That’s true. With my parents, my father wanted to spend all his money on fancy vacations. My mother was the one who scrimped and saved. This pattern has tended to follow me in my own relationships as well. I have always been the one trying to be careful with money.
Yep they buy bigger and more expensive toys. I hate shopping and go in and get what I need and get out as quickly as possible. My husband goes to Walmart daily. It is a sport to him. I have not been in a Walmart in years. We seem to have swapped traditional traits.
Mine too, although he wouldn’t waste his time at a mall, and was appalled when i he heard me telling friends how much he liked to shop—afraid they might THINK he shaped at a mall!
I was in the jewelry biz, mostly custom design but I had things in the showcase to sell too. Couples would come in and men would want to buy their wife something and often women would be the one to nix the sale. I would get so frustrated but then someone wiser than me said women often had better knowledge of their finances, they knew if they could afford it or not. So many dynamics at play, women feel they don’t deserve it, men want to treat them, feel like the big shot. People are strange for sure.
I finally learned to ‘not spend other people’s money’. It works all ways, don’t push them to spend, or overspend, or underspend!
I am not sure that is universal.... my husband is the biggest shopper/consumer that I have ever seen!
That’s true. With my parents, my father wanted to spend all his money on fancy vacations. My mother was the one who scrimped and saved. This pattern has tended to follow me in my own relationships as well. I have always been the one trying to be careful with money.
Yep they buy bigger and more expensive toys. I hate shopping and go in and get what I need and get out as quickly as possible. My husband goes to Walmart daily. It is a sport to him. I have not been in a Walmart in years. We seem to have swapped traditional traits.
Me too. If I’m AWOL I’m at Walmart or Autozone.
Same. I live like I don’t have a dime
Yeah it’s not true in my case but I know plenty of couples where the man is the spender and generally on high ticket items too!
When you really need 4 wheel drive, nothing else will do.
Except maybe a tracked vehicle.
Hold my beer! My husband installed a train horn on his diesel truck! He loves to use it when we see a moving train or there are deer on the road.
Train horn and a laser to vaporize cars doing more than 10% below the speed limit.
I want one on my little car!
😂
Mine too. He can clear out the chocolate and cookie aisle. 😂
Mine too, although he wouldn’t waste his time at a mall, and was appalled when i he heard me telling friends how much he liked to shop—afraid they might THINK he shaped at a mall!
Ditto
I was in the jewelry biz, mostly custom design but I had things in the showcase to sell too. Couples would come in and men would want to buy their wife something and often women would be the one to nix the sale. I would get so frustrated but then someone wiser than me said women often had better knowledge of their finances, they knew if they could afford it or not. So many dynamics at play, women feel they don’t deserve it, men want to treat them, feel like the big shot. People are strange for sure.
I finally learned to ‘not spend other people’s money’. It works all ways, don’t push them to spend, or overspend, or underspend!
Always exceptions