In my situation, it wouldnt bother me at all, except I would have a dig at what a crock waste of money it is . However, I am sure i buy things that he thinks are a waste too - like eyebrow waxing, nails occasionally, you get the idea.
He knows me well enough and vice versa that we trust each other with money, and also life is too short to worry about $30 really.
I'd talk to him about it. If you're supposed to be saving, then you save together. We do similar to Nai and Fiona, we budget some pocket money for ourselves and have to save it up, so perhaps you can suggest that for the future? Short term saving for everyday fun to help you not to cave with the long term saving.
All the best!
Yeah we are another one that budgets in pocket money, we then can spend that on whatever we choose without having to ask or justify to the other. We actualley operate a money in the jar budget, so both of us know how much money is available for groceries, general spending etc- we found this is useful because if it is in a bank account we just spend it without thinking.
I guess though if you have a check first before spend then you have a right to be a bit grumpy, but if i didnt mean you couldnt eat, or put fuel in the car etc, is it really worth the energy?
Our stuff works the same as Astrid's does. I do the finances, have all the bank cards, do the buget ect AND get bullied into buying "him" stuff more than "me" stuff. We don't have pocket money and if we want something we check with each other. I don't check with him about food, bathroom and baby stuff, also not about clothes for the kids. But anything else, gets run by him.
And yes, I would have been pretty upset if he did something like that without telling me, because that would mean that he "stole" the card out of my purse to buy something ... big no-no, even if it was $2. It's the principal, not the deed.
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. However, I am sure i buy things that he thinks are a waste too - like eyebrow waxing, nails occasionally, you get the idea.
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