I will never not have my own account ever again. Period. My DH understands and it doesn't bother him a bit.
I think every adult should know the basics of finances even if you do not have a job that provides income. Hopefully, nothing bad will ever leave you in the lurch, but anything can happen and you need to know where your money is and what bills/expenses your family has. The more familiar you are with them the better. When a tragedy strikes you are emotional and it is extremely hard to take on all the finances if you have not been involved at all.
Yeah I have feels on this, but that is all I got for now.
I agree with this so much! You hate to think about the bad stuff but it is such a necessity.
DH would be perfectly happy to just let me handle everything, but 1) I don't want to. We both need to have responsibility for and input on the budget. 2) I tell him all the time if I die he's going to have to be able to do this on his own so he might as well figure some of it out right now. We have even gone as far as to discuss what would be done with life insurance money should I or he pass away. He hates it but it's reality.
Post by longhornwino0907 on Feb 26, 2015 10:33:09 GMT -5
Another one: There are times when just a picture would suffice instead of a short, choppy gif that makes me feel a little sick. If I can read the person's lips and it's a funny part of the text that goes with the gif, then that's fine. But the really short ones that go really fast and add nothing to picture? Could've just gone with a still picture.
Post by diamondsndaisies on Feb 26, 2015 10:40:20 GMT -5
I might be behind, but I'll weigh in on the finances debate. DH and I have separate accounts but both of our names are on both accounts. I have complete access to his acct if I ever need it. DH makes over double what I do a month so I tend to need to dip into his acct by the end of the month.
Another one: There are times when just a picture would suffice instead of a short, choppy gif that makes me feel a little sick. If I can read the person's lips and it's a funny part of the text that goes with the gif, then that's fine. But the really short ones that go really fast and add nothing to picture? Could've just gone with a still picture.
YAS. I spend too long trying to figure out what part of the quote they're saying.
Another one: There are times when just a picture would suffice instead of a short, choppy gif that makes me feel a little sick. If I can read the person's lips and it's a funny part of the text that goes with the gif, then that's fine. But the really short ones that go really fast and add nothing to picture? Could've just gone with a still picture.
YAS. I spend too long trying to figure out what part of the quote they're saying.
Me too! Or some of them are so fast that they kind of make me dizzy. I mean, if it is literally repeating every second, it's usually* not necessary.
*There are some exceptions, of course, but not many.
Guise, seriously, having a joint account doesn't mean that you will be judged for all your purchases. DH and I have an agreed upon discretionary spending limit each month. What we spend those funds on is never up for judgement or ridicule.
I still have my freedom.
Agreed. MH and I combined everything after we got married. Just because the money is combined, doesn't mean I can't buy what I want. Something really expensive? Yes, I'd probably run it by him. I don't feel like I can't buy something I want just because we share an account.
I just dropped $150 on Blu Ray Game of Thrones Seasons 1-4 over the weekend. Even though it's shared money, there wasn't a second where I felt like I needed to discus the purchase with MH first.
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I can see how she interpreted it that way, i.e. joy's comment of "No questions, no permissions, just freedom."
Just to play devil's advocate.
I'm a few pages back here, but I did want to explain my comment.
No questions: I'm not interested in asking my husband "Why did you spend $1,000 on suits???" or him asking me "Your haircut was $60?"
No permissions: I loathe the idea of an "allowance" and I don't want my husband to ask my permission to buy $1,000 suits for work.
Just freedom: I buy what I want. He buys what he wants. There are no rules for us when it comes to money as long as the bills and savings goals are met each month.
Sorry - I never intended it to come across as judgy, but I see how it could have been construed that way. Sorry!
My UO: I do not think Channing Tatum is a good choice for Gambit.
I don't know if that is a UO. Almost everyone I know are pretty hesitant about this casting. I think it will really come down to if he can nail the accent and I am worried about him being able to pull off Gambit's hair.
So many people I know are excited because he's hot, which I can agree on. But he always seems to portray jock types which is kinda opposite of Gambit. But I've been wrong before when hesitant on casting choices.
I don't know if that is a UO. Almost everyone I know are pretty hesitant about this casting. I think it will really come down to if he can nail the accent and I am worried about him being able to pull off Gambit's hair.
So many people I know are excited because he's hot, which I can agree on. But he always seems to portray jock types which is kinda opposite of Gambit. But I've been wrong before when hesitant on casting choices.
