http://www.financialfreakshow.com/2009/10/spending-threshold/ "Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy." - Groucho Marx Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:35:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://www.financialfreakshow.com/2009/10/spending-threshold/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Mrs. Financio Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:08:14 +0000 http://www.financialfreakshow.com/?p=421#comment-156 I can't wait for that Cadillac with a big ribbon on it! I can’t wait for that Cadillac with a big ribbon on it!

]]> http://www.financialfreakshow.com/2009/10/spending-threshold/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Jeff Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:35:58 +0000 http://www.financialfreakshow.com/?p=421#comment-151 My wife and I each get $20 per week as our blow money. EVERYTHING else is discussed first. By talking about it first we usually realize it would be a stupid purchase anyway and 90% of the time we don't get it. This way there are no fights because we decide first. My wife and I each get $20 per week as our blow money. EVERYTHING else is discussed first. By talking about it first we usually realize it would be a stupid purchase anyway and 90% of the time we don’t get it. This way there are no fights because we decide first.

]]> http://www.financialfreakshow.com/2009/10/spending-threshold/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Military Mom Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:33:59 +0000 http://www.financialfreakshow.com/?p=421#comment-149 Right now we are in the phase where anything over $25 is a discussion. A rational quickie I like to call it. We usually mention other stuff too though. He went to Lowes the other day... for pseudo-necessities... and mentioned that he spent $11.46. May sound ridiculous to some, but once the lines of communication are open that is what happens! We don't look at it as being stifling or controlling, just overly micro-managing our spending because lets face it... had we been managing them at all we wouldn't be where we are right? Right now we are in the phase where anything over $25 is a discussion. A rational quickie I like to call it. We usually mention other stuff too though. He went to Lowes the other day… for pseudo-necessities… and mentioned that he spent $11.46. May sound ridiculous to some, but once the lines of communication are open that is what happens! We don’t look at it as being stifling or controlling, just overly micro-managing our spending because lets face it… had we been managing them at all we wouldn’t be where we are right?

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