One's a Spender, One's a Saver

Do you find that in your marriage or in your relationship with your significant other that one's a saver and one's a spender? With Felipe and I, we seem to take turns. Sometimes it changes on a daily basis and sometimes it changes annually. Lately he's been the saver and I have been the spender. It's probably good that one of us balances out the other.


On Saturday I went to Costco. Felipe asked me how much I was going to spend before I left the house. He also asked me what I would be buying. I listed off some things, all of which he shook his head to. In case you were wondering, I did not tell him I was buying the Lexus that they have parked outside. I said I was buying laundry detergent, napkins and dental floss to name a few. He gave me a hard time about buying those things, being pretty clear that I was not to buy anything we don't "need." As I was at Costco throwing a 50-pack of dental floss into the cart I felt a minor twinge of guilt. I calmed myself by remembering that I would probably save about 12 cents for buying this in bulk.


When I got home, I was sure to unload the car by myself and put everything away so he didn't unpack the boxes making little comments about every purchase. "Oh, you think we need toilet paper? Why can't we use the leaves I have in the trash barrel outside instead?" Felipe arrived home shortly after I had put everything away and he had the girls tell me that I needed to come outside right away. As I stepped outside, I heard a noise like a lawn mower, thinking Felipe was mowing the lawn (again). Nope, no yard work going on, but rather Felipe and the girls hit a Sidewalk Sale at Autozone and bought this kids' motorcycle/scooter thingie. Huh?? Besides the fact that it wasn't in Felipe's budget, did he think that we suddenly were transported to a trailer park in West Virginia? I don't raise kids with motorcycles and Nascar. But back to the budget thing: I couldn't buy dental floss? Go figure. Anyway, that's a picture of Alisa with her biker game face.