Today should be a great day. It's Sunday, and the weather is lousy, so we're staying in all day and having a fire. I didn't spend any money yesterday, and was planning on not spending today, but I just ordered a $50 Shell gift card on EBAY for $45. (We spend a ton of money on gas, so anytime I can get it 10% off I jump, especially since the other cards I have are running low).
I need advice on how to deal with a spouse who's not really into the frugal thing. He doesn't spend a lot of money, but he also doesn't share my excitement for saving $5 here or $10 there. I opened up a savings account to put in all of my little savings, hoping by the end of the year he will see how it has accumulated into something more than a "couple of bucks". But I find that all the day-to-day frugality (turning off the lights, turning the heat down, cutting coupons) goes right by him. Any suggestions?
I need advice...
March 20th, 2005 at 01:25 pm
March 20th, 2005 at 05:42 pm 1111340529
March 21st, 2005 at 02:27 am 1111372067
From your perspective, you have to sit him down in a neutral, non-kid setting (a 3$ latte date would be frugal in this case) and talk to him what his goals and dreams are. After that, arrange another date and run some numbers past him. Your numbers will be small right now but if you add in the power of compounding, it can be a strong inducement.