What do you tell the wife . (1 Viewer)

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Step 2 is reserved for the under $79.00 items - for instance a Opel Blitz to a Single Soldier - but, only during the Holidays where money is being spent on everything or birthdays, etc..... You say a truck costs just like a Tank - Honey...see what I mean :)

But, Step 1 and 3 are really the best method - what they dont know wont hurt them.......or you :D
 
Rob said:
Now i know this is a bit 'out there' but how about this."Darling,do you mind if i purchase this,cos it goes so well with that".Sometimes works chaps!

Rob
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ENGLISH Women are very different from AMERICAN Women if thats the case :rolleyes:
 
Guys, guys! I see some major screwing up here! :)

Honesty with you wife is the number one thing. Deceiving always catches up with us in time. Even the "little" things. I keep telling one of my brothers this every time he gets busted buying car parts and trying to hid the purchase from his wife, but after 10,000 butt chewings, he still doesn't get it. :D

My wife and I never have arguments over money. I build into our budget money for stuff just like this. We call it "fun" money. She is not answerable to me nor am I to her on how it gets spent. What we do is just give each other an equal sum. At the end of this month, I will give her $500 and I will get the same. Set something up monthly and make it a priority. Most conflicts in marriage revolve ultimately about the finances. Both spouses need to have money they can spend without having to justify the purchase. This makes them and us happy. For instance, last month my wife went and had a Lancome make over done. I guess that is what they call it. She brought home $527 worth of makeup. Now, in my mind, I thought that was just insane! Instead of asking how could she do that, she did use her fun money, I told her how beautiful she looked and sat down and let her show me everything she bought. Just for the record, I have zero interest in makeup. My wife does the same for me when I buy toy soldiers, guns, Harley parts(she really encourages those Harley purchases), etc....

I do have a checking account just for my fun money. That way the money never gets mingled in the general fund.

That is what I recommend. It works for me.
 
I agree - straight up works for me and my wife - she is allowed her things and I mine....
 
aujj65 said:
What do you do? bung him a few $ to keep quiet?

Jeff
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No, just tell him the truth. If it's new, I tell him so. One day he said to me after he noticed that I had gotten LAH 010, the German General, "I"m going to tell Grandma." I said "Go ahead" but then he forgot.
 
LoL.....I read this thread and laugh. As some of you may know I am recently divorced (Not because of our little hobby :eek: ) and this was an issue....what to say when a new piece shows up....how to pay for the new items etc. I use to sell my dioramas and use the money from those sales to pay for new items. This worked really well because the funds stayed off the radar of the "house budget" and it was never a big issue between us.

Now though....I must say it is very liberating to buy guilt free. If I want it...I buy it...and not have to worry about answering to anyone. I am in no way advocating divorce, dont get me wrong...just saying there is a silver lining to everything if you look hard enough! :D

I wish you all the best of luck in your undercover, slush fund ways!:p
 
Well,

I have an open and honest relationship with my wife. I tell her that I am a weak man who has an out of control addiction which needs to be fed.

This way, when the single parcel of the year arrives at our home, she can look smug and think 'I'm stronger than you and belong to the fairer sex, being more intelligent and possessing far greater wisdom'.

The only flaw to this open and honest approach is that I need a significantly bigger office, in which to display the contents of the other 249 parcels that arrive at work for me.

So, stick me down for another deception and subterfuge candidate then.

(Rob, glad to see that Jen is so ammicable. ;) )

Simon
 
You'll think this is pretty funny.

I have already posted today on this very issue. My advice was to be honest with your wife. Well, one of my younger brothers buys several AeroArt International figures from me today since I am selling all of my 54mm knights. Just no more room. Anyway, he tells me at the end of the conversation to not tell my wife or anyone in the family since it will surely get back to his wife. ha!ha!ha!ha!

I just thought that was funny.

Darrell
 
That is funny :D

Well its a second marriage for me coming up - so there are things that are already understood.
................who am I kidding - :D - its fun to dream though........
 
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Rob said:
Simple.I say "Jennifer,you made so much money in friends we can afford it!":D
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Rob, I have a link to a web site that has some very a nice video of Jenn taking a walk. I hesitate to post the link on the forum because this particular site is not really what you would call approprieate for some viewers. If you, or any other Jennifer obsessed fans (like me) are interested, pm me.
 
Our status quo is as long as there is some extra money coming in ( from work, E-bay sales or any gifts ), it's OK but I always get some comments on the alternative use for that extra money. But my wife also does some spending of her own, so she doesn't bother me too much about this. I also get some talk about time spent on the net, time is really a scarce comodity for us, I guess... But at the end of the day, deep down, my wife happens to cooperate on displaying space or collecting suggestions and I ask for her opinion. I have my own credit card and control of one bank account, so I don't really get into too many details unless necessary, just as she does with her own expenses.
Ah, another thing she keeps telling me is: why do guys always get to have some kind of hobby while we get submerged by the mother/professional/wife stuff?
 
VIRIATO said:
Ah, another thing she keeps telling me is: why do guys always get to have some kind of hobby while we get submerged by the mother/professional/wife stuff?
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Guys get soldiers, tanks, planes and trucks, whilst the ladies get shoes, handbags, jewelry and ridicuously expensive make up. Sounds like hobbies for all. Status quo. :)
Then there is the exception who has it all:
Royal title, shoes, handbags, jewelry, ridicuously expensive make up, along with soldiers, tanks, planes and trucks and a toy soldier shop. Hi Shannon! :D

Simon
 
I joke about my good lady all the time,but she's an absolute diamond.She shows interest in what i do and as long as my spending doesn't go wild she's cool with it.She can even identify loads of my tanks,and some of their faults!.This always makes me smile.The other day she told her dad that the Matilda was a good tank until the Germans introduced their 88 as an anti tank gun!!.She learns:D

Rob
 
Rob - I am lucky too.

Kiri puts up with all my K&C all over the house and even came with me to New York for Louis' Symposium. Of course met up with girlfriends and went shopping - but, she supports my hobby and remember that great Curio Birthday gift :D

I am a lucky one :)
 
My wife is really cool with it. I have spent some $$ over the years- picked up the 88 and the landing craft back in 99 and then of course the normany village. She knows I like it.

Right now, I am in a pretty good spot, she gets to stay home and doesn't have to work- me, well, I slave for the man. She has never questioned my "defense budget".

One thing that might work too is to take her to Ebay and show her how much those retired figs are going for these days- a lot of those figures have jumped several hundred percent in sale value in comparison to what they could be purchased for.

Just make sure you trust her not to sell them out from under you when you are at work or mowing the yard :eek:

STANDS ALONE!
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