Mine totally is. He would never give me crap about spending money on something...except maybe clothing for my son because he doesn't see the point ; )
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He's way way too relaxed. I have to reel him in constantly. I like to joke that his middle name is "instant gratification."
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No DH is soooo concerned with finances. He has personal financial statements. DH is in finance but I make fun of him for being a dork.
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Yeah he's pretty laid back, but I handle the finances so he trusts that I wouldn't spend money on something if we didn't have the money to begin with.
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@Bao: I'm in charge of the finances too - by default. He has neither interest nor time!
@BananaPancakes: my DH would be that way too if we had more money ; )
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Sort of. He's not irresponsible, he doesn't overspend, and, when it comes to most things, he looks for deals and savings. On the other hand, he doesn't seem to WORRY about money the way I do. I keep a strict budget for myself, weigh the pros and cons of big purchases, and am generally more hesitant to spend than he is. I mean, he looks for deals because he thinks it is smart, not because he feels like he won't be able to afford it otherwise. Me, I'm always nervous we are suddenly going to run out of money (we are not in any danger of that happening.)
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He is and he isn't. We're exactly the same in terms of our spending habits - we both hate spending money on 'stuff' but spend money freely on vacations and activities. We are huge savers and love watching our savings account grow. We know we have at least one more international move coming up, followed by the purchase of a house in our next country, so it's easy for us to save and not spend superfluously.
That being said, if we want something or need something, we buy it. We don't often want something we don't need though but when we do, if it's sensible, we buy it.
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Pretty laid back because he works in finance! I'm much more nervous about money probably because I don't underhand our finances as well as he does.
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@IRunForFun: I was about to write basically this exact same post.
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He is more laid back then I am about money.
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Yup! Too much actually. He relies on me to manage our finances and when I have to tell him "no". LOL!
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In the short term he is-- he doesn't worry about spending on what he considers little things at all-- especially golf! He doesn't really compare prices so much while grocery shopping and I'm way more concerned with getting the best deal on things-- to a flaw, where I'm spending way too much time on it.
But in the long term he is not so laid back. He has aggressive savings plans and is always convinced we will need more money to afford the kind of lifestyle we want. He's in finance, so I just trust him to know.
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Very laid back! I'm the uptight one about money. I also handle all the finances!
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He handles the finances so he knows how much we have to spend. It really just depends on what it is though. Like our wedding he was all about spending a lot, while I didn't want to spend a lot on one day.
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Yep! He never says anything about what I spend.
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@Alivoo01: same.
DH can't manage them.. it falls on me. while I don't mind I do wish he was more involved.
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No. He is very high strung about money.
We have our own play budgets, though so if I buy clothes with that, he can't say anything.
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No. He's much more frugile than me and always teases me or gives me crap for buying unnecessary stuff. Doesn't stop me from spending but I've definitely learned to be more frugile since we've been together.
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He would never tell me to not spend or stop spending because
1- he is laid back
2- he trusts me to make decisions. He knows when I splurge, it's rare and few and what I get is high quality. I also try to get things we can use a long time (gender neutral items or items with long warranties).. -
@Mrs. Pen: Ditto on the involvement!!
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Neither one of us are relaxed about money. I think it's because while we have savings and "financial security," all of that can change in a moments notice.
I put financial security in quotes because it's really not financial security in the sense that if we both lost our jobs we'd be fine for the rest of our lives. We have to work if we want money, pure and simple. There's no inheritance coming down the line, it's all on us.
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He is very relaxed because he has no idea what is going on. He couldn't tell you how much we have in the bank right now or in savings. He is not a smart shopper, but luckily he would never go buy something on his own without asking or making me come with him.
I would do annnything to make DH be responsible for money/bills. I can't stand it, it's so frustrating.
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