nathan:

 

6 hours in the emergency department of a hospital in Seattle the other night, US$9,000

 

Ouch! But I assume that's picked up by insurance not you personally?

Personally, I find it weird the amount of money couples appear to be willing to spend on weddings - perhaps they've "bought" a life-time of nice memories of that single day, or "bought" the happiness of their partner, but I just think about what else that money could have done, especially for those who don't yet own a house etc. I look back at other moments in my life, most notably the birth of my boys, as being far more significant and amazing - and then I think what they're going to cost me for the rest of my life! On that basis, those two brats are probably the most expensive things I've "invested" in...