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@mercifulwoman Oooof yeah, I understand this all too well. My husband wanted to 'finish' the walls of the basement to make hanging tools up easier and that turned into a $900 purchase of materials (some of which are still sitting around in our basement) 🙄

@mercifulwoman I mean you have identified the issue right there. Your husband is spending money when you do not agree on the expenses. You are making budgets and he's not respecting it. My husband is a woodworker and buys tools for that and we also enjoy home renovation. But for any large...

@mercifulwoman Yeah that is so hard/confusing!! I think some credit cards have a way to set up notifications if you spend over X amount. You could also try just using cash for a month and see what happens. Like try taking out $1000 up front at the start of the month, or some amount each week...

@mercifulwoman My husband and I will have made about 200k this year, and we maxed out our Roth IRAs and 401k. We have one mortgage (~$2600/month) and have been paying off a big HVAC project (~$2400/month). On top of that I've been putting $100/month to my student loans (which are getting paid...

@chris516 I have a heart condition that makes surgery not really preferred. Thus I'd rather go vaginal if I can. My mom had 2 fairly easy births with my brother and I so I'm HOPING I'll fair similarly

@iessuman THIS. Blood clots are waaaaaaaay more common than people think. Yeah they sound bad but people deal with them all the time. Yes it's scary but even just taking hormonal BC raises your risk of blood clots so I wouldn't worry about a 1 in 1 million risk. We should be happy that our...

@zachery It's tough. I've always known that my goal was to raise a family and I have been very open with my now husband about that since we met. We were 19 when we got together and I knew I wanted kids then but I was in school and wanted a career for myself too (I want a family but do not want...

@shela710 I had the saaaaaaame experience. Definitely hella baby fever in my early 20s. I stayed the course and my husband and I are turning 28 this year, we've been able to do lots of home projects, travel a ton, and really just enjoy being our own unit. We'll be ready in a couple years and I...

@lifefreeinthespirit I have three friends, all with young kids. One has a baby and a 3 yo. I love playing with the 3 yo especially and we have a great time when we hang out. The parents always tell me how great I am with the kids. And how I should have my own. sigh I'm not ready (yet!) but man...