Ok here goes...
Buying a dedicated server when we had no traffic at all !
Hotlinking pictures and even amazon.com !
Trusting Hungryman and others to produce work actually on time!
When started to get successful buying dedicated hosting off likewhoa hosting (what fun)...
Using PSW as a processor...
PAYING UP FRONT for things and especially trusting programmers who are the scum of the earth when it comes to producing stuff on time!!!