Quote:
Originally Posted by Head416
Thanks! Keep 'em coming!
Man, 0% for rent/mortgage would change A LOT for me!
|
Yeah, that's what I thought, too, but the money seems to still go somewhere!
From what I've seen, myself and my friends, is increasing savings efficiency pretty much has to come from the wife. Of course there's exceptions, but often most of the money flow is going through the wife - she's the one doing the shopping, buying the household things, etc. My wife isn't a spending maniac, but she still spends in ways that I wouldn't. Both in buying things that aren't 100% necessary, and in paying too much. Basically, my $20 bill is her $100 bill. To me, spending $100 on something is a major purchase! To her, that's half the cost of a minor Target trip.
Financially, IMO if there is one "saver" and one "spender" in the family, it's much, much better if the wife is the saver and the husband the spender.