Gender differences
My wife on our spending habits:
Ya know, I can go blow over $1,000 on stuff over the course of a month. And that doesn’t bother me. But you will blow $1,000 all at once.
True. She tends to buy little things here and there (clothes, kids’ stuff, and knickknacks) whereas I’ll come home with, say, a new gun or a table saw or grill.
Update: I should note that my reply was Yeah, but I only do that about once every three to five months.
May 26th, 2007 at 11:47 am
Maybe true, but what is the resale value of her $1000 worth of stuff after she buys it? I suspect it’s between $0 and $100. What’s the resale value of your pile of stuff after the fact? I bet it’s between $900 and $1100.
May 26th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
Hah, on a bad day. Saiga-12 appreciation = the win.
May 27th, 2007 at 11:08 am
I’ve had that exact same conversation with my wife, more than once.
“Honey, you spend, on average, $30 a day, every day, month over month. I spend on average $15 a day, I jsut do all my buying in big spurts”.