https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:36:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874930 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:34:05 +0000 MrsF 874930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He always has to talk to me into purchases - he's definitely the spender! Yesterday he came home with iced coffee from McDonalds and the disclaimer "it was only a dollar!". I think I've got him scared. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874924 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:32:28 +0000 MrsH 874924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, he is more than happy to spend our money :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874526 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 13:04:19 +0000 yoursilverlining 874526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not usually; he's pretty free-wheeling with the benjamins!! </p> <p>With real estate though, he (and my dad!) are both nervous nellies. I have to be the one to drive any sale/purchase, and I'm the one who managed/manages every aspect of our rental property. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874525 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 13:03:52 +0000 LuLu Mom 874525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All. The. Time! He's so cheap!!! ha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874485 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:49:26 +0000 teamjse 874485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, he'll usually get me everything I want (within reason). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874482 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:47:49 +0000 sslm 874482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! He's very frugal, but I'm usually able to wear him down. This is for big purchases, smaller stuff I just buy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874469 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:40:05 +0000 Pepper 874469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, he is always trying to get me to agree to things! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874406 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 12:11:04 +0000 Andrea 874406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: can he talk to my DH? Been trying to get him to declutter our garage for over a year! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874372 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:54:54 +0000 autumnlove 874372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: It isn't that expensive..he doesn't want to clutter up his garage! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874359 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:46:33 +0000 MrsTiz 874359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're totally opposite - he is the spender and thinks he needs something the second it pops into his head. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874358 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:46:02 +0000 Andrea 874358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No! He is not particularly frugal!</p> <p>Get the freezer before your MIL starts bathing in all of your breast milk! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874353 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:45:05 +0000 HLK208 874353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes...unless it's something he really wants. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874351 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:44:07 +0000 Smurfette 874351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes. I find it works best if I suggest things and let him think about for a couple days and then think it is his idea </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874344 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:40:42 +0000 cascademom 874344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For most big purchases, we agree on it. I tend to defend what I want to buy because that's my nature living with two lawyers, one being your brother. We veto some desires of each other's like when he wanted a pot rack for kitchen. It would have looked so ugly and not very baby friendly with the setup, so I vetoed that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874334 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:37:58 +0000 looch 874334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really, we both kind of buy what we want, within reason. For large purchases, the only time we've really disagreed has been with the pool vaccum robot...but man did I eat my words when I had to vac the pool with the rechargeable one the previous owners left us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874329 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:35:33 +0000 BSB 874329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: I have to convince him to stop buying movies, comics, hardbacked collector edition books, magazine... all things that can get expensive after a while.</p> <p>He has to convince me out of kitchen gadgets and small appliances and things for the home.</p> <p>See, my purchases can benefit both of us. ;) He sees it as adding more clutter to our place. Then I bring up his comic book, hardbacked books and movie collection. One is functional, and the other is for pleasure. You can tell we can't agree on this yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874311 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:30:06 +0000 BSB 874311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For larger purchases $150 or more and larger items that take up more room... yes, I do. </p> <p>For the chest freezer, I had to keep asking him if I could get it and really convince him that it could benefit us. </p> <p>Finally, he let me get it after I found a great price and he probably wanted to shut me up because every other conversation was...'Well, if we had a chest freezer..." Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874295 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:21:43 +0000 Alivoo01 874295@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. He always has to talk me into purchases though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874294 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:20:29 +0000 MrsBrewer 874294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Actually it's the other way around!! I tell him to stop buying stuff! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874292 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:19:45 +0000 PurplePumps 874292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really if it's something that we don't have that we may need. If it's to replace something I dont like that we have an functions, then it's a little more difficult. Usually if I want it bad enough though, he's ok with it... but I need to convince myself first. Best example... we HAAAATE our side by side fridge... and know we'll replace it "one day", but haven't convinced ourselves that we *need* to yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874289 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:18:16 +0000 BananaPancakes 874289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. He has to talk me into things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874287 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:15:56 +0000 Mrsbells 874287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep all the time!</p> <p>He always thanks me for it in the end </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-to-talk-your-so-into-purchases#post-874279 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 11:09:39 +0000 autumnlove 874279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm trying to convince DH that we need a deep freezer from Costco. He thinks we should continue to store stuff at his mom's house since she lives nearby. I was ok with sharing her freezer when we were in an apartment but I want one for our own house!</p> <p>Do you have to talk your SO into purchases? </p>