Do you care if your S.O. doesn't keep up?

I never care enough to determine how much less I could care. Seems if you are going to take the time to measure your level of caring you might still be able to care less.

I could care less, if I really, really wanted to. But I couldn't care less about caring less, if you care. ;)
 
With your spending that is.

My wife is overly practical. She doesn't give a flip about what I spend (within reason of course) but getting her to spend money on herself is a real hassle.

I am forcing her to spend 2k on herself so I can feel better about replenishing my humidors. I can't enjoy myself otherwise.
Face similar situation with my wife. Just do the best you can to balance things anyway possible. Doesn't always have to be about money.
 
The freedom to spend reasonably and the discipline to do so responsibly is the key. How much one spends is less important than that one have the ability to buy what is reasonably affordable to the family and has a reasonable handle on and equal share of making major decisions. If you have that, the family is on a good operating basis.

We've been married for thirty years and years ago my wife said she wanted her own checkbook. I was opposed to the idea because I thought running two sets of books would be a problem, so I suggested she take the checkbook and I'd ask her for dough when I wanted it. It's great! I don't have to balance a checkbook and she's the boss. She's a better, more conscientious money manager than I'll ever be, and anyway, I can always buy cigars using my credit card and ask for forgiveness later.

Women, the kind you want to marry anyway, are always going to be more
frugal than men are. Our needs are greater, and more easily justified because we're better at making up justifications:ss:ss
 
Wife buys jewelery, I buy cigars. I buy cigars. wife buys cloths. Wife buys furniture, I buy cabinet. I build walk-in, wife buys wine. Seems to be a give and take to bankruptcy! :D
 
Maybe you should change your sigline ... if she ever visits CS she'll know one of your weaknesses! :ss

She already knows I have a weakness for many things Russian....I keep telling her she might be muich happier working elsewhere. ;) :r
 
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