battle of the sexes or = responsibilities
Just curious......It seems that in every household there is 1 person that holds the purse strings (if you will). Who in your household does the budget, banking, etc....And is your partner aboard for the ride. It takes a little while for the coupon savings to add up but once they evenutally do watch out.
In my household, I am the one that does the banking, budgeting, the Yays are well rec'd and the not so liked Nays. If roles were reversed...watch out...things would obviously be different that is for certain.
For the most part my husband is along for the ride. We have for the past 8 years been doing a five year plan. In our cases we put extra $ every week away for income tax and if there is extra (which in our cases there always is) it's like a mini lottery come April. Our 5 year plan consist of things we want to purchase, accomplish and whatever.
WHO does the banking and do you have a five year plan?
Over the past eight years; here is what we have acheived;
purchased a waterfront cottage lot = paid cash in 2008
purchased a 3 year old truck = paid cash in 2009
purchased a utility vehichle (side by side) = paid cash
poking along at building our cottage, we're in but the cottage is no ways near finished = paid cash every year
purchased my car at the time 3 years old = paid cash in 2007
purchased a portable saw mill = paid cash in 2007
purchased a 2006 kubuta tractor this year (2012) = paid cash
purchased a garage 20x22 and it was moved to our home = paid cash in 2011