All this talk of financial contribution
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All this talk of financial contribution
| Thu, 07-29-2004 - 6:37pm |
has me wondering. Personally we don't look at money as mine and his. We have all joint accounts. Neither of us has to check with the other on purchases. We buy what we need, when we want to. I don't get razzed for buying clothes, nor does he.
I've made a 6 figure income for the past 10+ years. My husband has in the past, but, he is now taking time off to stay home with our twins while I work flat out for the next 2 years. I won't make him beholdant to me because I'm earning more than he, anymore than he would, or did with me. In fact the only people in our home who have their own accounts are our twins (college fund and savings/trust fund).
I just don't get the "my money/your money" mentality. I don't get using "my" money for a vacation, or "his" money for a car. Its all our money in our house...
Just wondering how it works in your house:-)
MM, B&E

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Hold it..you were
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I don't think anything is wrong with how you led your life or the fact that you like small parties. I think it's fine. What I am calling you on is some of your wording and how it would lead people to believe that you hold disdain for things like: "I could never understand why people would want to do it." That indicates a feeling about parties that is not neutral, but negative. That's what I was refering to in all my posts.
I am free to feel that way. As others would not want to have a job, apt, bills and be "settled" I guess you could say at such an early age of 22 and younger.
They could say the same thing. Doesn't mean it is wrong for me or the other lady here that is saying the same thing. Just like how we feel isn't saying it is wrong for you & others to enjoy the life you do.
I don't understand the "college type" parties & "why people enjoy them". But that doesn't mean I think you or anybody else is wrong for enjoying them. I don't understand it. That is all. Nothing rude about that.
Value has nothing to do with it.
paige
I have found very little, if anything, that I can agree with her about.
Paige
I meant that the money goes to him first, then to his sons.
I went to my jr & sr proms but I really just made an appearance. Arrived an hour late, and left within an hour.
I loved the shopping for the dress, all the hoopla of getting ready & being dressed up all formal, getting flowers from my date, going out to a fancy place for dinner with my date & friends, and loved the midnight breakfast with a small group of friends & just sitting in our formals and talking.
The dancing, no thanks. The loud music, no thanks. Just not me. But I had plenty of good friends that danced every song. As they should have partied!
Paige
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