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  • smokeybaileysmokeybailey member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_vent-3?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:fa275809-9228-4e1d-aeee-0f2cfdda5e79Post:1462f1db-f059-4349-b554-e9aad86bdcc4">Re: Vent</a>:
    [QUOTE]Good point Lynda.  I can't think of one single thing in women's clothing that I could spend $800 on.  Not even my wedding dress.
    Posted by laurenclaire1386[/QUOTE]

    I can...two great suits. 
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  • lyndausvilyndausvi mod
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_vent-3?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:fa275809-9228-4e1d-aeee-0f2cfdda5e79Post:1462f1db-f059-4349-b554-e9aad86bdcc4">Re: Vent</a>:
    [QUOTE]Good point Lynda.  I can't think of one single thing in women's clothing that I could spend $800 on.  Not even my wedding dress.
    Posted by laurenclaire1386[/QUOTE]

    I only go shopping 3 times a year for clothes. (no really options here).  So I can spend a lot at one time.

    Now when I lived in the states.  I could easily spend 100-150 a month on clothes.  At the end of the year that is over $1200. 

    I do not spend like that now (of course living in here means I do not need high ticket items like coats, boots, etc.)






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  • laurenclaire1386laurenclaire1386
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    Thanks Msmery.  I think the thing that got me really ticked off in the first place was that he started the conversation by saying, "I know I should have told you first....blahblahblah."  So he can't really plead ignorance on this one.  I guess he just didn't want to call while he was at the store, which I guess is understandable. 

    I'm a hell of a lot calmer about it now than I was an hour ago.
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  • NuggetBrainNuggetBrain member
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    Think of it this way, at least he didn't take $3,500 out of his HSA account to go buy a new plasma TV for the living room.
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  • thesuninherheadthesuninherhead member
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    I don't know the situation with your credit debt that you hid, but personally, I'd rather my H spend $800 on suits for work than spend small amounts on other random things that eventually add up to credit card debt that he then mislead me about.

    I know that mens business clothes are frustratingly expensive... My H bought two business shirts, a tie and some new slacks last week and spent over $300 on them. That's fine, though, because he's a manager and ultimately these are items that he actually needs- albeit expensive items.  

    I too second the suggestion about 'play' money- H and I have a joint account, and most of our pay goes there, with a section of each pay going into our personal accounts for us to do as we please. It works well.
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