LaTigresse
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I guess I don't get the emotional drama of this issue. In my house, we have two people that are good at earning money. We each have different ideas of how to manage it. Within the concept of managing it, there are different sub categories. Short term, medium term, and long term. I am good with short term and medium term, if it's a goal ( example, down payment on a house) I want that I am working towards. G.D. sucks at medium term, is better than I am with short term, most of the time, and excels at long term, which I suck at.
So, to avoid drama, we each pay our own bills and split the responsibilities for the household stuff. aka....short term.
Medium term, like bigger household purchases, household projects, we discuss. Some will be more important to him, others to me. If the one it is more important to, can handle it financially on their own, no issue. If they can't, we discuss and find a solution or sometimes shelve the issue.
Long term planning is allllllllllllllll on him. I really do suck at it and it's always been his passion. So much so that it is now, also his business. While I may be stronger at coming up with the best cell phone plan, finding the best solution to a household repair issue, servicing cars, etc.......he is the superstar at big, long term financial planning. Why in the hell, just because he is more submissive to me, would I not utilize his expertise to my own advantage????
It's no different than paying a CPA to do the taxes. Yes I COULD do them, no G.D. cannot do them, but a very nice young man in a town nearby does them splendidly. We take everything in, talk a bit, leave. A couple weeks later we stop and sign a few things and voila'! Done!
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My twisted, self deprecating, sense of humour, finds alot to laugh about, in your lack of one!
Just because you are well educated, articulate, and can use big, fancy words, properly........does not mean you are right!
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