Around 2001 or 2002 I bought a Samsung Syncmaster 240T ... a 24 inch 1920x1200 LCD monitor for NZ$15000. It died late last year (in a way I couldn't repair) and I picked up a replacement with 4x the pixels, 50% more inches, for about 5% of the price :-)

A house.

A house, car, 3 month OE would be top 3.

A house followed by an education.

Cars, Could have had a house deposit by now. But wheres the fun in that :P

definitely a house, mind you i dont own it yet . 

House, then car (s), then probably holidays.

scuwp: My wife and kids

You bought them?

House.

Cars.

Most expensive techie thing was a Philips 30" LCD TV back in about 2004. Was about $6k if I recall. It still goes though (I gave it away about 4 years ago), and had the best on board sound of any TV I've ever owned.

Some magic beans. But I was told the payoff would be sky high.

Car for me ($28,000)

Combined, My Aliexpress addiction (Save me!)

Life. 

No I'm not being depressive, its just an ongoing cost :D