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[quote=Anonymous]DH and I have well paying jobs.  We don't spend extravagantly and we have been saving pretty dilligently for the last couple of years in order to be able to put down a hefty down payment on our next home.  However, if we do need to buy something costly we do the research, try to find the best deal, but if it's something that's expensive but good quality then we're willing to spend the money on it.

The issue is that whenever we do buy something "nice" for ourselves my MIL will make comments like "you could've bought something cheaper and bought me one too!"  Or list a bunch of things we could've bought her insteading of buying the thing we bought.  It's gotten to the point where if I buy DD something she'll say "oh for goodness sake, she doesn't need that! If you're really looking to waste your money on something, waste it on me!"

She's been doing it more and more lately and it's getting a little awkward.  I don't really understand her money situation - I know she's retired, but her ex pays her mortgage, healthcare and for vacations.  She takes SS and has a small pension.

Should I try to figure out what the bigger issue is, or should I just ignore it?[/quote]

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