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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If she’s going every other day for half the day (2 hours in childcare plus swimming) you’re asking her to massively cut her QOL and alter her daily routine, all to save 2% of your income. Get over it and save money somewhere else. [/quote]

+1. Price out 1/2 day childcare for 4 days a week and compare lifetime to *that*, not to the Y across from your job.[/quote]

but they don't need child care. The wife barely works. It's her job to watch the kids.

on a 140K salary I think $300/month for a gym membership is a lot. That is $3600/year.

if it is that important to her make her find other things to cut out of her life to cove the cost. And her saying "I'll pay for it out of my salary" doesn't count as I assume that money already goes to common expenses. [/quote]

She is watching the kids.  Look, I get that some of you hate your spouses or just hate women, but this is a stupid thing to argue about.  The kids are happy and getting exercise playing in the pool multiple times a week.  Wife is happy, has friends there (isolation is a big problem for SAH parents), and gets a lot of use out of this monthly expense.  DH wants to penny pinch on a gym membership for no reason.

And no, you don't get to unilaterally decide (for another couple, no less) that her existing income is not allowed to go toward certain expenses and must instead increase, to cover a line item that is ALREADY IN THEIR BUDGET.  He's looking to make cuts, and deciding he's the only one who should not feel the pinch.  [/quote]

Yes, but their budget is changing with the purchase of a home and higher monthly expenses.  I guess maybe the real question should be what would OP like to do with this money instead? Does the gym expense prohibit them from maxing out 401k, saving enough to cover 6 months of expenses in the case of an emergency, taking a vacation if that is important to them, and so forth?[/quote]

Maybe he could drop HIS gym membership. He could get exercise by biking to work, also allowing them to get rid of his car.  What a savings! [/quote]

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