Do you have the same spending habits as your partner?

[specialmom]

So, are you getting ready to spend a 1000 bucks on the new IPhone 8 and your partner is clipping a 40 cent off of green beans coupon?  LOL  Do you spend money in a similar way as your partner or do you differ?  If you differ, does it cause any issues?  

[Countrymorninggirl]

No, we don't have the same spending habits. He likes to go cheap and I like quality, in food, clothes, etc. I will look for deals but if I can't find any I'll just spend the money. But I do love going yard selling, to the Goodwill store, and antique stores. There I look for the best in all the items I purchase, while looking for cheap prices. My husband nor I would ever spend 1000 dollars or even 600 on a phone, the most we've spent on a cell phone is 100 $ We definitely differ in our spending but we are both smart about spending. Most of the time anyway. Lol!!

[ZonnyC]

The only reason why they are selling these ridiculously priced phones is because some folks are crazy enough to buy them.

[Countrymorninggirl]

So true. ;)

[ZonnyC]

Let me not get started on the iPhones.  What a waste of money.  That's a purchase that I would never make.  I have an old Nokia flip phone.  Let the young kids/adults waste their money on these things because I won't.  :)

[ZonnyC]

Hubby likes to save and I like to spend and save, but we are not fanatical about our spending differences.  I like to spend on quality purchases or on things we eat and use a lot and I LOVE bargains on those things.  I don't buy something just because it is cheap or a bargain.  We do have a weekly budget we try to adhere to.  I feel extremes aren't great (spending too little or spending too much).  You surely can't take all the money with you when you die.  You just leave it behind for someone else to enjoy. :(  I worked hard for it, so I don't have a problem with spending some of it.

[Swelter_]

My husband and I have completely different spending habits - he used to always save while I would believe in saving, but spending on the good things too. We now at leats understand each other's point of view, and i think over the years he has become a lot like me, and i, like him. In any case, any issues we used to have over money haven't repeated in a long time :)

[UnsureMS]

My husband and me are a great team when it comes to money, but this is because I have all the say and He knows nothing about what he has earned. If he knew every extra penny we have he would spend it before we even got our paychecks. As for me I dont even like spending 30 bucks on a pair of jeans for myself. I try my hardest to save every chance I get. He has learned to trust me with the money and to ask before he spends to ensure he isnt over spending and all the bills are getting paid.

[Nighthawk61]

We're total opposites. My hubby always hits the dollar store for cards, while i always hit Chapters. When somethings on sale, he'll buy 2-3 items, i'll buy everything on the shelf and stock up (often giving to charity cuz we can't consume it all before the expiry date). He would never fill up the gas tank just to go for a drive, I do so every day in the summer months (usually to pick up things people are giving away on kijiji). I wouldn't say we argue about money, but he always says, "when will it ever be enough" lol and my answer "I'll let you know". lol If it was up to my husband, we wouldn't need extra storage (my picking up furniture, storage solutions etc), cuz we'd have less than a weeks worth of food and enough clothes to get us through to laundry day twice a week. We have an SUV and i put it to use, I hauled interlock bricks,(hundreds)  sand (40 bags) , gravel, (20 bags)  flagstone (50 pieces) , plants (huge "giant" hostas etc - a whole yard of perennials from a houses being renovated or from individuals spitting and giving away) , outdoor patio furniture & umbrellas (x3) , outdoor cooler, patio slabs (50 large), took down a metal shed and put it back together, oh yeah, and about 16 full fence sections lol All of it FREE (except the patio slabs i had to have that were red, as opposed to the free grey ones available). He complains about the gas i spent to pick it all up. but had i not, our backyard wouldn't have a deck or seating, or a garden and he'd be fine with that too. All i can say is "opposites attract". He thinks i'm crazy, but I also know he's impressed with my dogged determination and relatively happy the yard is lookin' good. Last night i used the gas to go pick up 5-6 pieces of collapsible bamboo shelving, perfect for my son's house that im pretty sure him and his wife will love. I spend a fraction of what the cost of all these items are on gas, so ,, I don't listen when he complains about gas. I just say that "my eyesight is going and soon i won't be able to drive to pick up anything" We tell each other we love one another every day. So it's all good. Yeah, i'd say "Opposites, and opposites do attract" I'm also really love that he cuts coupons and saves money every chance he can. I'm glad he reminds me to keep on top of spending too much money, it makes me feel secure. It's all good.

[CurfewX]

We're opposites.  He's more of a spender, and I'm a saver, almost to the point of hording money.  However, I will say that he never spends more than he earns, and he does save too.  He's actually probably more on the "normal" scale than I am.  And it definitely WOULD cause conflict, except that we don't share a checking account.  That way, I'm not bothered by his day-to-day spending.  It's none of my business as long as he can cover his portion of the bills, which he always can.  We do make important financial decisions together, and he likes that I usually have hidden "surprise" money to splash out when we want to take a vacation or buy something that's normally out of our budget.  It works for us :)