Suggestions to avoid a divorce!

[mimitabby]

I encourage couples to have a predetermined spending limit that requires consultation. If you want to buy something over say $400, then you will consult one another first. But if it costs $399, no consultation is necessary. This places value on the individual's rights while noting respect for the value of the partnership in managing budgetary issues.

we have a deal like this too. Used to be $50 when we were poor, now it's $250.00

I had to set that rule because my DH is very impulsive. Worse, sometimes the expensive things would be GIFTS for me, which made it really ugly.
Yes, it's beautiful and I love this, but that $$ was supposed to do X...

[lph]

I had to set that rule because my DH is very impulsive. Worse, sometimes the expensive things would be GIFTS for me, which made it really ugly.
Yes, it's beautiful and I love this, but that $$ was supposed to do X...

Oh, right. Yeah, I can see it could get kind of uncomfortable if my dh went and bought something horrifically expensive, which meant that he then had no money to... go on vacation with us for, for example. We don't save up or budget ahead for that kind of thing.

[DarcyInOregon]

Last year I met the wife of the LBS owner. He owns one road bike. She owns five different bikes, all of which she uses. She said she was going to tell me something very wise and to pass it on to other bicyclists. Here is what she said: "When people come up to you and ask you why you own five bikes, you say, because I haven't purchased my sixth bike yet."

Darcy

[Mr. Bloom]

Here is what she said: "When people come up to you and ask you why you own five bikes, you say, because I haven't purchased my sixth bike yet."

Darcy

Now that's a woman who knows what she thinks. I'd like her!

[silver]

Just how much? You know I only have TWO bikes. Maybe I need to be more like her!!!