Is Your Housewife on a Budget/Allowance? (1 Viewer)

[FUBAR]

GB having a woman who makes her own dough and doesn't need my money.

And these wives who are materialistic and need the coach purses and bmw cars and what not....I really don't understand how you guys put up with it.

My wife doesn't earn a paycheck and she likes nice things. Doesn't bother me a bit. She does a ton for our family and she deserves nice things just as much as I do.

Well, if you have enough money for the family, it isn't really an issue. I suspect most folks are talking about a situation where the wife is buying nice things that the family really can't afford.

eoMMan's post addressed two things: (1) a woman spending money earned by her husband, and (2) materialism, both of which seem independent of the budget issue.

Yeah, I guess I was just reading between the lines. I suspect most guys are complaining about purchases they think are financially irresponsible, but maybe some guys actually get upset by their wife's spending even if they have plenty of money to afford it.

Exactly. If your household income is 1 million and the wifey wants to drive a 50k bmw, no biggie (and she does her share). I get it. I am more referring to the wifey who wants the 50k bmw when the household income is 100k.

Still don't have a problem with that - as long as their savings are sufficient and they have no debt.

 

[eoMMan]

GB having a woman who makes her own dough and doesn't need my money.

And these wives who are materialistic and need the coach purses and bmw cars and what not....I really don't understand how you guys put up with it.

My wife doesn't earn a paycheck and she likes nice things. Doesn't bother me a bit. She does a ton for our family and she deserves nice things just as much as I do.

Well, if you have enough money for the family, it isn't really an issue. I suspect most folks are talking about a situation where the wife is buying nice things that the family really can't afford.

eoMMan's post addressed two things: (1) a woman spending money earned by her husband, and (2) materialism, both of which seem independent of the budget issue.

Yeah, I guess I was just reading between the lines. I suspect most guys are complaining about purchases they think are financially irresponsible, but maybe some guys actually get upset by their wife's spending even if they have plenty of money to afford it.

Exactly. If your household income is 1 million and the wifey wants to drive a 50k bmw, no biggie (and she does her share). I get it. I am more referring to the wifey who wants the 50k bmw when the household income is 100k.

Still don't have a problem with that - as long as their savings are sufficient and they have no debt.

Really?

I look at it as such a waste. Much better uses of the money (hubby can stop working sooner, kid's college funds, more investments, etc.)

 

[FUBAR]

GB having a woman who makes her own dough and doesn't need my money.

And these wives who are materialistic and need the coach purses and bmw cars and what not....I really don't understand how you guys put up with it.

My wife doesn't earn a paycheck and she likes nice things. Doesn't bother me a bit. She does a ton for our family and she deserves nice things just as much as I do.

Well, if you have enough money for the family, it isn't really an issue. I suspect most folks are talking about a situation where the wife is buying nice things that the family really can't afford.

eoMMan's post addressed two things: (1) a woman spending money earned by her husband, and (2) materialism, both of which seem independent of the budget issue.

Yeah, I guess I was just reading between the lines. I suspect most guys are complaining about purchases they think are financially irresponsible, but maybe some guys actually get upset by their wife's spending even if they have plenty of money to afford it.

Exactly. If your household income is 1 million and the wifey wants to drive a 50k bmw, no biggie (and she does her share). I get it. I am more referring to the wifey who wants the 50k bmw when the household income is 100k.

Still don't have a problem with that - as long as their savings are sufficient and they have no debt.

Really?

I look at it as such a waste. Much better uses of the money (hubby can stop working sooner, kid's college funds, more investments, etc.)

I wouldn't do it myself. But if the couple can afford it, maybe it's the one luxury they've bought?

My point though is that just looking at income doesn't provide the whole picture.

 

[Dentist]

Yeah, I guess I was just reading between the lines. I suspect most guys are complaining about purchases they think are financially irresponsible, but maybe some guys actually get upset by their wife's spending even if they have plenty of money to afford it.

Right! I don't buy anything nice for myself other than a very occasional cigar or bottle of booze and I don't feel like she should spend anything either.

If no one spends any money then we can retire sooner...

I loathe any spending beyond biological basics (the one luxury I approve of consistently is vacations) as it robs us of turning those into investable dollars that will be worth a lot more later on.

Hopefully you live to retirement. Me, personally... I know too many people who died young.

If I don't I can at least die comforted that I didn't live a life of materialism

Materialism (adj. materialistic) is the excessive desire to acquire and consume material goods. It is often bound up with a value system which regards social status as being determined by affluence (see conspicuous consumption) as well as the perception that happiness can be increased through buying, spending and accumulating material wealth

No offense, but it seems like you do have an excessive desire to accumulate material wealth.

None taken. But i acquire cash and investmentsnotstuff

 

[bigbottom]

Dentist

 

[Dentist]

Dentist

 

[johnnycakes]

Dentist

I me some Dentist... one of my favorite posters EVAH. Very nice guy... very helpful... and his cheapness schtick doesn't make anyone else look bad. The guy is cool.

>>>NOW THAT'S SIG-WORTHY!!

ETA: Actually, It's sig-worthy only if you don't attribute it to me.

 

[TxBuckeye]

this is a whole different subject, and one we've discussed elsewhere.

But I still don't get how / why you'd deprive yourself of everything just so you can retire earlier. Then what? Will you stop depriving yourself or sit around and get bored?

I save plenty but don't plan on not working for a long time. So we can do things we enjoy now while being comfortable in the future.

Every day I'm at work I feel like I'm dying a little more inside (4 days a week)

Every day I'm at home I feel alive and vibrant even if I don't actually spend any money.

I don't need stuff.. I need financial independence... and time.. those are far more valuable commodities than stuff or even experiences (which in general when I do spend it's on those)

You know I am a big saver to Dentist, but you need balance.

http://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140310/NEWS/303100026/Former-AFPC-commander-dies

“Life is short and precious,” Stewart wrote in a poignant March 2012 Air Force commentary after learning of his cancer. “If there are things you want to accomplish in life, get busy now. ‘One day’ and ‘someday’ may never come. Push yourself to do more, now. Tomorrow is not promised, so do not waste a day.”