From the Mailbag: dealing with an unfrugal spouse
Hi, I love your blog and I wanted to ask a question. I'm having a hard time getting my husband to get on my level of frugality.
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What would you do? What advice can you offer?
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13 Responses to “From the Mailbag: dealing with an unfrugal spouse”
July 26th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Marriage counseliing.
Period.
July 26th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
And, it would be nice if I could spell. Mea culpa.
July 26th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Not very profound, but… Live as frugality as you are convicted for the money in your trust, then pray and wait.
July 26th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
My husband is like this too.
I pretty much handle all of the shopping; I withdraw cash for groceries and household. I withdraw extra cash and keep a cash fund for household emergencies.
My husband knows about the stash, but doesn’t really pay attention to how much is in it, etc. I’ve found that for us, the most effective way for husband to NOT spend it is to have it NOT attached to the debit card.
Don’t lie and hide money, but having a rainy day fund is a legitimate household expense.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Funny, I just wrote about this. It’ll be posted on Monday.
July 26th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
My best advice would be to maintain separate accounts. Some couples, if they both work, agree to each pay separate bills and then keep the remainder of their paychecks to spend however they see fit.
A spending allowance has also helped my husband focus on buying the items he really wants. IF (big if!) you can get him to agree, in a rational moment, on a monthly spending cap, put that money in a separate account and make sure he realizes that when he runs out of money in that account, he needs to stop spending until next month.
This probably won’t work right away, if he even agrees to try it. What really turned my husband around was seeing how our systematic savings turned into a beautiful, almost-brand-new motorcycle that we paid cash for.
He was never able to afford anything like that before because he never saved, but if you and your husband can agree to work towards a long-term, “fun” goal like a motorcycle or a vacation, seeing the results of delayed gratification might get him on board.
Let us know how it goes, and pop over to my blog if you’d like my e-mail address–I’m happy to help however I can!
July 26th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
I found a solution that works for us. We each have a separate account and we split the bills. He’s responsible for a certain amount, I’m responsible for my share. We have a certain amount that goes into savings. Then whatever is left in his account after everything is said and done, is his to spend as he pleases. We try not to use credit cards, so if it isn’t there, don’t spend it, but he has his money and I have mine. I knew someone who told me that it just wasn’t right, that we should have a joint account because the money should be shared. I said that we did what worked best for us and other people aren’t allowed an opinion.
July 27th, 2008 at 8:40 am
I think marriage counseling would be a huge help.
This isn’t really a money issue. It’s about the fact that you have a need to feel secure and in control of your money.
He is ignoring that need to fulfill his own. That is a serious problem.
He is most likely not doing it to be selfish but because he does not understand how important it is to you. Or because he doesn’t think its important he chooses to disregard your feelings. Either way a marriage counselor or a spiritual leader can help you get to the bottom of the issue and resolve it.
July 27th, 2008 at 11:21 am
keep money in an account under your name; pay “yourself” as a legitimate expense & hence he will not have that much $ to “blow”; much is said in Proverbs of the woman who “works” to keep her family; read them well; take them to heart; and be wise; going green means saving your wealth & saving your health; do both & keep some of the green you save every month put away for a rainy day.
July 27th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Go back to what your parents taught you when you first got your allowance. You can spend money on candy today, or you can save that money and buy the big squirt gun in three weeks. If you wait one more week and buy it with a coupon…you have the money to buy the squirt gun AND the candy.
Also, continue tithing, but after you tithe, take 10% off the top and put it in a savings account. If you direct deposit his paycheck, you can sometimes set it up where a percentage goes to another account. This money is your savings, your rainy day money, or more so your insurance policy.
There is a happy medium here. The goal is not for him to be like you, but for there to be some compromise. They always say that women marry men and think they can change them – maybe there is a way to get a little bit (like the 10% in savings) and give a little bit (channel his spending into things that will further your future or increase your “other” bank account – your home. Some home improvements, doodads or repairs increase your home’s value or your ability to not need to upgrade.
July 28th, 2008 at 6:23 am
If at all possible, I would try to get him to attend a Dave Ramsey Financial Peace seminar with you. The seminars typically held in churches are 13 weeks and then sometimes he’ll do an all day thing in a larger city.
Dave addresses this need of women to feel secure. I would also talk to your husband about this need– the need to feel secure and how having a savings account (actually 3-6 months of living expenses in an emergency fund) is a huge part of that.
Dave also has a very humorous way of talking about how every couple has a nerd and a free spender and he talks about the need for communication in this area. I highly recommend that you try to attend a Financial Peace seminar together.
July 28th, 2008 at 8:51 am
From a different perspective, I believe that this may not be your husbands problem. In 21 years of marriage I have found that the Lord uses these very same kind of circumstances to teach me to trust HIM. Our husbands are our protection and our covering and we are told to love them and submit to their authority, by doing this we are obedient to our Lord. When we try to take the reins away from our husband we are being Eve and serious problems will arise. I could list dozens of equally important issues that I have been through with my own dear husband, I am extremely strong willed and impatient, when I finally do the right thing and turn the problem de jour over to the Lord in prayer, within a matter of weeks or days or sometimes hours my husband’s heart is changed. The bible is your marriage counselor, look to it! I don’t discourage you from lovingly bringing information to your husband but he will know if is done with a spirit of love or a spirit of resentment.
Kim
August 7th, 2008 at 11:01 am
“If at all possible, I would try to get him to attend a Dave Ramsey Financial Peace seminar with you. The seminars typically held in churches are 13 weeks and then sometimes he’ll do an all day thing in a larger city.”
Let someone else convince him. Let him think it’s HIS idea
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