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Debt Bustin' isn't always a Bonnie & Clyde Effort

August 19th, 2006 at 07:11 pm

Now spending.... yeah, that's a team effort! Wahoo!!

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I'm not saying that it's only the wives/women that head the debt busting crusade, or that it's just the men/husbands either. What's most common is that either or tend to be gung-ho and with varying success, get their mates to join the fight...even if just in theory.

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Now fess up, how do you get your other half to pitch in? Do you have any tricks up your sleeves?

I'll go first...
* I doing my brand name to generic switches on the down low... mix the dry milk or water down the whole milk while he's not looking

* I hide money

* I hide the cell phone (since we downsized to one cell due to our uneven usage) so that we don't go over minutes

* I try to go grocery shopping w/o dh as he makes it more difficult to stay on "track".

* If he balks at not buying something or makes fun of me for doing something frugally gunghoe: I tell him how much I'm saving him in terms of cigarette packs...etc. whatever he desires most frequently


Now your turn to comment... what are you're tricks?

2 Responses to “Debt Bustin' isn't always a Bonnie & Clyde Effort”

  1. annab Says:
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    I'm a single gal, but my mom told me that she used to sub the generic cereal into the premium boxes and we never knew the difference.

  2. boomeyers Says:
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    Keep an eye on the gas and electric. Especially when you have kids!

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