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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just curious: How are your ASD husbands with money and household finances?[/quote]

Mine is really, really good with money and household finances, especially investing. It helps that it's an objective thing with built-in rewards (invest smartly=balance goes up), so he gets a dopamine reward from it. He has a small portion of our investments that he uses for "fun" investments which he does in a way that aligns with his special interests. He's also great with credit card miles and points and airline miles redemptions because one of his special interests is travel.

He's not cheap per se, but can lack perspective when it comes to everyday household expenses and necessary spending. At times he's been blind to the costs of things and gotten frustrated with how much money it takes to feed and clothe children. I had to sit him down with receipts and a spreadsheet when our kid was a baby for him to understand that yes, babies cost a certain minimum amount of money. At the same time, he has some weird hangups about brands- I think this stems from him needing to have external standards of social acceptability and brands help him navigate that territory.[/quote]

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