I would love to travel more but I prefer to use my money on my home at the moment.
I think that going on trips on your credit cards is stupid even though all our friends do it all the time. To each their own I guess.
We book everything on our credit cards because 1) points and 2) travel protection, but we ALWAYS have the cash to pay it off already sitting in our travel account. I agree with you - one shouldn't be accruing debt for vacations - my two cents.
I absolutely didn't mean that you shouldn't use your credit card - how are you supposed to pay? Haha
But yeah, I have friends who gets in debt to travel and I don't get it.
I feel like there is almost a social pressure on traveling now.
My mom didn't leave Canada until she was in here 40s and she has now traveled the world.
On the other hand, I wish I had all the extra disposable income to bring A all over he globe.
Post by lilylove31 on May 27, 2016 12:58:59 GMT -5
I stashed money in our bedroom to use this summer on things for our house, like a backyard fence and redoing our kitchen and living room floors. A couple months ago while severely sleep deprived I decided it would be a good idea to hide the money in several different places in case we got robbed. I split it up into 4 envelopes and now I can only find 2 of the 4 envelopes. I've torn our bedroom apart and for the life of me cannot remember where I would have stashed them. Multiple confessions here I guess: stashing money in the bedroom instead of the bank and then loosing a large sum of money. I haven't told H yet either.
I stashed money in our bedroom to use this summer on things for our house, like a backyard fence and redoing our kitchen and living room floors. A couple months ago while severely sleep deprived I decided it would be a good idea to hide the money in several different places in case we got robbed. I split it up into 4 envelopes and now I can only find 2 of the 4 envelopes. I've torn our bedroom apart and for the life of me cannot remember where I would have stashed them. Multiple confessions here I guess: stashing money in the bedroom instead of the bank and then loosing a large sum of money. I haven't told H yet either.
I stashed money in our bedroom to use this summer on things for our house, like a backyard fence and redoing our kitchen and living room floors. A couple months ago while severely sleep deprived I decided it would be a good idea to hide the money in several different places in case we got robbed. I split it up into 4 envelopes and now I can only find 2 of the 4 envelopes. I've torn our bedroom apart and for the life of me cannot remember where I would have stashed them. Multiple confessions here I guess: stashing money in the bedroom instead of the bank and then loosing a large sum of money. I haven't told H yet either.
Why wouldn't you put it in a saving account?
I have no good explanation for that. I guess I'm afraid I will forget that it was money put aside for something specific and end up making an extra payment on student loans with it or something. I'm feeling very stupid for not putting it in a separate savings account though. I'm sure H is going to ask me the same thing. I'm just glad I invested the money we saved up for O before I lost it too. I used to be so responsible, I don't understand what I was thinking.
I have no good explanation for that. I guess I'm afraid I will forget that it was money put aside for something specific and end up making an extra payment on student loans with it or something. I'm feeling very stupid for not putting it in a separate savings account though. I'm sure H is going to ask me the same thing. I'm just glad I invested the money we saved up for O before I lost it too. I used to be so responsible, I don't understand what I was thinking.
It has to yen out eventually!
ETA: Turn out ... yen out is such a great new expression though!
Post by eliza040502 on May 27, 2016 13:41:50 GMT -5
Iv never hidden money but I have hidden chocolate from myself. And then forgotten i hid it, resulting in accusing my H of eating it. And then found it months later.
Post by ladymary11 on May 27, 2016 13:42:27 GMT -5
I have one that is a guaranteed uo! I did not change my last name when I married H. A couple reasons explain that. First, my name has been my name my whole life and I can't imagine changing it and identify to that new name. Also, I feel like it would have been strange to leave work one day being Miss whatever and come back the week after and have my students call me a different name. Lastly, I do think it's an outdated practice : like why does the woman have to change her name and not the man.
I don't understand this at all, and have LOVED where I've lived at times but still had a huge desire to travel. To each their own.
I actually hear it a lot down here. Friends and coworkers travel and take vacations, but they all always express the same sense of relief to be back in Texas after every trip. I also think I can only name one or two people in my entire company who have ever been to Europe.
I guess my FFFC is that DH and I don't even have passports and have never left the US. (We're 34 and 37 years old)
Maybe it's because Texas is like its own country....
UO: I hate "going for walks". I don't mind walking somewhere as a means of getting from A to B. But going for a random stroll as an activity? Boring. And people constantly suggest it when you have a baby. "Why don't you take her for a walk?" "Why don't we just sit in the yard and watch grass grow?"
What?!
You are striking out with me lately. First Harry Potter and now walks?! So help me God, if you say you don't like coffee or something...
I don't just like coffee. I like it a latte.
(Trying to win back your affection with bad jokes... Is it working?)
