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Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:16 am to FLObserver
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Been married for a while now. I love my wife but here's my dilemma? I just got a nice raise at work. Do i tell her right away or wait a few months? The reason i say a few months is the minute i let the cat out of the bag then she be wanting stuff that we/I don't really need .
But back to your post, just raise your pimp hand and tell that hoe that can only have a 20 dollar a month allowance. The more she behaves, the more % of your raise she can have. Boom
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:16 am to Bmath
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Just put the increased portion of earnings directly in savings
Yawn. You could die any moment. Spend that shite and buy fancy things you don't need.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:16 am to FLObserver
Save the raise for a bad arse vacation next summer.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:17 am to FLObserver
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No we have seperate accounts. She will not know until taxes next year. I will tell her by then
Promise to update when you tell her? Should be a good one.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:18 am to Sprung
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Save the raise for a bad arse vacation next summer.
Im thinking that would be a nice surprise to take the family on a nice vacation.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:18 am to FLObserver
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No we have seperate accounts. She will not know until taxes next year. I will tell her by then
By then, she may have half.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:20 am to FLObserver
Never tell your wife about a raise.
Always act like yall are broke.
It's the only way, unless you don't mind your wife's closet to be filled with outfits from White House Black Market.
Always act like yall are broke.
It's the only way, unless you don't mind your wife's closet to be filled with outfits from White House Black Market.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:21 am to FLObserver
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I just got a nice raise at work
Brag not so subtle
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she be wanting stuff that we/I don't really need
subtle diss
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:24 am to FLObserver
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:25 am to East Coast Band
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Never tell your wife about a raise. Always act like yall are broke.
I like this idea
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:25 am to FLObserver
I had a superintendent that demanded a paper check each week so his wife didn't find out about any raises or his per diem.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:25 am to FLObserver
If you have separate accounts, why would she spend more of your money?
The dilemma you have isn't to tell or not to tell your wife about the raise. Your problem is that you don't trust your wife with finances. That's the reason you don't have a joint account already.
This is the uncomfortable discussion you need to have. But first, do some research and make sure you know what you are talking about. Who is really spending money frivolously in the relationship? Is anyone? You could be wrong about your assumptions.
The dilemma you have isn't to tell or not to tell your wife about the raise. Your problem is that you don't trust your wife with finances. That's the reason you don't have a joint account already.
This is the uncomfortable discussion you need to have. But first, do some research and make sure you know what you are talking about. Who is really spending money frivolously in the relationship? Is anyone? You could be wrong about your assumptions.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:26 am to FLObserver
Why'd you marry a woman that
Sounds like a subtle brag over a $.50 raise.
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be wanting stuff that we/I don't really need
Sounds like a subtle brag over a $.50 raise.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:26 am to FLObserver
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then she be wanting stuff
How big of a raise did McDonalds give you?
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:32 am to alajones
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The dilemma you have isn't to tell or not to tell your wife about the raise. Your problem is that you don't trust your wife with finances. That's the reason you don't have a joint account already.
This is the uncomfortable discussion you need to have. But first, do some research and make sure you know what you are talking about. Who is really spending money frivolously in the relationship? Is anyone? You could be wrong about your assumptions.
This advice is money. Pun intended.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:34 am to FLObserver
I don't hide raises from my wife, We both have very good paying jobs and our financial goals align.
Any raise over a cost of living raise we do the following.
25%-50% goes straight in 401K, with the remainder we will pay off a small bill if we have one. If not, right into savings.
I am very lucky, i married a good one. She will spend money on clothes for her office but everything else she budgets for. She would rather save then spend everything we make.
Now her sister who was raised in the same home with the same parents is completely opposite. Her husband has told me that several times over the last 5 years, he has been comparing the bank statement with the checkbook and realized she has spent several thousand that month on clothes and eating out w/o putting it in their tallybook.
Any raise over a cost of living raise we do the following.
25%-50% goes straight in 401K, with the remainder we will pay off a small bill if we have one. If not, right into savings.
I am very lucky, i married a good one. She will spend money on clothes for her office but everything else she budgets for. She would rather save then spend everything we make.
Now her sister who was raised in the same home with the same parents is completely opposite. Her husband has told me that several times over the last 5 years, he has been comparing the bank statement with the checkbook and realized she has spent several thousand that month on clothes and eating out w/o putting it in their tallybook.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:37 am to FLObserver
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The reason i say a few months is the minute i let the cat out of the bag then she be wanting stuff that we/I don't really need
Don't tell her...marriages thrive on lies and deception. Trust is overrated. I'm sure that you want her to lie about major things going on in her life, too...right? (please note sarcasm)...
You say you love your wife...if that is the case, then you don't have a dilemma. John 8:32 "Then you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.". Just tell her and be a man about it. If the real problem is her spending money...that is what you should address.
Posted on 6/17/16 at 9:50 am to bigtiger440
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Her husband has told me that several times over the last 5 years, he has been comparing the bank statement with the checkbook and realized she has spent several thousand that month on clothes and eating out w/o putting it in their tallybook.
Who the frick keeps their own book anymore. Banks do this for you...
Posted on 6/17/16 at 10:05 am to FLObserver
Never tell your SO about an increase in income immediately unless it is too significant to gloss over or you have shared banking.
Never.
Never.
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