I worked late today, I told my honey to expect this. Via a afternoon email I told her where I would be stopping on the way home and the standard, "let me know if you need something from..." Well I didn't get any phone calls, did my thing and came home. I just checked on dinner cooking that I bout and some how in conversation she told me.... " I was going to phone you but as I was on the PC, I thought I'd look at the bank statements for your interact card, and I saw you just paid at the grocery store so I knew you would be home in minutes" She told me everywhere I had been, including Home Depo ( witch I never mentioned to her)! I think next Friday I'll get cash in the AM, not answer my phone.... That will really mess with her.
I refuse to write checks, so I do everything online and using the bank card. When I was home, I never had more then $200 cash in my pocket($100 bill tucked in behind my license for emergency and up $100 for just having), kept me from spending it. I cant tell you the last time I have bought a stamp to mail a bill, it has to be over 5 years now. Infact the last time I bought a stamp, they cost $0.32, I have no idea what they cost these days. As for my wife tracking me through the bank, that's cool, I don't spend any money without her knowing about it and agreeing to it. We are a partnership. I have a guilty conscious anyway. I have gone 6 months in ratty old shoes because I felt guilty about buying new ones. I always put myself last when it comes to the family, my needs/wants are not as important to me as the wife and kids. Anyone ever asks me what I want for Christmas, I tell them nothing, don't worry about me, worry about the kids, I don't need anything and never do I offer ideas, because I honestly feel that I do not need anything or want anything.
I do the same. We used up the last of our checks years ago and do everything with Interac cards now. It's rare that I even carry cash anymore. I manage our accounts using the bank-supplied apps on my Android and iPad and track spending in another app on my Android that gives graphs, predictions and budgets. (Yeah, I'm a geek. "Big whoop wanna fight about it?"). The Mrs could probably track me if she took a liking to but she much prefers to sit in front of her spinning wheel instead of her laptop.
I was hoping someone else would recognize that. Without the reference, it just makes me look like a jerk.
I am hoplessly addicted to Family Guy, It's my comfort cartoon. :banana: Peanut butter jelly time, peanut butter jelly time, where ya at, where ya at, and there ya go, there ya go!
No, you're safe there! You know what really grinds my gears? Flippers. Why can't they just stick to Civics and leave our wagon finds alone?!
