Friday Fuck/Funny/Sigh

TDrag27

Shared on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 17:10

Hungover Husband + Day Off + Pay Day + Separate Finances = A cuttlefish and new fish tank.

I leave my hungover husband home for like 8 hours and he goes out and buys another fish tank and a cuttlefish. Damn it Dean! (When we saw it at the store, I knew he'd cave sooner or later because this ceph is way cool. I just expected more warning than a phone call on the way home from buying the tank).

Our finance rules are different than most couples. We keep our shit separate. We pay the bills separately - even write 2 different checks for the mortage. We deal with our long-term planning/savings crap separately. And once that's all taken care of, it's individual freedom from there. I can buy my 27th pair of black shoes. He can buy a second fish tank that we don't have room for or the desire to take care of. Our financial agreement is so that we don't fight over what is essentially petty, but all too common. But we can blog about it.

*sigh*

I think I'm married to the only person in the world that is hyper and impulsive when hungover.

 

EDIT!!! Turns out the husband is well-trained in damage control. He ordered me a Kindle 2!!!!! I'm too cheap to buy one, so yay. (The only nice things I own are gifts from him, lol). And that works out since I have to move my bookcase to fit this bitch.

So I take back all my bitching - this wife was pwned.

Comments

KittenMag's picture
Submitted by KittenMag on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 17:29
I always say that money causes stress in relationships. I think it's an awesome idea to keep things separately. So how many fish tanks do you all have exactly now? 2? more?
TDrag27's picture
Submitted by TDrag27 on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 17:37
This will be our 2nd tank. We have a 90 gallon marine, fish-only.
J-Cat's picture
Submitted by J-Cat on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 17:38
We do ours together. But... we were also a lot younger when we got together. So you know... .75 plus 1.00 Crap that is ALMOST a cup of coffee!! So many people don't communicate about finances. Luckily, Sean and I are really on the same wavelength about spending: we are excellent savers.
TDrag27's picture
Submitted by TDrag27 on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 17:59
I think the communication is really the key - just agreeing on something. I know too many couples that fight about money and it's because they never negotiated a plan to begin with (regardless of being separate or joined finances)- so they end up lying about purchases (No honey, I've had this purse for years!).
J-Cat's picture
Submitted by J-Cat on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 18:27
you know... sometimes I feel like such a wimp. I always "ask" if I can spend $ on something... but he does the same. It's not really asking for permission, it's more like ensuring that the team is on the same page.
shred1's picture
Submitted by shred1 on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 20:50
How do you keep a cuttle fish?WTF do they eat? They are like a squid ,right? My sister and her husband have kept there finances separate there whole marriage.I always thought it was weird ,but my wife and i only fight over money nowadays.
wilderz's picture
Submitted by wilderz on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 22:25
When we want to make a big purchase, my wife and I agree to a '3 day rule'. We talk it over for a few days, and if it's something we still both want, we go for it.
madwoman's picture
Submitted by madwoman on Mon, 03/09/2009 - 11:43
Ohhh, a Kindle...I'm jealous! :)

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