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saraetenant

Okay, I have a good one for all the nest fans.  my husband just sold his car for $1,100.00, of which I was going to use to pay off his dell card for buying a tv for $800.00.  Now my husband just called and told me he was going to by a $100.00 fish filter.  What the Hell??  My husband has no job and credit card debt that I would like to pay off.  What should I do?

Brewtowngrl

Paying off debt should be number one priority especially if he is unemployed.  It is also time for a check on his priorities.  this is a tough economy and he may be unemployed for awhile.  I think a serious talk about his spending habits is in order. 

itsmevkb

If he sold it for $1,100 and is spending $100 that means you would still have $1,000 left to pay down the credit card.  That sounds reasonable to me.  He probably feels that since it was his car that he's entitled to buy a little something with that money.  I would not make a big deal of it but at the same time I'd make it clear that the rest is going to pay the credit card bill.

Luvvy1

It sounds like you two need to sit down and have a conversation about your goals with your finances and the plan for paying things off/spending.  Good luck.