Budget and Spending

As the woman of the house, I take pride in saying that I am not the only one in charge of budgeting our money. My husband and I believe in the idea that budgeting one’s money should be a combined effort between the husband and the wife as we are both spending the money, and in our case we are living only on one income.

That said, I feel bad sometimes having to hear some women asking for permission  from their partners  when and how much money they can spend. I always wonder why and can’t help but ask myself: is the husband controlling the money? or is there not enough money to spend? Whatever the reason or situation maybe, I come back to my reality and thank God that I don’t have to go through that. I spend and shop whenever I feel like and whenever I need to without asking how much I am allowed to spend. Don’t get me wrong, though. I know my limits and I know when to stop. I guess, it’s beneficial if both are aware on how much money is coming in and how much is spent. There has never been an instance in our married life that we had to fight over money. Having been a career woman in my past life, I am fully aware how hard it is to earn a living and even harder to handle and manage one’s money. Somehow, handling money is more complicated if there’s more money to handle and if one is not skilled and prepared to manage one’s finances, that is a big recipe for disaster.

I guess, I should consider myself lucky, as I have the luxury of staying home and not having to worry about bringing home a second income. I think, it’s just meant to be like this, although it gets boring once in a while, staying home without anyone to talk to. No, I’m not complaining, I’m just kind of pining…pining for ’someone’ that money cannot buy. When… oh when?