Who pays the bills in your house?

Lathum · 01-14-2009, 11:38 PM

I mean who is actualy responsible for mailing the check/ going on line. Not making the cheese.

Karlifornia · 01-14-2009, 11:42 PM

Nobody...we live off the grid.

Ok, fine, my roommate does.

JeeberD · 01-15-2009, 12:33 AM

Me. I love my wife, but I would have a hard time letting her do the bills...

Lathum · 01-15-2009, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by JeeberD

Me. I love my wife, but I would have a hard time letting her do the bills...

why?

JeeberD · 01-15-2009, 12:51 AM

I like knowing exactly how much we have and where it's going. Plus, math really isn't her thing...

Lathum · 01-15-2009, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by JeeberD

I like knowing exactly how much we have and where it's going. Plus, math really isn't her thing...

fair enough.

My wife handles all that stuff, she is way more orginaized then me. It's not like I can't do it, I made it through 30 years without her, but if she wants to do it I wont say no

JetsIn06 · 01-15-2009, 04:55 AM

I somehow ended up doing them. Not really sure why.

Honolulu_Blue · 01-15-2009, 05:41 AM

Lady H_B is our household's Master of Coin. She's a lot better at this kind of thing than I am and a lot more organized.

Icy · 01-15-2009, 05:47 AM

I do, as we joke about, i manage the family "macro economy" (business, bank accounts, bills, etc) and she handles the "micro economy" (daily shopping, cash, etc).

Raiders Army · 01-15-2009, 06:28 AM

I have bills?

terpkristin · 01-15-2009, 06:34 AM

I try to get Oz to pay them but he just doesn't listen.

/tk

RedHawk00 · 01-15-2009, 07:18 AM

I am in the same boat as Icy... big stuff me, little stuff her

Schmidty · 01-15-2009, 08:10 AM

I do it.....which isn't always such a good thing. I'm a procrastinator with a bad memory. I love places that just auto-pay out of checking, because I can't mess that up.

flere-imsaho · 01-15-2009, 08:17 AM

I used to do it, but she does now. She's significantly better at it, and cares more. Plus, I was tired of getting second-guessed on how I was doing things.

I get to take out the garbage, though. Go me!

CU Tiger · 01-15-2009, 08:22 AM

We sit down together every two weeks look over them, she writes the checks I drop them in the mail (ok the 1 or 2 we dont pay online)

jeheinz72 · 01-15-2009, 08:24 AM

I let my wife do it because well, it's one less thing I gotta do.

tarcone · 01-15-2009, 08:28 AM

I used to do it. But I was terrible at it and my wife took over. So household axiom #22 really works. "The less it appears you know how to do, the less you have to do."

lighthousekeeper · 01-15-2009, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by tarcone

So household axiom #22 really works. "The less it appears you know how to do, the less you have to do."

wow - i now have a new life philosophy

Maple Leafs · 01-15-2009, 09:02 AM

My wife and I share the expenses of course, but she does the actual bill paying.

In the past few years, she has:

- Had us double-paying our mortgage for about six months, until the bank called and asked what the hell was going on

- Overpaid the sewer bill so much that we wound up with a credit that lasted two years

- Paid $250 to Visa that I didn't owe. After I yelled at her, the next month she vaguely remembered something important about Visa so she sent them another $500.

So yeah, it's working out great for us.

chesapeake · 01-15-2009, 09:42 AM

My wife is smart, accomplished, and makes almost 50% more than I do. But money issues terrify her. So my Sugar Mommy will keep me in the bling as long as I take care of the bookkeeping. That, my friends, is a heckuva deal.

Marc Vaughan · 01-15-2009, 09:55 AM

My wife is a lovely intelligent woman but has the financial accumen of a dead trout - hence I do all the financial stuff, she prefers it that way ...

Not least because then when it goes wrong its my fault

Autumn · 01-15-2009, 10:48 AM

I do the bills. I've been in the spot where she was doing them because I kept running late and she was always second guessing. Now I just do them along with our business accounting, so it gets done.

