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Amp it up ladies!
| Mon, 01-26-2009 - 4:15pm |
I have read a lot on this board today(I was away from it for the weekend). Something is bothering me!
I believe it is important for both partners to have spending money. I am not seeing this on the postings lately. Am I missing something ladies or are you just not listing how much YOU have for spending money?
Please list what you think is appropriate for you and what you like to spend on??



sidebar: What did you do this weekend with your kids that was cheap? I'm curious!!!
ok, how much do I allot myself for fun money? Ummm......I don't really track it but I mostly spend my "fun" money on diet cokes from McDonald's. I get a few a week. Otherwise, most of my other spending is done on my kids. I will get them this and that's if we have extra money. About once a month I will go out to lunch with a friend from work. That is usually about $16.
I will buy myself stuff I need for work. I know that isn't "fun" for me but its something to buy myself. I just got myself new shoes and new black shirts for my second job.
What do I WANT to buy? Scrapbook stuff. And books. However, those are pipe dream purchases.
Sharon
We went to the library, got some books and played on the internet for awhile. I had coupons for McDonalds so that was not free but cheap(I had a diet coke and thought of you!). We watched a free movie from my store with microwave popcorn. We also got another movie working at home that I didn't think worked so that was like free. Made chocolate chip cookies together also and read some of the library book together. I painted the trim and baseboards in my bedroom with a $10 can of paint(mistint) I bought a while ago, my littlest helped with that a bit. I washed all our sheets And.....I put up my little Italian pictures in the kitchen(LOL I got 4 little pics of bread and pasta and vegetables at the thrift store for 40 cents each.) I cooked a $7.00 little chicken, made real gravy, mashed potatoes, and carrots. Both my BF and I took left overs for lunch today and there is still a bit to add to our supper tonight! So not too bad all in all, and very domestic of me I must say! LOL!
Oh, and spending money.....we get $200 a month spending money, no questions asked. Sometimes I spend mine, sometimes I put it towards debt or gifts. I would love to decorate more in my home but have trouble justifying it.
We're allotting ourselves $100/month in 2009. (Last year it was $200/month.) What we spend it on: tennis (him), retreats & toiletries (me), books, music, drinks with a friend, etc.
Kelly
Good point about spending money. I've been finding that I need to budget it in or we'll go over-budget and what's the point of that? We do make decent money so should enjoy ourselves a little bit! DH gets $100 every payday and finally believes me that that is it until the next payday (major accomplishment!). I tend to not take out any cash, but I use my mileage reimbursement, money from eBay and Amazon sales, and the money DD repays me each month after I pay her cell phone as my "mad" money. I probably spend about as much as DH, but I rarely take money out of the bank. I mostly spend it on things for the house but occasionally on gifts and/or the rare snack when I'm at work or at a class.
Dee
Tara
In our family my husband gets a 100.00 a month but he rarely spends it all What he doesn't spend when the next 100.00 comes out goes in the get away fund and he starts over.
Me well I never go out alone, and I control the money so I watch what I spend. I do not give myself
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