Yes Sir. Everyone's situation is different.

Folks that are happy and think they have it all figured out with a good wife that they can trust 100% haven't been betrayed, and left flat broke yet, and I hope it never happens to them. When I used to play music all the time in all the local dives I met A LOT of wealthy wives that were DTF while their husband's were gone working, hunting or fishing. As hard as it was I never did because it was wrong. Not one time.

I made $250,000/yr and bent over backwards for my wife, whatever she wanted. Didn't matter if I was tired. Looking back it was stupid how much of my hard earned money and time I invested in people that now hate my guts because they believe what they are told.

I do realize I am bitter I guess. Our journeys on this rock are different.

I do love being around old school folks that have been happily married for a long time. Good stuff right there, and the way it should be.

7 years after the divorce, I went from zero dollars in my checking account to everything paid off and enough to retire. The next guy murdered her and he was promptly killed by the responding officers. I don't know all the details as far as motive, but I'd be surprised if financial ruin wasn't a part of it. The only glimmer of goodness was that her family didn't have to go through the process of his trial and future parole hearings and such. A few nights ago I dreamed about her choking to death and in the dream, I couldn't figure out why she was choking, so I couldn't stop it. Sad deal all the way around.

I love a happy ending

Damn. Tuff stuff there bud, to say the least.

I quit talking to anyone about dreams.

I was working in Houma Louisiana and had a bad dream about my Dad. Was a weird occasion. I called & called & finally got ahold of my little brother. I told him my dream. He said you're crazy bro Dad is fine. 3 days later that dream came true, and my Dad was dead.

Then my best friend of many years...I had a dream about him and then we had a big BBQ at his house, I cooked all kinds of stuff. I kept my mouth shut about the crazy dream until later that night when the beer was flowing and it was just us. I guess I was drunk enough to speak my mind. I told them about the dream I had about my best friend James in detail. We all sat there on the couch and cried together, and then dismissed it all as drunken BS. 3 weeks later he died exactly as I dreamt. Exactly as I told the story on that couch. I will never forget the look on his wife's face when I walked in the door after he died.

You can't drink enough to stop thinking about things like this, I've tried. Maybe what I should do is stop drinking, and start listening.

What happen to the days when the man controled the money and the spending?

It became a bad thing to be a "man".
That, and the prevalence of video games. The guys are too busy playing online so the gals have to take care of all the business.

'Had a brother that wanted desperately to be like our grandfather and have people do pretty much everything for him so he could be an "idea man", "captain of industry", etc. So he turned his wife into a personal secretary. Problem is, I'm almost certain she had (has) oniomania, an uncontrollable urge to buy things; closets full of clothes with the tags still on them, etc. Of course, he had her pay the bills and she wound up almost getting their house foreclosed on...twice. My parents, then just Mom had to bail them out by giving them money. 'Course the rest of us were all supposed to act like it didn't happen and still allow them (he was much older than me) to make decisions about the whole extended family. The lies and BS we put up with from those two. 'Haven't spoken to that crazy...........woman since my brother's funeral (the service was a whole 'nother drama) and I am so much more relaxed these days.

Have you been on Jerry Springer?? Asking for a friend....

Here’s to hoping Skinner never has a dream about me.

You think his dreaming is bad, try waking him up…

Yep still rathole money been burnt before. And still carry a wad of cash around never know when a deal will come up or debit card won't work.

Wife can spend whatever she wants. She makes a great home for us and deserves whatever she wants. We always check with each other on anything Over a couple hundred bucks. Not a rule, just a mutual respect thing. Luckily, we are both frugal so it just works out.

and eventually, someone else takes care of the gal

I used a twenty dollar bill this morning for a tip when I got my license plates.

When wife does the finances everything gets paid for and we put money in savings.

If I did them we would be broke with a really nice gun collection.

If the husband is the sole breadwinner then sure.

It’s hard to get it to fly when the wife makes as much/more than the husband.

This here.

I always have a quarter for the phone.