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[quote=Anonymous]I don't smoke, don't drink, don't golf, don't have any expensive hobbies/costs, except for technology and due to medical issues, medical care.  But, I make good money by anyone but DCUM's standards.  We have positive cash flow of about 15K/year.  I spend about 3K/year on electronics -- computers, tablets, cameras, phones (usually singular at the time).  (I spend 9k per year on medical expenses...damn cancer & heart issues).  My only other extravagances is bout 400/yr in baseball tickets, my annual trip to spring training (cheap as the only expense is air fair to orlando and a car), and coffee.

This has become a major issue in our marriage.  I started going through the bills to see how much she spends on stuff that I don't care about, and it is 2,400/year....so I spend more, but not that much more (and I am the sole wage earner).

I am an involved father, our DD shares my passion for baseball (but not technology).

Before getting cancer, I spent less on technology, but we ate out a lot (12K/yr), and more on attending professional conferences (I am a scientist, and need to stay current).

The strife is my wife thinks we are poor.  We are not rich, but we are not poor.  Her mentality is to try to get freebies from organizations (think our synagogue).

As for long term, well, frankly, I will be lucky to live for 5 more years.  But, we have 300-400K in equity in our house, 750K in the 401K, and I have a 1 million dollar live insurance policy.  They will be ok.  Particularly if DW downsizes after DD goes to college.  And if I live, we are fine.

So, the question is: should I return my hybrid tablet/laptop I bought for 1K to make my wife happy, and then resent her?

I will add, in closing, that, of course this is a one sided portrayal...I am writing this.  [/quote]

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