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DH b-day gift ideas? (I need to get creative)
I'm a little conflicted about what to get my DH for his b-day. I can think of things to buy, but we share the same income...as in I don't work. So my problem is that if I bought him something, it'd be just like he bought it for himself. That doesn't feel like a gift to me. Any ideas? TIA!
Re: DH b-day gift ideas? (I need to get creative)
We share our account and I don't work...I have no problem in getting him something with "our" money. It's still from me even though I'm not contributing financially; that's a decision we made mutually. The part I have a hard time with is getting him things without him noticing in the account. I have to sneak money out gradually if I want to get him something big or he'll see what he's getting.
Personally, no matter what you do, the money you use will be coming out of that account so if that's how you feel then anything you do will not feel like it's from you with the mindset you have. I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but even if you made him dinner, the money to buy the food is coming from your account so technically it's not from you. Again, that's in your mindset. I would get him something that you want and know he'll love regardless of who technically contributed to the financial piece of it. You're expecting, so you've obviously made a joint decision for you to not work.
We don't share finances, but this idea/concept crossed my mind as well.
How about a scapbook, or photo album, of a recent vacation/sporting event etc that you recently went to? They even make ready made scrapbooks, all you do is add the photos and stickers. Michaels has them 40% off a lot too...
or a coupon book - 1 massage, dinner of your choice, movie of your choice...
I'm a stay at home mom and agree with this too. I may not directly contribute financially, but there are things I do that save us money or make life easier. There are a few things I do though- I use my Discover for everything and use the cash back for gifts for DH; I make crafts with DD too.