Like most couples we are saving like mad. January has been awful as we had to get back on our feet after xmas, but from Feb we should be able to save £300 pcm. Ive still bought little wedding bits where I can in the sales, however Steves worked out Ive spent just over £60 which in his eyes entitles him to spend £60 on a new ps3 hard drive! (Its actually £69.99) Wheres the fairness in that??? He has every console going, tons of games and accessories. Ive not bought anything for myself, just the wedding, but he sees that as "for me" I very rarely buy myself anything as any spare money goes away or on the kids. Peeved to say the least and ready to blow. My time of the month too so he better bring home some ear plugs tonight! Anyone else's h2b see the money spent on wedding items as money you've spent on yourself??? xxx
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CommentAuthorboo
my H2B just last week justified £270 on a new xbox 360....I'm still trying to work that one out, thats over half the deposit we could have put down on the venue
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CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
Ask him if he is playing the game at the wedding? Your spending money on the wedding which is going towards the both of you and your guests. Tell him he is welcome to spend that kind of money if it too is going on the wedding ;0)
CommentAuthorx ashlil x
no i bl**dy dont!! men!! my h2b is like that with everything, he goes he u go babe theres half my wages 4 some food shopping, then spends the other half on games, cds, etc. whilst all my money is paying for the bills, the kids, rent etc n im left with nothing for myself. x
CommentAuthorUnknown
i have cut down the amount i go out as really trying to save but he still goes out!! i think it is just men in general!! x
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CommentAuthorGemmagem1987
I agree with Jo, there's no justification in that hun, the WEDDING is suppose to be for the 2 of you, if the £60 was spent on wedding bits then its £60 less you have to save. He's just spending for the sake of it x
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CommentAuthorgreyarea
To be honest im in debt so havent started weeding saving but if my partner did that it would be for both of us so not a huge deal but i still would be a little annoyed
CommentAuthorGriff
My h2b thought that but I soon set him straight you do not mess with me and money when things are so tight >:( xxx
CommentAuthor'ca'ca'ca
mines the same; new bike tank paint job [luckily he only has to pay for the materials, not the work] at £350. THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY QUID!!! its not even like there was anything wrong with the last one!! it was just "getting boring" and he "wanted to paint somthing mew". ohmydays am i not happy >.< i hate men. cant wlive with em, cant easily get away with killillng them :L <3 x
CommentAuthorStevie_Dee
Lol Theres nothing wrong with Steves old (4months old) ps3 hard drive, but he wants one that holds more. Even tho the one he has isnt even half full! I thnk hes aware hes in for earache tonight, as I gave him 'THAT' look before he left for work this morning. Ive also gone 3 nights without sleep as my lil boy is poorly and weve slept downstairs. Plus cant have chocolate as Im on a diet! Arghhhh! xx
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CommentAuthorloolabelle
Can he not part ex his old one few the bigger one? It may save some money on the hard drive, and then ask him for what he has saved towards the wedding x
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CommentAuthorStevie_Dee
Apparently hes promised a mate from work his old one which I hope hes getting something for, but hes that soft, I wouldnt be surprised if he just gives it him as they are always doing favours for each other. xx
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CommentAuthorMrs L 2b :)
I don't think men understand the concept of "we are saving up" my friend has taken her other halfs bank card so that he literally can't spend without her say so, although a little tough I bet they end up getting a house quicker than me!
CommentAuthorGriff
i'm on the brink of doing that to mike he is such a loose spender it drives me nuts! xx
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
I've found jaffa cakes are pretty good and if you get the minis they are about 25 cals each so it gives you a fix without it being too bad. Either that or the options hot chocs are another good way of getting a choc fix. Totally off subject but hey ho!
CommentAuthorStevie_Dee
Lol Thanx Jo! xxx
Sent Steve a text message - Im guessing he will know its tongue in cheek but it went
Im ratty, tired, VERY hormonal and ready to boil someones bunny! Only s ex, chocolate or takeway will save you. P.s. S ex is not an option as Im on, and no a hand job does not pass for s ex! p.p.s Good quality chocolate will avoid hours of earache! Love you hunny bunny (think fatal attraction x10) xxx
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CommentAuthorKate_B
Same - saving like mad to buy our house this year and hopefully wedding next year - so he buys a new set of golf clubs! Not really helping towards house or wedding lol - men eh?! xx
CommentAuthorhollyjt1985
Im the one in our house that can't stop spending. We are saving 600 a month and any money i have left after paying mortgage and bills i spend. I think i have a problem!! i go shopping at least once a week and then shop on the net. i do buy him things too though.
