What was your best and worst shopping deal of the year?

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This year our worst investment was a stupid blue truck that my spouse bought from one of our neighbors. He's the kind of guy that absolutely must have transportation at all times, even if he's not going anywhere. So, the minute our car broke down for good, he freaked out. Anyway, long story short. He was walking to our local mini mart which is a mere one block away and saw an old blue truck. It was only $700. But, by the time he went back with his money to pay the guy, the back window was broken out. But, he bought it anyway. One week later, it broke down. We paid $400 to get it fixed and $200 for new tags. Then this past month we had to pay almost $600 to get it fixed again. And, less than five minutes after he drove out of the repair shop, the truck broke down again. Now it's sitting stranded in our front yard. I'm hoping that he's learned his lesson and will only purchase from reputable dealers from now on. We had a big talk about that. He's promised to never use that repair shop again. I swear, those people are breaking our car. I'm convinced of it. Anyway, our best shopping deal of the year is our current car. It's much smaller and sportier. Cost $700 too. Just as cheap, but reliable. Drives like a dream. It was one of those police auction cars. In practically perfect condition and only needs a gas refill once a week. We're saving about $30 a week in gas, just by down grading the size of our vehicle. What a deal! We haven't had to get it fixed once. Fingers crossed, we never will. What's the worst thing you invested your money into this past year? If you had to do it all over again, what would you do differently? What was your best shopping deal? What was your worst?