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Post by cael on Mar 28, 2014 8:34:17 GMT -5
My DH wants to get the NHL online channel-thingie next year. It's like, $100 for the year maybe? At first thought my brain says "NONONO" but then I think about it and realize that my gym membership, which I've had for 8 years and don't use consistently, costs $47/month. so in the end I'll probably let him do the NHL channel online content whatever thingie.
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Post by swamp on Mar 28, 2014 8:51:06 GMT -5
I'd be happy if DH only wanted $30. Instead, I have a 2013 Chevy Silverado and a John Deere tractor.
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Post by resolution on Mar 28, 2014 8:54:37 GMT -5
Just pay the $30 and let him still have his regular fun money.
I agree you are right and it should be counted as fun money, but it is just not enough money to justify a debate and making him feel wrong.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Mar 28, 2014 9:01:03 GMT -5
I'd be happy if DH only wanted $30 We have a $230 cable bill b/c DH NEEDS 200+ channels even though I pointed out every show on our DVR is from Channels 1-60. But he might want to watch shows on those other 140 channels someday! So glad he's not a sports guy, I'd have to kil him if he wanted the sports channel package.
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Post by resolution on Mar 28, 2014 9:05:48 GMT -5
I probably have $20,000 worth of woodworking equipment out in the garage. No recurring expenses except whenever someone dies and has an estate auction. But people die pretty often.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Mar 28, 2014 9:33:28 GMT -5
My DH wants to get the NHL online channel-thingie next year. It's like, $100 for the year maybe? At first thought my brain says "NONONO" but then I think about it and realize that my gym membership, which I've had for 8 years and don't use consistently, costs $47/month. so in the end I'll probably let him do the NHL channel online content whatever thingie. You can share the hockey login with others. Maybe he could find someone else willing to chip in? One of my friends pays for it and two other people have the login. There's no problem with us all being logged in at same time. I do like it but a lot of teams I enjoy watching are out of market. Watching the Capitals does nothing for me. I have Insider. This is what I do though. I find online deals for the magazine for $4-5/year and then Insider is included. I don't personally find it to be worth $30/year. I do fantasy hockey, baseball and football. Of course I'm also not renewing my Food Network magazine because they want $27. I'll resubscribe when I find a better deal. Probably not a hill to die on though with Insider.
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Post by Bob Ross on Mar 28, 2014 9:53:36 GMT -5
It should be fun money. I agree that $30 a year isn't worth fighting over, but nor should he be making an issue about such a small amount. Tell him to pick up his rattle off of the floor and put it back in his crib.
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Mar 28, 2014 9:58:23 GMT -5
Chloe DH and I have separate allowances for our own personal "fun" stuff. (We each get $500/mo) I don't look over his shoulder to see what he spends his money on and he sure doesn't want to know how I spend mine (mostly gifting the G'kids).
Here is our basis for what is "fun" and what is "joint".
If we both want it and will use/enjoy it, then it is "joint". If it is important to only one of us, or only one will use it, then that one uses their fun money on it.
I just discovered that DH was saving his allowance to buy a new amplifier ($650). I am happy with our old one (heck, I have a hard time hearing anyway), but it was important to him. So he was saving his money. I decided that since we both would be using it (and we could afford it), that it should be paid for jointly. And I told him, "Order it and put it on the joint CC". We'll pay for it out of household funds.
My .02
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Post by sarcasticgirl on Mar 28, 2014 10:06:38 GMT -5
FUN MONEY-
but if it is only $30 then let him take it out of the regular budget... then you just happen to get a pedicure from the regular budget. even steven!
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Post by 8 Bit WWBG on Mar 28, 2014 15:23:29 GMT -5
I think this deserves a week long dragged out yelling and screaming no holds barred crusade!
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Post by hoops902 on Mar 28, 2014 16:51:18 GMT -5
This is not fun money. This is a NEED. HOW DARE YOU?!?!
::I would be tempted to allow him to convince me to put it elsewhere ::
Totally agree.
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Post by souldoubt on Mar 28, 2014 17:08:51 GMT -5
I think you should consider divorce based on the fact that he thinks ESPN insider is something worth paying for. At the very least he should have to donate blood or find some other way to come up with the money to pay for something that's such a waste.
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Mar 28, 2014 22:58:37 GMT -5
It's definitely not an argument. Just an amusing conversation applicable to YM.
I looked it up. It was $11.97 last year and out of his fun money. I wonder why ESPN increased it that much.
I paid for it today. I put $15 n his fun money and $15 in family fun. I do read the magazines while using the, um, facilities.
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Post by geenamercile on Mar 29, 2014 8:24:27 GMT -5
Where does the rest of the cable bill come from? What else comes from fun money? Do things that are specifically for you come from joint funds (like haircuts, manicures, clothes, etc) or is it all from fun money?
I think it really depends on how your money is otherwise divided up.
In my house, WoW subscriptions do come from allowance funds, but cable comes out of bill money, so it really depends. Change WoW to FFXIV and that is our house. We all use the internet so we do it as bill money, but if it is only for one person we do it as fun money. There are even some foods I'll spend my fun money on because I am the only one who eats them.
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Post by bookkeeper on Mar 29, 2014 9:19:57 GMT -5
Okay, with that stated, go there. It makes a difference. It's still probably a waste, but it can be justified there.
Or, even better..., let it be a present. Christmas, birthday, whatever. He gets what he wants, you get to save elsewhere.
A gift is the way to go. My DH just had a birthday. I gave him cash to go on his annual Great Lakes fishing trip. He was going anyway, he needed cash anyway, No way was he getting the fishing cash and a birthday gift out of his frugal overlord wife!
Everybody's happy!
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Post by resolution on Mar 29, 2014 9:59:02 GMT -5
Where does the rest of the cable bill come from? What else comes from fun money? Do things that are specifically for you come from joint funds (like haircuts, manicures, clothes, etc) or is it all from fun money?
I think it really depends on how your money is otherwise divided up.
In my house, WoW subscriptions do come from allowance funds, but cable comes out of bill money, so it really depends. Change WoW to FFXIV and that is our house. We all use the internet so we do it as bill money, but if it is only for one person we do it as fun money. There are even some foods I'll spend my fun money on because I am the only one who eats them. Our gaming subs are a line item in the budget, they don't come out of any fun money pot. But we don't really have fun money pots anyway. Basically anything that is left over after the bills are paid and investments made is fair game for random spending.
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Post by justme on Mar 29, 2014 10:10:33 GMT -5
My DH wants to get the NHL online channel-thingie next year. It's like, $100 for the year maybe? At first thought my brain says "NONONO" but then I think about it and realize that my gym membership, which I've had for 8 years and don't use consistently, costs $47/month. so in the end I'll probably let him do the NHL channel online content whatever thingie. You can share the hockey login with others. Maybe he could find someone else willing to chip in? One of my friends pays for it and two other people have the login. There's no problem with us all being logged in at same time. I do like it but a lot of teams I enjoy watching are out of market. Watching the Capitals does nothing for me. I have Insider. This is what I do though. I find online deals for the magazine for $4-5/year and then Insider is included. I don't personally find it to be worth $30/year. I do fantasy hockey, baseball and football. Of course I'm also not renewing my Food Network magazine because they want $27. I'll resubscribe when I find a better deal. Probably not a hill to die on though with Insider. You should check out your library. Mine offers free emagazines and uses a program called Zino. The Food Network magazine is one of the magazines offered. Now I get it on my phone/tablet/computer for free and, so far, I haven't lost access to older issues.
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Post by Works4me on Mar 29, 2014 16:12:37 GMT -5
Good choice Chloe!
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