Comments on: What’s it like to marry a frugal guy - DW tells her story http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/01/whats-it-like-to-marry-a-frugal-guy-the-wife-lays-it-out.html Financial independence, frugality, self-sufficiency, ecology, capitalism, and voluntary simplicity Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:46:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jacob http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/01/whats-it-like-to-marry-a-frugal-guy-the-wife-lays-it-out.html#comment-222 Jacob Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:20:10 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/01/whats-it-like-to-marry-a-frugal-guy-the-wife-lays-it-out.html#comment-222 @ livingalmostlarge - thanks for sharing! :-) @ livingalmostlarge - thanks for sharing! :-)

]]> By: livingalmostlarge http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/01/whats-it-like-to-marry-a-frugal-guy-the-wife-lays-it-out.html#comment-219 livingalmostlarge Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:40:46 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/01/whats-it-like-to-marry-a-frugal-guy-the-wife-lays-it-out.html#comment-219 By any reasonable measure I'm frugal and always have been. But I'm the spender in my relationship. Most men would find me unbelievably cheap. And very thrifty. I don't shop at all period. I hate it. I don't buy anything. If I have anything nice it's likely a gift. But I still find my DH "cheap". And yes he'll walk to save 50 cents on bus fare. I never buy soda out, sometimes a treat is a movie, we had only free furniture for the longest time, adopted our dogs with issues because it was cheaper than buying (turns out they needed more care because of abuse than if we had bought them @ 6 weeks old, but at least they have homes), yes I live in a 55F house in MA, and yes I wear lots of clothes cause I'm from hawaii and I'm always cold. I've never had CC debt, yet my DH makes me feel like a mindless spender sometimes because I indulge and will buy food not on the list. So how is it being married to cheap? Not bad at all. He still surprises me with things. Got more nice stuff than many friends because he will refinish old, discarded furniture. We have stuff recycled from other's garbage. And I get to look at our accounts and cheer! By any reasonable measure I’m frugal and always have been. But I’m the spender in my relationship.

Most men would find me unbelievably cheap. And very thrifty. I don’t shop at all period. I hate it.

I don’t buy anything. If I have anything nice it’s likely a gift.

But I still find my DH “cheap”. And yes he’ll walk to save 50 cents on bus fare.

I never buy soda out, sometimes a treat is a movie, we had only free furniture for the longest time, adopted our dogs with issues because it was cheaper than buying (turns out they needed more care because of abuse than if we had bought them @ 6 weeks old, but at least they have homes), yes I live in a 55F house in MA, and yes I wear lots of clothes cause I’m from hawaii and I’m always cold. I’ve never had CC debt, yet my DH makes me feel like a mindless spender sometimes because I indulge and will buy food not on the list.

So how is it being married to cheap? Not bad at all. He still surprises me with things. Got more nice stuff than many friends because he will refinish old, discarded furniture. We have stuff recycled from other’s garbage. And I get to look at our accounts and cheer!

]]> By: Jacob http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/01/whats-it-like-to-marry-a-frugal-guy-the-wife-lays-it-out.html#comment-166 Jacob Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:50:17 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/01/whats-it-like-to-marry-a-frugal-guy-the-wife-lays-it-out.html#comment-166 That's right, DW didn't say that, so I felt I had to point it out. Public service, you know :-D That’s right, DW didn’t say that, so I felt I had to point it out. Public service, you know :-D

]]> By: Brooke (Dollar Frugal) http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/01/whats-it-like-to-marry-a-frugal-guy-the-wife-lays-it-out.html#comment-165 Brooke (Dollar Frugal) Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:13:05 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/01/whats-it-like-to-marry-a-frugal-guy-the-wife-lays-it-out.html#comment-165 Ha ha...I don't know if hot, attractive or handsome was exactly what she said in her writing, but I know she appreciates it. The weird thing about being extreme is that one spouse is going to have to be more extreme than the other, no matter what. Ha ha…I don’t know if hot, attractive or handsome was exactly what she said in her writing, but I know she appreciates it. The weird thing about being extreme is that one spouse is going to have to be more extreme than the other, no matter what.

]]> By: Moneymonk http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/01/whats-it-like-to-marry-a-frugal-guy-the-wife-lays-it-out.html#comment-164 Moneymonk Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:59:07 +0000 http://earlyretirementextreme.com/2008/01/whats-it-like-to-marry-a-frugal-guy-the-wife-lays-it-out.html#comment-164 Jacob, I did not know you were hot, attractive, handsome LOL My husband is frugal and I am the spender. Im also turned on my his frugal ways. I guess because it's hard for me to master his ways, so I appreciate him more. Let's face it, It's easier to be a spender! Jacob, I did not know you were hot, attractive, handsome

LOL

My husband is frugal and I am the spender. Im also turned on my his frugal ways. I guess because it’s hard for me to master his ways, so I appreciate him more.

Let’s face it, It’s easier to be a spender!

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