the art of dealing with the package and SWMBO

**Joey** · 09-09-2011, 13:02

My wife and I celebrated our 23rd anniversary yesterday. One of the keys to keeping things strong between us is separate accounts. We have a joint account that direct deposits go into that pays the mortage, utilitties, etc.... and we each have our own account from which to purchase what we would like from. I linked paypal to my separate account, and order what I will as I have saved for.

As for Kohls, I got my gold card months before my wife did!

**bigbamaguy** · 09-09-2011, 13:00

You all are approaching this differently than I did...........I got lucky and found a woman who enjoys this adiction as much as I do!!!!!! Help corrupt her to the cause........

**timabababaluka** · 09-09-2011, 13:08

Originally Posted by bigbamaguy

You all are approaching this differently than I did...........I got lucky and found a woman who enjoys this adiction as much as I do!!!!!! Help corrupt her to the cause........

So your advise is "just be luckier?" You're killing me 'bamaguy!

Still, it must be nice to have a partner in crime

**Jcavenagh** · 09-09-2011, 13:27

SlimJim - You missed the chance to say, Honey, do you now how much money I saved? This stuff was on sale!!
You gotta speak her language.

I have completely re-outfitted myself these past months. Now my missus jokes about how all the camping and canoeing stuff I have gotten over the last 18 mos is just my mid-life crisis. She had learned, though, that I need my wilderness trips to blow off the pressures of work and stuff.

Next, I am going to have her teach me how to sew...

**Ramblinrev** · 09-09-2011, 14:23

Originally Posted by Jcavenagh

Next, I am going to have her teach me how to sew...

Why wait.... every bit of information you need is right here on the forums. Then you can do the fabric store crawl together. Flamingo and I have found a lot of fabric for each other over the years.

**Dutch** · 09-09-2011, 14:11

I just say, "Hey honey, Shug sent me another gift. He sure is a nice guy."

**Cannibal** · 09-09-2011, 13:10

This thread reminds me of one of my favorite adages:

My greatest fear in this world is that I die before my wife and she sells all my stuff for what I told her I paid for it.

**Fronkey** · 09-09-2011, 14:21

Originally Posted by Cannibal

This thread reminds me of one of my favorite adages:

My greatest fear in this world is that I die before my wife and she sells all my stuff for what I told her I paid for it.

I've never heard that before. Man, that's awesome.

Fronkey

**Jsaults** · 09-09-2011, 14:25

Just go out and spend any amount on anything you want. Thats my philosophy.

Jim
Divorced, no kids, two cats.

Hey, ya think my attitude might have contributed to my divorce? Nahhhhh.

**mangus7175** · 09-09-2011, 13:39

I guess I'm one of the lucky ones as well since I haven't really spent a great deal of $$$ on my hang setup. Most of my stuff have been DIY'ed and reusing existing items I already had.

Among all of my other hobbies, she likes this one. Wish I could've said the said the same thing when it came to my RC Crawling hobby, Golf, Paintball, and Off-Roading. Can't really do a whole lot of DIY for those...maybe the RC thing but the rest have earned me the dog house on quite a few occasions