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
Haha Dee that made me giggle. I might try that with Kev and see what the reply is.
CommentAuthorx ashlil x
love the text jo, brilliant lol x
CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
Lol Mrsclarke it is brill but it wasn't me that sent it ;o)
CommentAuthorpixie.bunny
Brilliant text .... must remember to do that myself!! H2B is always needing this, that and the other and it's not like they're cheap things either spending up to £200 sometimes..... He threw a hissy fit when I put down a deposit on my dress!! It was £25 (I actually had that in change!) Cheek! He then gets the moody me.... and spends ages being 'nice' to me (which after a bit makes me giggle, but I don't let on). Well if they don't want us to be in a mood then they shouldn't have one rule for us and another for them :) Xx
CommentAuthorStevie_Dee
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I always remember the line out of my big fat greek wedding "The man is the head, but the woman is the neck. And she can turn the head any way she wants." lol xxx
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CommentAuthorpixie.bunny
Oh I loved that film :P Hmmmmm me thinks i'm watching that tonight! I'm part greek myself.... but my family are not taking over, I rule the household!! lol :P Xx
CommentAuthorAtaraxia
Mine can be the same... because it's not happening next week or in a time frame his tiny male mind can imagine, he basically doesn't seem to think that spending money on random plastic models is a big deal.
Then he's the one who worries about money and how we're going to pay for things. Men pffffffft.
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CommentAuthorMadam Butterfly
I can join this club! We are saving for our wedding and a house, both for next year. And every now and then h2b gets something in his head that he would like..new car (nothing wrong with old one and we will get one together when we move in together)..new laptop (not an essential)..ps3 game..etc. I slowly change his mind most of the time haha.
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CommentAuthorBeskiboo
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Get him to put the old one on the bay of e (along with any games he does not use/ is bored of) give him a deadline or say that you will be selecting them for him. Works like a charm
CommentAuthorCroc
yer mine asked for a bose stero out of the wedding fund and told me hed give me it back... but he hasnt go figure.... but to be fair it was his bonus from work, and gave me that to begin with but then he asked for it back!!! but did say i charge 500% intrest!!
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CommentAuthorkateh3
were saving for house this yr and wedding next yr i get the well i mite aswell get it now b4 we buy a house answer reading all these comments made me smile and i feel loads better knowing most men are the same!!!
CommentAuthorGem1102
Mine's the same and it doesn't help that his brother encourages him to buy games he doen't need! I've been saving every spare penny i have and his brother (one of our ushers) thinks its ok to send h2b emails about cheap games he's seen on the internet when he knows we have a wedding to save for! grrr!
CommentAuthorAbi4tomboy
i cant moan my h2b is brilliant i can have anything i want the last £1 in his pocket if i want it and if i say oh i like that in a shop within the day he will go back out and get it even if i only said its nice not i want it and he rarley buys anything for him self i buy him things else he would go with out
CommentAuthormitch2509
yeah i cant moan.... im the spender and he's the saver
CommentAuthorboo
I told H2B the only thing hes getting between now and the wedding is 1 new xbox game for his birthday :D (I'll be sneaky at xmas and buy him something wedding related haha)
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CommentAuthorSteffie
My bloke gets paid weekly on a Friday and OMG by Sunday he rarely has any money left!!! That is because £150 goes straight into my account (£100 for bills etc and £50 into wedding fund) I started the wedding fund in June and I have put away £150 away each month and now Anthony has started putting £50 a week extra into my account that means that the wedding fund standing order will go up to £350 a month (roughly) and that's the way we're saving!
Ant's 34 but spends his money like it's water, like he's 19 and tbh it p*sses me right off!!! I'm talking about putting extra away for starting our family but he really gets defensive and says, that he might as well not get paid at all if we do that!!!
I will be paying for pretty much all of the £30,000 wedding as I was awarded a compensation claim and I have the ability to pay that, but I don't see why I should have to pay for everything for the rest of my life lol
It was my birthday on 21st and Ant gave me £80 (fab) but I would have preferred him to put some of it away!!
*sobs* sorry I needed a rant! xxx
CommentAuthorAbi4tomboy
no just because you got the money doesnt mean you should pay for everything what if something ever came up and you needed the money even though were saving for wedding (my mum and dad are paying but we want to save and get them a nice present and give some money back) car insurance £200 a month :@ but we always save as much as we can incase something goes wrong with the car or children need something ect ect