Suspicious Minds

John, my man, the remedy is simple:

My wife and I have a mutual agreement that she has her money, I have my money and we have our money. House hold expenses are covered by OUR money. Providing she can "covor" her credit card expenses and I can do the same without incurring interest expenses each of us may spend their money as they choose.

This has worked for us for over forty of our 50 year marriage. It originated when I tired of justify expeditures like a new fishing reel, old car parts, model aircraft etc. She enjoys the freedom to do the same with her interests.

May be this is the reason that our marriage has endured and flourished for 50 years? Try it and you may like it.

(no consultation fee) Consider it a Christmas present.

John that is why we have friends
Purchase the item and get it shipped to his house then you got to collect it and tell your missus it was a gift.

Oh yeah John congratulations on your 100 posts,
You are now a gold member my friend.

My flying buddies joke about this with me all the time.

I'm "lucky" for now....

Cheers Dave, just one small fly in that particular ointment. I don't got none

Cheers Indra, I've achieved summat today.

Stay lucky Dude, one of them'll get their claws into ya at some stage!

It's a lot cheaper to rent than to own.

Kim wrote:It's a lot cheaper to rent than to own.

If I didn't have a credo of cowardice being the best policy Kim
I might well repeat that.

All those shoes in her side of the closet??,, Hmm,,,must be her hobby.

Use it as much as you like.

Kim wrote:It's a lot cheaper to rent than to own.

Is this for wives?

I apologize. That was in really poor taste, even for me.

Bob

The Truth can be a Cruel Mistress...

Kim wrote:The Truth can be a Cruel Mistress...

Or 100% relief.

Kim wrote:It's a lot cheaper to rent than to own.

But web you own it is always there but sometimes it takes ages to find a good rental

Like an old road...verses...a new trail.

I perfer the lease agreement, the trick is to get YOUR clauses written into the agreement as well Reting and owning have their good points too though; the big trick is NOT to be owned

Not all of us are quite as fortunate as you SuperDave, my hat is off to you

John G ; try the research project excuse;works for me but then again so does blaming it on the kids; What will I do when they are ALL grown up

The problem with leasing is that it's right next door to buying...and allows violation of one of the basic tenants of bachelor survival...someone else's underwear in your dresser. While easily denied, this is the subtle relationship equivalent of the surf sweeping way out to sea, just before the tsunami makes it's entrance...

You Guys are hilarious.
We should start a marriage guidance service.

Kim wrote:The problem with leasing is that it's right next door to buying...and allows violation of one of the basic tenants of bachelor survival...someone else's underwear in your dresser. While easily denied, this is the subtle relationship equivalent of the surf sweeping way out to sea, just before the tsunami makes it's entrance...

Mine moved in one sock at a time.

Well if the under wear is in the dresser rather than on her well it can't be too bad.

nitroairplane wrote:Well if the under wear is in the dresser rather than on her well it can't be too bad.

Oh yeah it can...

Advice from my Dad many years ago, "if it flies, floats or blanks rent it. I didnt listen.

That was good advice. By far, the most expensive thing I ever did was to make a bad choice for a wife. The second most expensive thing was to get fid of her (just divorce). The second thing, is spite of its expense, was worth every penny! Now I can raise my daughter as I see fit and buy all the model airplanes I can afford without having to justify any of it.

Bob

Although I am sure in the long run making a good choice would be just as costly