Spinoff: What A Decent Engagement Ring Price

[FemmeFatale]

to you? I think $10,000 is a decent/nice amount for a man working making $50-75K annually.

And for the married folk, if you don't mind answering..how much was your engagement ring?

 

[Nix08]

I don't know how much mine was but it was appraised at $14,000 (DH didn't spend that much. I think regardless, the purchase should be made outside of a conventional store that way you get more for your money.

 

[FemmeFatale]

I don't know how much mine was but it was appraised at $14,000 (DH didn't spend that much. I think regardless, the purchase should be made outside of a conventional store that way you get more for your money.

This is soooo true! I got my GIA certified diamond studs for a steal two years ago.

 

[JayAnn0513]

I think $10,000 is a good amount - if you already have down payment for the house, or have a house, and have other finances in check.

 

[coolhandlulu]

I'm not married, but that sounds like an awfully expensive RING. $50-75,000 ain't all that. I make more than that, single, no kids, own home, bills in check, and a nice chunk of change in the bank...and I'm comfortably middle class. Maybe I'm just too practical, but I'd rather put 5,000 in the bank and use the rest for the ring.

But we all have our different priorities. I don't know but there is something about seeing my savings increase and collect more interest that just does something for me. I would be suspicious of a man that spent that much on a ring in this economy making that much a year. I would think he was a spendthrift and would try to dip into my benjamins once we were married. Guess I know why I'm not married

 

[sylver2]

3 months of his salary!!

 

[diadall]

I think the standard that the man is supposed to invest 3 months salary.

That's what I remember anyway.

 

[DeepBluSea]

Whatever you can afford without breaking the bank. It may be the "black man engagement ring" (remember that thread lol) or a ring like Kobe wife. Seriously, I don't think you should spend more than 1 year paying it off, if you can't buy it outright.

 

[jennifermb]

to you? I think $10,000 is a decent/nice amount for a man working making $50-75K annually.

And for the married folk, if you don't mind answering..how much was your engagement ring?

I would not have wanted DH to spend that much on my ring and he made more than that range at the time he proposed. We wanted to buy a home and pay off our student loans and start a family one day so it was more important to me that we have cash in the bank. (And with our family having suffered through a recent layoff, I'm REALLY glad we have cash in the bank, instead of on my finger)

I won't say how much my ring cost, but it's a nice sized diamond that rates high on the 4 c's -- you really don't need to spend a ton of money for a quality ring unless you're looking for the name brand.

 

[yardyspice]

I don't think people should wear diamonds so an engagement ring can be as little as $10 or as much as synthetic stone costs.

 

[Lucie]

I don't think people should wear diamonds so an engagement ring can be as little as $10 or as much as synthetic stone costs.

Moissanite are pretty nice. I am no diamond expert but it looked like the real thing and is far better quality than cubic zirconia. I always wanted a wedding ring set with pink stones in it. I don't know what that stone is called but pink is my favorite color anyway, LOL. Or even ruby since that's my birthstone. I think less than $5,000 is fine. There's some Fort Lee place by NY always advertising jewelry with GIA certs and we have the diamond district so I'm sure the jewelers want to make a deal.

 

[Briabiggles]

I don't think it's necessary to spend a ton of money but I also don't want anything that LOOKS cheap. If my SO can't afford a nice diamond ring I would have to problem accepting a plain band or other gemstone.

People put too much value on how much a ring costs but not enough value on the quality of their relationship.

 

[miss stress]

I didnt have an engagement ring whn we married. We saved up for a few yrs durning the beginning of our marrage and bought my wedding set and it costs 24k. My husband doesnt make alot of money but he wanted to get me something nice since I took a leap and married him while he was poor. He did good

 

[nathansgirl1908]

I think a decent price is whatever she wants and that he can afford.

When I wanted to get married, I knew that my ring had to come from Harry Winston, Bvlgari, or Van Cleef and Arpel. Period. The local Jared's was not going to cut it. I see that kind of jewelry as an investment. So no skimping allowed.

 

[Renewed1]

I think a decent price is whatever she wants and that he can afford.

When I wanted to get married, I knew that my ring had to come from Harry Winston, Bvlgari, or Van Cleef and Arpel. Period. The local Jared's was not going to cut it. I see that kind of jewelry as an investment. So no skimping allowed.

I agree with you 100%!!!! I don't want a ring from Jared's, Rogers and Hollands, etc. I want him to take me to the high end stores to pick my ring.

Call me bougie! Or whatever!

 

[TayMac]

I don't have a price range in mind but I think 10k is too much for that salary level. That's just me..if somebody's man wants to spend that, fine.

I would like a nice ring in a style that I like..preferably a sapphire but if it's a diamond- quality is more important to me than size.

 

[sillygirl82]

I would rather have the money invested in our future via a home or savings and reduction of debt. As long as the ring was nice, I would be happy. He could always buy me something more extravagant years later.



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[mrsjohnson75]

I absolutely LOVE my Jared ring.

Whatever the man can afford but I agree with others about 10K being high for that salary.

 

[nathansgirl1908]

I would rather have the money invested in our future via a home or savings and reduction of debt.

I'm a cynic. As I wrote in the other thread that caused this spinoff thread, those things will become marital property and will be split down the middle in the event of divorce. The ring would not.