I have 5 mustangs. Four of them are project cars. I'd hate to see a tally of how much I've actually spent on them. But I always tell her how much. We've skipped vacation for the last few yrs because of it. But I make most of the money and pay 99% of the bills. I also point out that after your vacation, you don't have much to show for it. A nice car (or 4) is something that will still be there after you spend money on it. Maybe not a good investment, but better than a week at the beach. She's wanting to go on a vacation, but I'm the one working my tail off to pay the bills. So I prefer to spend my money on cars. If she wants to make some decisions, then she can start footing the bill for stuff. Last I checked, I paid for the dishwasher when it went out. House payment. Car payment. Insurance. Utilities. Home repairs/upgrades. Car repairs/service. Our dog's $2600 knee surgery (with the other knee scheduled for another $2600 surgery). I'm a good guy and she has a nice, easy, comfortable life because I break my back on a regular basis. So although I'm nice about it, she can spend her money on vacations if she wants. What little bit of money I have left over after paying nearly 100% of our living expenses, I'm spending on what makes me happy. She works part time. She makes decent money, for what she does. Basically, almost all the money she earns is play money. I work WAY more than she does and almost all my money goes to cover expenses.
And it's not like she doesn't like cars. In fact, I've spent most of my car money on restoring an 88gt that I'm giving to her. I bet I've invested over $10k on it just in the last 2 yrs. After all the physical and mental stress I've accrued after years of hard work, there's a 95% chance she will outlive me by a good bit. Once I'm gone, she will have thousands and thousands of dollars worth of cars and guns she can sell. I also have a hefty life insurance policy and she will have enough money to pay off all debt and take as many vacations as she wants!
Rant over. Lol
that is a good chunk too but I stay in motels a lot for work.