I have one that is a guaranteed uo! I did not change my last name when I married H. A couple reasons explain that. First, my name has been my name my whole life and I can't imagine changing it and identify to that new name. Also, I feel like it would have been strange to leave work one day being Miss whatever and come back the week after and have my students call me a different name. Lastly, I do think it's an outdated practice : like why does the woman have to change her name and not the man.
+1.
Plus I'm lazy and didn't want to deal with the hassle of changing my name with the government and the state board of bar examiners in multiple states.
I have one that is a guaranteed uo! I did not change my last name when I married H. A couple reasons explain that. First, my name has been my name my whole life and I can't imagine changing it and identify to that new name. Also, I feel like it would have been strange to leave work one day being Miss whatever and come back the week after and have my students call me a different name. Lastly, I do think it's an outdated practice : like why does the woman have to change her name and not the man.
Not a UO with me either! I use DH's last name socially but no plans to legally change it.
I have one that is a guaranteed uo! I did not change my last name when I married H. A couple reasons explain that. First, my name has been my name my whole life and I can't imagine changing it and identify to that new name. Also, I feel like it would have been strange to leave work one day being Miss whatever and come back the week after and have my students call me a different name. Lastly, I do think it's an outdated practice : like why does the woman have to change her name and not the man.
I have one that is a guaranteed uo! I did not change my last name when I married H. A couple reasons explain that. First, my name has been my name my whole life and I can't imagine changing it and identify to that new name. Also, I feel like it would have been strange to leave work one day being Miss whatever and come back the week after and have my students call me a different name. Lastly, I do think it's an outdated practice : like why does the woman have to change her name and not the man.
4th - It's actually illegal in QC lol
LOL. Which I kind disagree with actually. Let people have the last name they choose! But since we are still in Ontario for a month I could have changed it if I wanted to.
I have one that is a guaranteed uo! I did not change my last name when I married H. A couple reasons explain that. First, my name has been my name my whole life and I can't imagine changing it and identify to that new name. Also, I feel like it would have been strange to leave work one day being Miss whatever and come back the week after and have my students call me a different name. Lastly, I do think it's an outdated practice : like why does the woman have to change her name and not the man.
On this note, this is how I felt, then in the process of getting married, I found out that it matter to MH. A LOT. While my inner feminist shrieked in horror, we compromised and now I'm Meghan MiddleName MaidenName Husband'sName. (Kudos to you if you followed that. If we're FB friends, you'll get it right away if you look.)
I was adamant about wanting to keep my maiden name and take MH's last name without a hyphen (cuz I think they're dumb). Turns out good ol' uncle Sam will let you have two legal last names, so that's what I did.
What good ol' uncle Sam did NOT tell me is what a mother fucking pain in the ass it would be to have 2 last names. But that's a story for a different day.
LOL. Which I kind disagree with actually. Let people have the last name they choose! But since we are still in Ontario for a month I could have changed it if I wanted to.
LOL. Which I kind disagree with actually. Let people have the last name they choose! But since we are still in Ontario for a month I could have changed it if I wanted to.
Ohhhh I didn't realize you were moving across the river! Fun!
I have one that is a guaranteed uo! I did not change my last name when I married H. A couple reasons explain that. First, my name has been my name my whole life and I can't imagine changing it and identify to that new name. Also, I feel like it would have been strange to leave work one day being Miss whatever and come back the week after and have my students call me a different name. Lastly, I do think it's an outdated practice : like why does the woman have to change her name and not the man.
I see no issue with this. I gladly took DH's last name because it was about a billion times better than my maiden name. I do not miss the weird looks, and having to spell my last name a bunch of times. If the situation was reversed, and DH had a terrible last name, I'd have kept my maiden name. Changing names is a pain in the ass.
Post by ladymary11 on May 27, 2016 14:06:52 GMT -5
uclameghan I almost added that to my first post. It didnt matter too much to MH if I changed it or not so it made things easier. I probably would have thought way harder about all this if he actually cared.
LOL. Which I kind disagree with actually. Let people have the last name they choose! But since we are still in Ontario for a month I could have changed it if I wanted to.
Ohhhh I didn't realize you were moving across the river! Fun!
Dont worry. I'll still be close enough for visits when you finally move back. Long walks around your neighborhood maybe?
I was happy to take H's last name. My first & last name were so common around here. I loved my super Irish name, but I dig my not so common new last name!!
I have one that is a guaranteed uo! I did not change my last name when I married H. A couple reasons explain that. First, my name has been my name my whole life and I can't imagine changing it and identify to that new name. Also, I feel like it would have been strange to leave work one day being Miss whatever and come back the week after and have my students call me a different name. Lastly, I do think it's an outdated practice : like why does the woman have to change her name and not the man.
If I could do it over again, I would have kept my name. I don't see the point of changing it. I just did it because I was like, well, that's what people do.
I changed mine bc my maiden name is super hard for people to pronounce and has a prefix which always complicated things. Plus I have a lot of male cousins and didn't feel like the name would be lost.
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