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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 138304" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslategray">Have you told him that he's a cheapskate? I mean, everyone once in a while, H will say to me, "You're such a cheapskate" and I always laugh and say, "Ha! Look who's calling the kettle black!" because HE is a REAL bonified cheapskate. Except when it's something he wants to do or a place he wants to eat at or try, or a show he wants to see. I don't know, sometimes he surprises me though. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslategray">Has your H always been this way or did it start shortly after his 40th birthday? Haha - no, really, I've heard that many otherwise 'normal' spenders become real tight with the cash after they turn 40. That's what happened to my H. When we were dating and later living together he was very generous and always wanting to wine and dine us (me and the girls) and he's still generous with the girls (to a fault I think) but with me he's a tightwad. All of our money is separate and I suppose that I perpetuate this situation because, like him, I refuse to give up my personal financial independence and hand over all my money. Instead we split expenses for the home. I get a majority of the expenses for my girls, but, they ARE mine after all. But on vacas we're pretty divided. I used to become unhinged by our money situation but then I simply started making sure that I had the money to do what I wanted on vacations because I knew it'd be like pulling teeth for H to cough up the money for some fun. When daughter and I went on our 3 days in FL, we rented one of those scooters. It cost less than $75 and we had it for only 2 hours - it was the funnest time EVER. When we told H about it, he just couldn't get past the idea that we spent nearly $75 for only 2 hours on a scooter to buzz around Ft Lauderdale Beach. And we were thinking it was the best fun the entire weekend and would spend it all over again without a thought! My H is still p!ssed I bought a time share. I don't care - it's MINE and I can't wait to start using it!</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslategray">You go have fun and if he isn't a full participant in the DAYtime, then he may just miss out on YOUR full participation in the NIGHTtime. Huh~</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 138304, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslategray]Have you told him that he's a cheapskate? I mean, everyone once in a while, H will say to me, "You're such a cheapskate" and I always laugh and say, "Ha! Look who's calling the kettle black!" because HE is a REAL bonified cheapskate. Except when it's something he wants to do or a place he wants to eat at or try, or a show he wants to see. I don't know, sometimes he surprises me though. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslategray]Has your H always been this way or did it start shortly after his 40th birthday? Haha - no, really, I've heard that many otherwise 'normal' spenders become real tight with the cash after they turn 40. That's what happened to my H. When we were dating and later living together he was very generous and always wanting to wine and dine us (me and the girls) and he's still generous with the girls (to a fault I think) but with me he's a tightwad. All of our money is separate and I suppose that I perpetuate this situation because, like him, I refuse to give up my personal financial independence and hand over all my money. Instead we split expenses for the home. I get a majority of the expenses for my girls, but, they ARE mine after all. But on vacas we're pretty divided. I used to become unhinged by our money situation but then I simply started making sure that I had the money to do what I wanted on vacations because I knew it'd be like pulling teeth for H to cough up the money for some fun. When daughter and I went on our 3 days in FL, we rented one of those scooters. It cost less than $75 and we had it for only 2 hours - it was the funnest time EVER. When we told H about it, he just couldn't get past the idea that we spent nearly $75 for only 2 hours on a scooter to buzz around Ft Lauderdale Beach. And we were thinking it was the best fun the entire weekend and would spend it all over again without a thought! My H is still p!ssed I bought a time share. I don't care - it's MINE and I can't wait to start using it![/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslategray]You go have fun and if he isn't a full participant in the DAYtime, then he may just miss out on YOUR full participation in the NIGHTtime. Huh~[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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