Hiding money?
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$20 at a time. Put it in an old boot or something...any more valuable advice I can give you?
If she finds the old boot full of cash, say it's a stinky present
I'm not married so I'm sure others may have ideas but I would expect it all depends on how financially competent your spouse is.
My ex wife for example was a disaster. Was great at spending but never knew how much money we had coming in. Never balanced her cheque book. Carried a balance on her CC. :doh:
Her only saving grace was she made BIG money. Twice what I did so as much as it bugged me I couldn't say much.
With her I could have been withdrawing $1000 bucks a week and she would have never noticed.
How often do you poon?
I've heard other guys say often it is easier to withdraw $40 - 50 bucks every few days and over a couple of weeks it builds to $300.
Cheers
My ex wife for example was a disaster. Was great at spending but never knew how much money we had coming in. Never balanced her cheque book. Carried a balance on her CC. :doh:
Her only saving grace was she made BIG money. Twice what I did so as much as it bugged me I couldn't say much.
With her I could have been withdrawing $1000 bucks a week and she would have never noticed.
How often do you poon?
I've heard other guys say often it is easier to withdraw $40 - 50 bucks every few days and over a couple of weeks it builds to $300.
Cheers
Cash back at Safeway and other major stores. Buy the stuff you need and ask for Cash Back for $20, $40 - - - sock the $20, $40 away. That way the transaction shows up as Safeway or whatever major store.
If you have a weekly budget for personal expenses (lunches, coffees, etc), get really creative about keeping your actual expenses down (buy the cheapest lunches possible, drink the office coffee) and put the money you've saved somewhere safe. That way, you're not even taking extra from the family, but just choosing to spend your 'personal money' in a different way.
If you go out to a concert with friends, buy all the tickets & get paid back in cash.
I buy tickets for different events that myself & friends are going to, put it on my Credit Card, friends pay me back in cash. None the wiser.
Are you handy, i've done work for a friend, he gave me cash, all wife knew was that I was helping out my buddy.
Friends are great, they typically understand wanting to have some pocket $
Best of luck
I buy tickets for different events that myself & friends are going to, put it on my Credit Card, friends pay me back in cash. None the wiser.
Are you handy, i've done work for a friend, he gave me cash, all wife knew was that I was helping out my buddy.
Friends are great, they typically understand wanting to have some pocket $
Best of luck
All advice is typically good advice You just never know the persons options. The more options you have the better & quicker you can save.
I have a business so I pay myself a little more than my wife knows about every 2 weeks. The accountant knows the real amount, but even I do not understand how they work the numbers when it comes to T4's.
Cheers ALCXD
You just never know the persons options. The more options you have the better & quicker you can save.I have a business so I pay myself a little more than my wife knows about every 2 weeks. The accountant knows the real amount, but even I do not understand how they work the numbers when it comes to T4's.
Cheers ALCXD
the best way i know is to take cash back from either safeway or walmart and most other places asks you for the option. So you can pick up a few items at the supermarket and ask for cash back
through away the receipt so. that way the wife or significant other cannot tell. ypu might have to go one or two times before you appointment to make up bout 300 because most places have a max of about 100.
i hope that helps
through away the receipt so. that way the wife or significant other cannot tell. ypu might have to go one or two times before you appointment to make up bout 300 because most places have a max of about 100.
i hope that helps
Open your own acct with another bank completely.
Much of my biz in cash so it's not unusual to have $ in bank envelopes.
Much of my biz in cash so it's not unusual to have $ in bank envelopes.
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Store all your money as pennies in a giant pit in the back yard. That way she won't be able to tell if any has gone missing.
That said, in a joint bank account, your money is her money, so if you are taking to spend on "unauthorized" expenses, you are stealing from her.
It was 10:30 before I got my first quad vente latte"made suggestion before coffee haha"
I've learned not to post until I'm fully awake and functional
you callin' my wife an old boot, ma'am...$20 at a time. Put it in an old boot or something...any more valuable advice I can give you?
If she finds the old boot full of cash, say it's a stinky present
I've never understood couples that have every dime in a joint account. How do you save up for a surprise gift/trip for your spouse? Do you have to have her permission to spare $20 so you can have a beer with a buddy? Might as well put you balls in a pickle jar and hide them away. If you/your spouse needs to see every penny going in/out, it just spells mistrust from the get-go.
So they can see if the other is cheating/gambling the house away. Not having a joint account spells something to hide from the get-go.
In Japanese culture this is the case, but the man isn't put on an 'allowance'. The wife makes sure the bills are paid and the kids are properly taken care of.
Most couples I know have both individual and joint accounts. The joint account pays the mortgage mostly and they are each responsible for various expenses according to individual incomes levels and usages. It would be unfair to have her income support my motorcycle hobby when she doesn't even ride and it would be the same for my to pay for her shoe and handbag collection.
To the OP, open up your own account.
Skimming off the top, hiding money etc. is being sneaky. If you can't handle being monitored, it forces you to such lengths. If this happened at your company, you'd fire the guy and press charges. If you or your spouse has to sneak around each other just to have hobbies, then you might as well get a divorce or commit a murder/suicide.
A separate 'play' account for each spouse requires that people are mature enough to trust each other in the first place. If she's wondering where you're spending your play money then you just have to find a second (lo-cost) hobby...which in the long run would also help your quality of life. Which option truly breeds mistrust?
A separate 'play' account for each spouse requires that people are mature enough to trust each other in the first place. If she's wondering where you're spending your play money then you just have to find a second (lo-cost) hobby...which in the long run would also help your quality of life. Which option truly breeds mistrust?
