DH makes $400k/year and is on the phone arguing with the gas company over $50

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree with OP.
We only have a finite number of hours before life is over.
There is an opportunity cost to spending an hour on the phone haggling over $50.

+1. Time is money. If OP’s husband is making 400k, let’s just say he is making $300 for an hour of his time. So he spends an hour trying to get $50 back which is a net loss of $250.

For above, OP says he is giving up an hour of family time on a nice day.

Yes, forget about the $50 and spend quality time with family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do we really know whether or not the $50 charge is legitimate ?

^
If it hasn't been fixed yet, regardless of what some annoyed CSR "admitted" after going round and round for awhile, the charge just might be valid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good for him. Leave him alone.

+1 and it is the principle. It’s his/your money that he worked for and his is not giving a gift to the Gas Company for crying out loud.

It could worse OP, you could be married to a spineless pushover.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with OP.
We only have a finite number of hours before life is over.
There is an opportunity cost to spending an hour on the phone haggling over $50.

+1. Time is money. If OP’s husband is making 400k, let’s just say he is making $300 for an hour of his time. So he spends an hour trying to get $50 back which is a net loss of $250.

For above, OP says he is giving up an hour of family time on a nice day.

Yes, forget about the $50 and spend quality time with family.

Surely he can spend quality time with the family AND solve a billing problem?!!! I mean, this is life. We are adults. What a strange notion that we shouldn’t call utility companies when we’ve been billed incorrectly. OP should appreciate her DH.

[Anonymous]

This would irritate me too. Maybe the issue is when he decided to address (high opportunity cost).

My in-laws have millions and my toddlers and I once spent over an hour at the AT&T store with them while they tried to roll over their $81 in prepaid minutes from the previous year 😭🙄🤣

[Anonymous]

I make as much as your DH and once spent about 5 hours reporting Chase to the consumer finance protection bureau for $7 in interest charges that should not have been charged. Reported the way they swindle their customers and reprehensible practices. That $7 would’ve become hundreds if I didn’t read my bills every month. It’s the principle.

[Anonymous]

My DH makes over $600k and will get the small coffee to save $.80.

[Anonymous]

Totally Team DH with a caveat…does he generally spend time with family?

My family gets plenty of my time (I am mom) but I will always try to fix billing stuff. Being on hold in the background while I respond to emails I have to respond to anyway (or clean the kitchen) is really more like a loss of 5 minutes than an hour overall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally Team DH with a caveat…does he generally spend time with family?

My family gets plenty of my time (I am mom) but I will always try to fix billing stuff. Being on hold in the background while I respond to emails I have to respond to anyway (or clean the kitchen) is really more like a loss of 5 minutes than an hour overall.

Exactly, these calls take an hour but most of that is on hold. I can be browsing emails or of course this site. $50 can pay for dinner instead, there is your hour back.

[Anonymous]

You are right and he is right, each reasoning is valid on its own. Where it is wrong if it is so frequent that it effects his overall happiness and/or the family's and yours.

[Anonymous]

This intensity is probably what makes him good at his job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He's technically in the right (we sold a rental property and they screwed up the final gas meter reading, we even got them to admit this but they still haven't fixed the bill) but its not rational for him to spend 30-60 minutes on a beautiful Friday afternoon being pissed about this, right? It doesn't seem healthy. I say pay the bill and forget it.

What say you?

He's probably doing it to be away from you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree with OP.
We only have a finite number of hours before life is over.
There is an opportunity cost to spending an hour on the phone haggling over $50.

+1. Time is money. If OP’s husband is making 400k, let’s just say he is making $300 for an hour of his time. So he spends an hour trying to get $50 back which is a net loss of $250.

For above, OP says he is giving up an hour of family time on a nice day.

Yes, forget about the $50 and spend quality time with family.

Surely he can spend quality time with the family AND solve a billing problem?!!! I mean, this is life. We are adults. What a strange notion that we shouldn’t call utility companies when we’ve been billed incorrectly. OP should appreciate her DH.

OP said he is calling instead of spending time with family. So yes, the $50 is more important to him than time with his family.

If he wants to do it during his lunch hour or free time in the office, fine but the whole point of OP’s exasperation is that he is giving up family time for $50 especially since it’s nothing compared to his salary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OMG, OP. Do you make any money?

My question, as well. My guess OP is a SAHM who spends DH’s money.

[Anonymous]

I'm on team OP.