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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What does he want to spend it on?[/quote]

yes, please give some context OP. You left out a lot of important details. DCUMers can't determine who to side with otherwise. [/quote

I haven't responded because ... I have no clue what he wants to spend it on.
In his mind I'm thinking:
-some household things we've been direly sacrificing on because of our frugal circumstance. (he's always complaining about our pillows)
-maybe some shoes or clothes
-maybe a little vacation
-a video game console he has mentioned.... he gets lots of pushback from me on this

I keep reminding him of at least some large things he could get if he doesn't waste it on small things.
-both of our laptops are dying - we could buy just one new one
-a big vacation, but nothing else

He does this all the time. For example. I got him a large Home depot gift card at christmas. He has been wanting like 4 large tools. Awesome, I can stop hearing him complain about not having those yard/house tools.
He spent ALL of it on 4 smaller things....that technically we could fit in the usual day-to-day.  3 of those things were a bust--still have screen door/outlet problem. And the big gift card is gone.[/quote]

^Clarity on the gift card. It would have bought him *one* of the four large tools he wants. It would have been a start. Instead, the gift card is gone, and he still doesn't have any of the four large tools on his wishlist.[/quote]

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