Comments on: Four Words in Personal Finance that Piss me Off…and The Wife Says them All the Time

By: People Who Refuse to Change What Makes them Miserable Makes me NUTS | My Journey to Millions

Sat, 14 May 2011 00:17:32 +0000

[...] the beginning of the year, I let everyone know what The Wife does that pisses me off (hint: they are four little words), well, there is something else that others do that angers me even more.Â It is clearly my [...]

By: It is Okay to Want Things Just Don’t Try and Justify Them

It is Okay to Want Things Just Don’t Try and Justify Them — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:16:29 +0000

[...] been following me for years, yes, this is the same The Wife that told me I canâ€™t afford things I obviously can afford (linking to that post is a direct jab at The Wife [...]

By: Budgeting in the Fun Stuff

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:40:08 +0000

No cringing…he only mentions it once in a while when it really matters to him now (like when he wants something but his fun money is low, lol).

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:48:35 +0000

I agree with Mr. BFS! SWEET.

Does he still cringe when you say it though?

By: Budgeting in the Fun Stuff

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:00:34 +0000

Hahahahaha! My husband dislikes it when I say it too (not as much as you hate it, but it annoys him). For what it’s worth, I know we can “afford” it but we are choosing not to buy it to put the money elsewhere – it’s just easier to say “we can’t afford it” than it is to explain the whole situation and the fact that we like vacations and hobbies more than whatever it is we aren’t buying.

I finally sat down and explained all of that thinking on it to Mr. BFS and he doesn’t seem to mind anymore – as long as I know we’re cool and can afford whatever we’d like, he doesn’t care how I word it anymore.

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Interview Series: My Journey to Millions | Sweating The Big Stuff — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:03:50 +0000

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By: Money Smarts Blog

Money Smarts Blog — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:35:16 +0000

Great post, and I love the way you two are duking it out in the comments. I can only imagine the screaming and raging that is going on in your house. (kidding).

I’m the person who used to say those words. I don’t really see anything wrong with admitting you can’t afford something.

However, I will concede that in a lot of cases it wasn’t true, which doesn’t mean I should have bought the item in question, it just means I needed to come up with terminology.

Now I tend to say something like:

“I’d love a new car, but I don’t want to spend the money.”

“I’d love a new car, but I’d rather spend the money elsewhere.”

or even

“I’d love a new car, but I get more enjoyment from using the money to pay down my mortgage.”

Mike

By: Evan

Evan — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:46:42 +0000

So when are you coming over for dinner? lol

By: FinEngr

FinEngr — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:43:27 +0000

haha.. I have to say, I like the open debate between you two. It’s like I’m a part of the family and getting a front row seat!

By: The Wife

The Wife — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:14:17 +0000

hahhahah I would definitely use “I’m too cheap” because my friends know that I am…but I like to use Frugal;) but if said we I know that Evan would go CRAZY!!!

And Evan “I don’t want it” doesn’t work because I do want it..lol but that doesn’t mean I should buy it.
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