And so it is written and so it shalt be.
[H2]Women make bulk of purchasing decisions: survey[/H2]
[H4]Vancouver Sun[/H4][FONT size=1]Published: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 [/FONT] Canadian women, especially mothers, are in command of home finances and decide -- or help to decide -- on spending on everything from clothes to dinner out to a new car, according to a survey by MasterCard Canada released today.
Ninety-two per cent of all adult women and 96 per cent of mothers are either solely or jointly in control when it comes to family purchases, according to the report, the MasterCard MasterIndex of Canadian Women Comsumers.
Fifty-five per cent of the 2,088 women surveyed across the country said they alone make the day-to-day financial decision in the household and another 37 per cent said they did it jointly with their partners.
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Bugga ! Long response.....error. Arrrrgggg
Anyways....and this will be shorter. Interesting Lise.
My advice is for any couple. 3 accounts. House account.......His account.......Her account.
House account - all things to live jointly. House, cars, food, insurance...........etc
His account - to spend without justification, guilt or explanation.
Her account - to spend without justification, guilt or explanation. [FONT size=2](and shoes) [/FONT]
It works.
so basically the women decide what to spend their husband's money on?
Only if he thinks it's more important to spend his money on electronics, instead of the power needed to play with them. [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/haushalt/d046.gif" border=0]
Im slowly losing control of my finances lol. but to be honest I dont mind it, shes helped me save alot that I would have just shrugged and went oh well.
Separate accounts, consensual decisions and spending on things that affect us both.
House account - all things to live jointly. House, cars, food, insurance...........etc
His account - to spend without justification, guilt or explanation.
Her account - to spend without justification, guilt or explanation. [FONT size=2](and shoes) [/FONT]
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Yup, that's what will be happenning.
My b/f and I will be opening up a joint account early next year so that we could start saving for our wedding and honeymoon. Yeah, it sucks when it's us adults who have to fork out the money and our parents can't/won't help us. I'm not relying on my mom for sure. Oh well, time to save.
Hmmm, I wonder if that banking philosophy works in the bedroom.
HIS bedroom - to have his own toilet in there, to do what he pleases without guilt
HER bedroom - to have and do whatever she pleases without guilt or justification, where secrets could be kept and no one could ever find them
OUR bedroom - you know, to share everything: body, mind and souls.
HA HA HA! (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Teasing/12.gif)
And of course, you guys know that I'm kidding right? [FONT size=1]well, maybe not...[/FONT] ;)
I don't mind if the guy spends whatever he wants SO LONG AS HE EARNS it and [FONT color=#ff0000]ASKS FOR MY PERMISSION. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/9.gif) [/FONT]
So... you want him to buy you a new car and a new wardrobe with his money that you gave him permission to?
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I think that traditionally, and especially in asian cultures, women were taught and told to hold the money and finances. My mom told me about "governing" his money. I for sure disagree. I think that whoever is good with finances, ie. paying the bills, then that person (be it the wife/husband) can go online and pay the bills. In my relationship, that will most likely be me as my guy dislikes paperwork and can't remember all when bills comes due. I would only give him troubles if he freely spent "our" money. If he went and brought this $700 game thingee machine and I know that finances are tight, then he would be in great trouble. Other than that, I think that it comes down to trust. We have trust in oneanother that we won't go splurging and that we communicate with each other what we plan to buy, either for ourselves, for each other, or for the kids. I think this works.
Except for a brief six-month period in a small house, Trollina and I have always had two separate bathrooms and two bedrooms as well. Hers is always the larger one, and functions as the "togetherness place", and mine functions as the place where I keep my clothing and other things.
Russ wrote:
So... you want him to buy you a new car and a new wardrobe with his money that you gave him permission to?
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In a word......................................... YEP. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/4.gif)
Don't forget diamond ring. Need diamond ring thrown in as well.
Lol, and a diamond Ring... I hope my gf doesnt sign up here, you will be a bad influence on her.(//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/9.gif)
We are starting to talk about a car for her. She doesnt like any of the two vehicles I have. Ones too big for her and on the other its far too tall and its stick.
You did know an engagement ring is on the horizon....................................right? (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif)
What kinda car is she looking for? I personally want that Lexus model that parellel parks itself since I suck at parallel parking.
[span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"] Lise wrote:[/span] [div style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"] Don't forget diamond ring. Need diamond ring thrown in as well.[/div]
Diamonds? Ooh. Nope. No way. Do me a favour. Google "diamonds Sierra Leone" before you have anyone buy you a diamond.
OK. OK. I know about the black market for diamonds. And yes, I know about blood diamonds as well.
[FONT size=1]I still like them though.........[/FONT]
Lise wrote:
You did know an engagement ring is on the horizon....................................right? (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif)
We'll see...
What kinda car is she looking for? I personally want that Lexus model that parellel parks itself since I suck at parallel parking. WE are talking about a Toyota Yaris (new name for an echo). I have a few friends with them and they are wicked on gas, reliable, and seat four with a decent trunk. She wants a small car thats an auto.
The Yaris is an Echo? No way. Didn't realized that. I like the Echo. Small and compact, seats high but not very pratical for a family that needs to dump a stroller in the back.
Really? My best friend, his wife, and their little rugrat with a stoller fit in theirs? Its a 2003/4 Echo.
Have you had a look at the Matrix, Russ? It too is wicked on gas, packs around almost as much as my truck, full back seat, if you need it, or fold flat if you don't. I LOVE this car. I think it's the most functional vehicle I've ever had. (well, except for the Explorer, which was murder on gas, and road like a tinny old truck)
Saw it in an advertisement, but thats about it PC. Ill mention it to the missy and possibly go for a boo. I will admit though, Im partial to toyotas.
LOL on the gas mileage, I agree that its murder on a bigger vehicle. I rebuilt the 5.7L in my GMC when gas was cheap, and cause I use it for towing my ski boat and car trailer, I built it for performance. So.. now gas is high, and on a 120 Litre tank I get around 300 km to a tank. But heres the hard to understand part, on the freeway when Im towing something, I get around 650 to a tank???