish.
What I studied at college – A-level economics.
Always trying to turn things into a joke.
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