Honolulu_Blue · 01-15-2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

My wife and I share the expenses of course, but she does the actual bill paying.

In the past few years, she has:

- Had us double-paying our mortgage for about six months, until the bank called and asked what the hell was going on

- Overpaid the sewer bill so much that we wound up with a credit that lasted two years

- Paid $250 to Visa that I didn't owe. After I yelled at her, the next month she vaguely remembered something important about Visa so she sent them another $500.

So yeah, it's working out great for us.

I didn't know your wife worked for Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment Ltd. The Jeff Finger and Jason Blake signings make perfect sense now.

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01-15-2009, 12:33 AM	#3
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Me. I love my wife, but I would have a hard time letting her do the bills... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

01-15-2009, 12:51 AM	#5
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	I like knowing exactly how much we have and where it's going. Plus, math really isn't her thing... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

01-15-2009, 05:41 AM	#8
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	Lady H_B is our household's Master of Coin. She's a lot better at this kind of thing than I am and a lot more organized. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

01-15-2009, 05:47 AM	#9
Icy Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toledo - Spain	I do, as we joke about, i manage the family "macro economy" (business, bank accounts, bills, etc) and she handles the "micro economy" (daily shopping, cash, etc). __________________

01-14-2009, 11:42 PM	#2
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	Nobody...we live off the grid. Ok, fine, my roommate does. __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

01-15-2009, 04:55 AM	#7
JetsIn06 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rahway, NJ	I somehow ended up doing them. Not really sure why.

01-15-2009, 06:28 AM	#10
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	I have bills?

01-15-2009, 06:34 AM	#11
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	I try to get Oz to pay them but he just doesn't listen. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

01-15-2009, 07:18 AM	#12
RedHawk00 H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Dec 2007	I am in the same boat as Icy... big stuff me, little stuff her

01-15-2009, 08:10 AM	#13
Schmidty Coordinator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Early, TX	I do it.....which isn't always such a good thing. I'm a procrastinator with a bad memory. I love places that just auto-pay out of checking, because I can't mess that up. __________________ Just beat the devil out of it!!! - Bob Ross

01-15-2009, 08:17 AM	#14
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	I used to do it, but she does now. She's significantly better at it, and cares more. Plus, I was tired of getting second-guessed on how I was doing things. I get to take out the garbage, though. Go me!

01-15-2009, 08:22 AM	#15
CU Tiger Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Backwoods, SC	We sit down together every two weeks look over them, she writes the checks I drop them in the mail (ok the 1 or 2 we dont pay online)

01-15-2009, 08:28 AM	#17
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	I used to do it. But I was terrible at it and my wife took over. So household axiom #22 really works. "The less it appears you know how to do, the less you have to do."

01-15-2009, 09:02 AM	#19
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	My wife and I share the expenses of course, but she does the actual bill paying. In the past few years, she has: - Had us double-paying our mortgage for about six months, until the bank called and asked what the hell was going on - Overpaid the sewer bill so much that we wound up with a credit that lasted two years - Paid $250 to Visa that I didn't owe. After I yelled at her, the next month she vaguely remembered something important about Visa so she sent them another $500. So yeah, it's working out great for us. __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

01-15-2009, 09:42 AM	#20
chesapeake College Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arlington, VA	My wife is smart, accomplished, and makes almost 50% more than I do. But money issues terrify her. So my Sugar Mommy will keep me in the bling as long as I take care of the bookkeeping. That, my friends, is a heckuva deal.

01-15-2009, 09:55 AM	#21
Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	My wife is a lovely intelligent woman but has the financial accumen of a dead trout - hence I do all the financial stuff, she prefers it that way ... Not least because then when it goes wrong its my fault

01-15-2009, 10:48 AM	#22
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	I do the bills. I've been in the spot where she was doing them because I kept running late and she was always second guessing. Now I just do them along with our business accounting, so it gets done.

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