Now what do I do

[Rockrivr1]

This is exactly why my wife and I have separate accounts. I pay the bills so she gives me so much a month to help cover them. What she has left and what I have left after bills and expenses are ours to spend as we like. She gets what she likes, I get what I like and we are both happy we are not arguing over money. To many problems fighting over money.

 

[theotherwaldo]

Not married, no kids.
My younger sister lives with me. She's a better shot than me (both of her eyes work, unlike me), and she possesses several of the better shooting guns in the household.
We pool our money and our expenses. She doesn't mind what I buy, I don't mind what she buys.
I try to keep it to one gun or equivalent purchase per quarter, so does she.
I think that it's a pretty good arrangement.

 

[Terry G]

Whenever I hear "My Wife handles the money" I know there's going to be trouble in that marriage.

 

[Ks5shooter]

I'm a gun nut. Let me repeat that. I'm a gun nut. No, I'm not talking about sk's, ar's, ak's nor am I talking about the high $ antique collector guns. I talking the traditional wood and metal guns of many years ago up untill the other day guns. Stevens, Marlin, Remington, Winchester, H&R, Hunting, Plinking, Shooting guns.
I have a ten gun safe. Ten long guns with shelves for ammo. There is no place for handguns. But, somehow three have found their way in there. I don't know. They are just kind of laying there behind, between, under the stocks of long guns.
Now my problem. A few weeks ago I brought home a new to me 12ga. Shotgun. To smooth it over with the wife I told her " don't let me buy anymore guns. I have enough." You know how it goes. Then the other day I gave my son "who is 50 this month" "dang I'm getting old" a H&R 410 that has been hanging out in the back corner for a lot of years. Well that left a bare spot in my safe so I started rearranging. Ok? Don't ask me how but I came up with a way to fit 3 more long guns and about 8_10 more boxes of ammo in the safe.
Now, How in the heck am I going to tell her I need to buy three more guns and all that ammo?
Does anyone else ever have problems like this? Do you man up and tell her your going to spend all that money? Or do you kind of sneak around it when she's not looking?

Actually its "What have I done"

 

[Zaydok Allen]

Now, How in the heck am I going to tell her I need to buy three more guns and all that ammo?
Does anyone else ever have problems like this? Do you man up and tell her your going to spend all that money? Or do you kind of sneak around it when she's not looking?

I'm not married for a reason.

 

[daniel craig]

Never had a problem with the wife ... I've always had a hobby that generates a bit of cash income (no, I'm not a man whore).
When she was pregnant with our daughter she had to have her engagement/wedding rings cut off. After she was born, we took it to get resized, then I went back and had them put the diamond in a pendant and a larger diamond in her ring. Also bought new carpet while she was visiting her mom as a surprise ... several years later I paid for new tires on her car with my hobby ... things like that have bought me a lot of leeway.

Now I’m more curious about your hobby lol

 

[SharpDog]

I own guns I bought prior to two divorces ...

Just sayin'

 

[danez71]

Lately I have been able to make money on sales which is even better. Got a steal on a factory refurbished Glock 41 sold it in a private deal a day later and made a 150.

Welcome to THR.

Be careful. You don't want .gov thinking you you should have a FFL.

 

[tuckerdog1]

I wouldn't lie to my wife. That aside, when it comes to my guns, I couldn't. Don't know how she does it, but she knows every gun I have. If something new turns up, she knows. And she doesn't even care about guns. It's kinda creepy.
On the upside, she has gifted me some of the nicest guns I own.
Tuckerdog1

 

[tws3b2]

Ok, I don't have any problems with my wife if I want to go out and buy a new gun . Or, anything else for that matter. We have one checking account and one savings account. Both of our incomes go into those accounts. I don't have "My" money and she don't have "Her" money. We have "Our" money. We don't have to ask permission if there is something we want to buy. But, We do generally talk it over first. We don't waste money but we usually get what we want. These days if I want a gun it's going to be old and cost a hundred $ or less. That's my hobby. Buy an old beat up long gun and fix it up. That's why I said no ak's, ar's, sk's. Just old Stevens, Marlin, Remington, Winchester and H&R's or whatever.
Of course if our system fails we can do it another way.
But, After 55 years with my wonderful wife I don't think it will.

 

[tuckerdog1]

55 years! Congratulations, I think it's gonna work.

 

[.308 Norma]

Of course if our system fails we can do it another way.
But, After 55 years with my wonderful wife I don't think it will.

Congratulations!
You have 6 years on my wife's and my 49 years. I doubt we'll be changing our system of "our money" either. My wife might be a little different than your wife though in the fact that my wife likes guns as much as I do, and has just as many of them. Nevertheless, we too talk it over before either of us makes a major purchase - be it a gun or whatever.

 

[Hookeye]

Told mine I was hunting and shooting before she came along, will while she is here, and will when she is gone.

She left.

Plenty more out there to waste gun money on (or not).

 

[Hookeye]

I did let my ex move back yrs later, as we had kids to finish raising.
When a younger one w good deer hunting ground comes along........I'll kick this one to the curb.
Not joking.
Hey, my buds need a place to hunt and that's just the kinda guy I am.
Take one for the team

 

[Golfanaticshooter]

I know your post is tongue in cheek, but I would never lie to my wife about a firearms purchase or try to sneak one in.

Is it lying if I don't say anything.......?

 

[hq]

Does anyone else ever have problems like this? Do you man up and tell her your going to spend all that money? Or do you kind of sneak around it when she's not looking?

Don't we all? Bribery goes a long way, depending on finances. A pair of Prada shoes for SWMBO is one of my best investments ever; I could use them as an excuse for three full years to bring home any gun I liked. They did set me back a couple of grand, but the peace and quiet that followed for such a long time were priceless.