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Of difficult child's, budgets, husband's, and ironic timing...
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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 114985" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Shari, that's a difficult situation to be in, and it brings to mind a few questions... I may have missed something in the earlier posts, but I am wondering...</p><p></p><p>- Why does husband not contribute to the variable expenses of the household? Why are you carrying all of the expenses?</p><p>- Why, if your H needs money to pay for gas can he not use his $200 per week to do so. It's all about choices. If he knows that he's going to need gas, then he can't afford to eat lunch out.</p><p></p><p>I know that each family's circumstances are different, and that you may have come to an arrangement that worked for you and husband until now. But...if you're fighting over money, then it may be time to rewrite the rules a bit.</p><p></p><p>If you're doing everything you can to be frugal, and your family is cutting out things like cable to trim a few more $ from the budget, then it makes sense that husband do his share by cutting back on discretionary spending too.</p><p></p><p>Maybe I'm missing some key information, but it just doesn't make sense to me.</p><p></p><p>All the best,</p><p>Trinity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 114985, member: 3907"] Shari, that's a difficult situation to be in, and it brings to mind a few questions... I may have missed something in the earlier posts, but I am wondering... - Why does husband not contribute to the variable expenses of the household? Why are you carrying all of the expenses? - Why, if your H needs money to pay for gas can he not use his $200 per week to do so. It's all about choices. If he knows that he's going to need gas, then he can't afford to eat lunch out. I know that each family's circumstances are different, and that you may have come to an arrangement that worked for you and husband until now. But...if you're fighting over money, then it may be time to rewrite the rules a bit. If you're doing everything you can to be frugal, and your family is cutting out things like cable to trim a few more $ from the budget, then it makes sense that husband do his share by cutting back on discretionary spending too. Maybe I'm missing some key information, but it just doesn't make sense to me. All the best, Trinity [/QUOTE]
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