February spending freeze

JusLyn678 · February 2012

Dh and I discussed doing a spending freeze in February. We really need to bulk up our savings so we can be more flexible with the price of our house that we are trying to sell. So here it is February 2nd and he texts me asking if I want to go to lunch. We haven't been out to lunch together in months which he mentions after I, kindly, remind him of the freeze. Ugh. Drives me nuts that he is ok with spending and I want to save save save.

The Big D · February 2012

I hear you. Anytime I suggest a spending freeze to DH , he's on board for about a day. So annoying.

I can remind him until I'm blue in the face: credit card debt, living paycheck to paycheck, wanting to save, wanting to buy a house, having a baby soon. Doesn't matter. He's like a little kid, wanting every shiny new toy he sees.

Lisa and Mickey · February 2012

Same here. To all of it.

613marriedlady · February 2012

I don't think I could do a spending freeze. I'm just not that disciplined. DH isn't much of a spender. He buys fishing stuff every so often but that's about it. We also eat at home Monday - Friday for dinner and bring our lunch to work every day. So most of my spending is weekend spending.

MrsAllieH · February 2012

Yeah, we're doing "frugal February" as well. It's definitely tough, but we want to boost our savings as well. Plus, we owe a lot in taxes (about $3400 this year - they don't withhold taxes from DH's fellowship, so we have to pay at the end of the year), so it'd be nice to spend less in our normal monthly expenditures to help compensate for that.

Jennrs · February 2012

I'm always the one who breaks our spending freezes or tight budget. Embarrassed

I always come up with a "good" reason to have lunch or dinner.It needs to stop because we just dropped $4500 on our birth. Money it tight.

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