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[quote=Anonymous]DH is a high earner and I’m a SAHM. Our accounts are mostly all joint. He has his own work retirement fund but we have a joint checking, joint checking, names on our homes, etc. I can spend as I please on myself and our three children.

My parents are in poor health and have depleted their savings on medical and now living in a house Dh and I own. They live on social security and we pay for all their extras. DH is fine with this. It has been like this for several years. I gave my parents my old car about a decade ago. It is dying and I wanted to get my parents a new car. DH is fine getting them a cheaper car ($20:30k) but does not seem to want to get them a car to replace my old car.

DH earns a seven figure income and just got a significant bump in pay. He will likely be pushing $3m in earning this year.

I know my parents would be fine and happy with anything. I am just annoyed that our money does not seem like our money at all. It is only our money when it comes to retirement savings or college savings or investing in our future. We live a very good lifestyle. We have 4 cars that all cost over $100k. I am not even into cars and Dh got me a new car this year that cost $110k. He has a luxury SUV with all the bells and whistles and also a flashy sports car. If I said I wanted a $200k car for myself, Dh would probably get it for me.

Am I being unreasonable to want to buy my parents a new car priced $50-60k?

I have been saying I want to go back to work. This seems the perfect reason to go back to work. Our money is not really our money after all.[/quote]

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