Chaos Abounds
Recycles dryer sheets
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- Jun 12, 2008
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Let me start by saying that I've always been good with money. I've never had any debt other than a house and vehicle. DH is the same. DH is retired and brings in more than me per year. Half of what we have saved for retirement was contributed by me. Our home is paid for - DH made sure to pay it off early as a safety net for me. He is a cancer patient, diagnosed in 1997, and is doing well beyond everyone's expectations. Unfortunately, there is no "cure" yet for his type of cancer.
I want to quit my j*b and spend time with him while he still has relatively good health and we can do things together. I also want to quit because I just don't enjoy what I'm doing.
We would be living off of his income and not touching any of our savings. Living off of that one income would not be difficult...we've always lived below our means. Now to the real question - finally... I've always had my own money to do with as I please...now I would be asking DH for spending money. This would be difficult for me. Has anyone else been in this situation and how did you handle it? Did it cause problems?
I want to quit my j*b and spend time with him while he still has relatively good health and we can do things together. I also want to quit because I just don't enjoy what I'm doing.
We would be living off of his income and not touching any of our savings. Living off of that one income would not be difficult...we've always lived below our means. Now to the real question - finally... I've always had my own money to do with as I please...now I would be asking DH for spending money. This would be difficult for me. Has anyone else been in this situation and how did you handle it? Did it cause problems?