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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op - I am an admitted spend thrift. DH has to insist I buy new clothes when mine are wearing out or I don’t have something appropriate for a given event (like no hiking shoes, running shoes are complete bare sole, etc.)

I just think little things add up to big things and we already have big things to pay for. So why spend more money on things we really don’t think (in my mind). [/quote]

Cheap cheap cheap. Be careful he might divorce you. Your kids are probably mortified that you are wearing clothes and shoes with holes. Do you drive an ancient, broken down car too. [/quote]

Don't be so mean. I've never met anyone who divorced someone because they were cheap. There's conflict when a couple doesn't agree on spending, but generally people divorce when one spouse really goes way overboard spending what they don't have.

My husband is the cheapiest cheapie person on earth, and he doesn't like it when I spend on normal things, but I'm not about to divorce him because of that! His attachment to a frugal lifestyle has allowed our investments to explode and we are on our way to building significant generational wealth. If we'd done things my way, we'd have a lot more fixed expenses, due to living in a larger house, driving more expensive cars, outsourcing a lot of chores, going on more vacations, etc. But DH has made me realize that living a frugal life doesn't make me less happy.

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