On 5/5/2016 2:47 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 2:34:57 PM UTC-4, Don Y wrote:

SWMBO is *really* obsessive about tracking expenses. She logs all
of them in a database she built so she knows what each credit card
bill will be before it arrives. At least once a month, I'll get
grilled over some "missing receipt": "Do you think you spent $37.23
at Home Depot on the 15th?"

She needs a job. I'm far too busy to spend time on stuff like that.
Forty hours a week at work, then weekends helping with home maintenance
and improvement leaves me little time for bothering my husband about
such things.

Of course, I generally use or see him using whatever the $37.23 bought
at Home Depot.

Cindy Hamilton


I find it is easier to use cash under $100 and not have to check charges
on a CC or bank statement. I used to use my debit card a lot and have
to go through the statement to be sure it balances. Far shorter now.