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[quote=Anonymous][quote]NP here.  Where did OP say that his wife said she was having a tantrum or emotional blackmail? [/quote]

It's in the title of the post - "wife is mad at me". Very obviously she intends to use the threat of continued anger to get her way. That is blackmail.

[quote] Also IMO all personal decisions are emotional unless you are dealing with a robot.  [/quote]

You're missing the point. The decision may have an emotional component, but the question is [i]how [/i]should the issue be decided - what is more important, judgment, or emotion? She is trying to make her feelings the primary basis for the decision - i.e., we should do this because otherwise I'll be angry and sad, regardless of what good financial judgment might dictate. The proper way to make personal financial decisions is good judgment should come first, regardless of feelings. If you can't afford it based on the financial facts, that's a no, and if that makes you angry or sad, too bad, get over it.

Everyone has, at some point in their life, wanted something they can't afford. If you wisely turn it down, over time you usually realize you didn't want it that much anyway. If you don't, then you get a temporary feeling of gratification (look at me, I have a huge mansion and a fancy car, yay!) but you are only setting yourself up for long-term grief when you hit the rocks financially.[/quote]

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