Might be an UO.... but I don't think Channing Tatum is attractive. Something about his hair that I just don't like. I feel like he is skeezy... same with Bradly Cooper! My skin crawls at the site of him!
So many people I know are excited because he's hot, which I can agree on. But he always seems to portray jock types which is kinda opposite of Gambit. But I've been wrong before when hesitant on casting choices.
Might be an UO.... but I don't think Channing Tatum is attractive. Something about his hair that I just don't like. I feel like he is skeezy... same with Bradly Cooper! My skin crawls at the site of him!
I will never not have my own account ever again. Period. My DH understands and it doesn't bother him a bit.
I think every adult should know the basics of finances even if you do not have a job that provides income. Hopefully, nothing bad will ever leave you in the lurch, but anything can happen and you need to know where your money is and what bills/expenses your family has. The more familiar you are with them the better. When a tragedy strikes you are emotional and it is extremely hard to take on all the finances if you have not been involved at all.
Yeah I have feels on this, but that is all I got for now.
I agree with this so much! You hate to think about the bad stuff but it is such a necessity.
DH would be perfectly happy to just let me handle everything, but 1) I don't want to. We both need to have responsibility for and input on the budget. 2) I tell him all the time if I die he's going to have to be able to do this on his own so he might as well figure some of it out right now. We have even gone as far as to discuss what would be done with life insurance money should I or he pass away. He hates it but it's reality.
My dad died at 34, and I will be there in just a blink of an eye. I have all of my affairs arranged and planned out, but B will not discuss it at all. It makes her very anxious and she thinks that I am being morbid. She hasn't lost anyone in her life from anything but old age. I know that she would be okay if something happened to me. I would be in a panic if something happens to her because she won't talk about it.
So many people I know are excited because he's hot, which I can agree on. But he always seems to portray jock types which is kinda opposite of Gambit. But I've been wrong before when hesitant on casting choices.
Might be an UO.... but I don't think Channing Tatum is attractive. Something about his hair that I just don't like. I feel like he is skeezy... same with Bradly Cooper! My skin crawls at the site of him!
I'm with you on Channing Tatum! I don't think he's bad looking but not my type. Why can't they just keep Taylor Kitsch as Gambit? I thought he did well in the Xmen Origins so why do we need a new guy (besides the fact that Channing Tatum is a bigger name) ??
Might be an UO.... but I don't think Channing Tatum is attractive. Something about his hair that I just don't like. I feel like he is skeezy... same with Bradly Cooper! My skin crawls at the site of him!
I'm with you on Channing Tatum! I don't think he's bad looking but not my type. Why can't they just keep Taylor Kitsch as Gambit? I thought he did well in the Xmen Origins so why do we need a new guy (besides the fact that Channing Tatum is a bigger name) ??
Yes agree! He is good looking, I just don't find him to be 100% attractive.
Might be an UO.... but I don't think Channing Tatum is attractive. Something about his hair that I just don't like. I feel like he is skeezy... same with Bradly Cooper! My skin crawls at the site of him!
I'm with you on Channing Tatum! I don't think he's bad looking but not my type. Why can't they just keep Taylor Kitsch as Gambit? I thought he did well in the Xmen Origins so why do we need a new guy (besides the fact that Channing Tatum is a bigger name) ??
I think you will find this to be a UO because his accent was clearly not Cajun and it drove most of my group of nerds crazy. Not to mention most of Origins was junk.
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UO: I know it doesn't make financial sense to lend the government money all year, but I like it when I get a too-big-for-my-withholding-to-have-been-right return.
We have a joint account. It's fine and makes paying bills easy but we do get questions from each other like "you bought breakfast every day at Timmies this week?" Or "hey....so what's up with the new Xbox game?" It's never a ton of money or a big deal but sometimes I'll be thinking no I shouldn't buy that top because we're getting low this month and then I see DH bought something and I think hmm I guess I could've and vice versa. I make cash now through tutoring and am grateful for the "freedom" like Joy said. If I want to blow it on donuts and magazines that my prerogative.
I think you will find this to be a UO because his accent was clearly not Cajun and it drove most of my group of nerds crazy. Not to mention most of Origins was junk.
That movie was a cluster, but I have to say I liked Liev Schreiber as Sabretooth.
That was a great casting choice as was Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson. I also loved the Blob scenes with Kevin Durand.
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