It's now been almost 5 months since I went back to driving a truck. My wife is still having issues understanding the concept of money management. You've heard the line "If you build it they will come"; well with my wife Sharry its "If she has money she will spend it". I am more and more coming to the conclusion that I will need to play fiduciary guardian for her as she seems unable to curb her impulse spending. If she has $400 to spend after rent she will blow it all in a VERY short time rather than spreading it out through the month to cover her personal needs. It's partly my own fault; I give her a weekly "Fun Money" allowance that comes from my income. this allows her to F up and not really suffer all that much. Sadly, I'm a softy and usually will give a little something b4 cutting her off for the week. Next month we are trying a different plan set up to see if she can actually be responsible (if she isn't she goes without). We shall see...I think it will be an unqualified disaster. Meanwhile; despite all of this financial drama, I have still managed to pay off Sharry's Father and am close to being able to pay off her daughter (both borrowed us money when we were broke and I was in truck school). I pretty proud of this Hail marry play that I've pulled off.
More on the next subject next time.
Until then remember the road less travelled always has the best scenery.
Good luck! LOL George has discovered a way to find out if she is actually getting money sent to her from you (as she told us you were getting ready to cut her off altogether). He told her he'd call you and discuss it with you, and she quickly told him no, everything was okay. LOL It's really time you put your foot down, actually it's long overdue!
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