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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 262580" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>Same thing here... husband got his back payment from the govt for injuries, about $1100. $500 on projector that plays DVDs since the family room TV died. $200 to me for bills. Heaven only knows what happened to the other $400. I'm scavenging for grocery money and we have a HUGE credit card bill from the dog hurting himself January 2 years ago.</p><p> </p><p>Yes, the projector is nice but we have two other TVs in the house!</p><p> </p><p>I think it has to do with upbringing. husband's family was never well to do. mother in law just spent a LOT of money on stupid stuff yesterday and next week she will be asking us to subsidize her groceries because she doesn't have any money. I don't know how father in law lives (they are divorced); he hasn't worked in nearly 2 years. At least he doesn't ask for money.</p><p> </p><p>HOWEVER back to the upbringing. Since they never had money they never had extras, so whenever he has any he buys whatever he wants. We have some bills that I think are insane but required, such as broadband for his business and we have to use a court-ordered website to communicate with biomom that is so intensive it's useless on dialup. Luckily my car is almost paid off (in July - bought before we were even living together much less married, I could afford it then!) so that $ will go to the credit card.</p><p> </p><p>Maybe you could make a list of everything that NEEDS to be paid, then add his WANTS, alphabetize it so it's random as to what it is, then both of you go through and put your priorities on it 1-5. So you both know you need groceries, he puts a 3 on it and you put a 1 - averages to a 2. His gym membership is a 1 to him, but a 5 to you - now it averages to a 3, which is AFTER groceries. Just a thought.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 262580, member: 6705"] Same thing here... husband got his back payment from the govt for injuries, about $1100. $500 on projector that plays DVDs since the family room TV died. $200 to me for bills. Heaven only knows what happened to the other $400. I'm scavenging for grocery money and we have a HUGE credit card bill from the dog hurting himself January 2 years ago. Yes, the projector is nice but we have two other TVs in the house! I think it has to do with upbringing. husband's family was never well to do. mother in law just spent a LOT of money on stupid stuff yesterday and next week she will be asking us to subsidize her groceries because she doesn't have any money. I don't know how father in law lives (they are divorced); he hasn't worked in nearly 2 years. At least he doesn't ask for money. HOWEVER back to the upbringing. Since they never had money they never had extras, so whenever he has any he buys whatever he wants. We have some bills that I think are insane but required, such as broadband for his business and we have to use a court-ordered website to communicate with biomom that is so intensive it's useless on dialup. Luckily my car is almost paid off (in July - bought before we were even living together much less married, I could afford it then!) so that $ will go to the credit card. Maybe you could make a list of everything that NEEDS to be paid, then add his WANTS, alphabetize it so it's random as to what it is, then both of you go through and put your priorities on it 1-5. So you both know you need groceries, he puts a 3 on it and you put a 1 - averages to a 2. His gym membership is a 1 to him, but a 5 to you - now it averages to a 3, which is AFTER groceries. Just a thought. [/QUOTE]
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