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[quote=Anonymous]She must adapt to a monthly spending budget for the fun stuff -- home decoration, a new shirt for me, etc. I was a SAHM, I alloted myself $80/month ($40 per pay period) when we lived in NOVA. My husband never told me to set a limit, I set this limit on myself. If I am staying home, then I must adapt to a tighter budget that reflects the fact that I am not bring in a paycheck. I mostly spent the money on clearance rack home decoration items (Ross, Home Goods, et al) and small items I needed (a new eyebrow pencil, pack of socks, a new pair of pants, etc.). If I spent the $40 in one sitting on one home dec item, that was it for two weeks. My pair pants would be bought in the next spending cycle.

I also managed our bank accounts, paid all of the bills, and knew exactly what our checking account balance was from day to day.

Yes, your wife will need to stick to a much tighter budget, monitor her expenditures and stick to a limit, and become the family money manager. It is very doable, but she will need to be very self disciplined to pull it off. Can she do that?[/quote]

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