Wedding Forum - Little Rant - Spending 1 rule for him, 1...

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

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)

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

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

My h2b thought that but I soon set him straight you do not mess with me and money when things are so tight >:( xxx

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

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

i'm on the brink of doing that to mike he is such a loose spender it drives me nuts! xx

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

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.

love the text jo, brilliant lol x

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

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

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.

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!!

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!

yeah i cant moan.... im the spender and he's the saver

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