My MIL is buying me a ticket so my son and I can visit family in Washington. My son is 7 months old and only met his grandma and aunt once. That was when he was born. My husband and I weren't planning a trip up to Washington until February of 2016. But I'm worried that when I'm gone he will go spending crazy. I'm a stay at home mom and manage all the bills and spending money. I just get nervous that when I'm away he will drive his happy self to game stop and buy everything. I mean, I don't care what he buys since he is the one working but I care when he spends a lot of money, especially money for bills. He cannot budget for the life of him. I have no clue how he made it before I came along and introduced budgeting. How can I not worry so much? Any good tips?
Re: Don't trust husband?
I pay all of our bills and do the shopping. I simply tell my husband what we've got, what we need to not spend and what is available to spend. He often takes a little of his paycheck out as cash when he deposits and just spends whatever cash he has if he wants something.
I would just leave him be to enjoy himself. How much damage can he do?
Thank you everyone else, I will talk to him and give him an envelope with the spending money
Do yourself a favor and don't leave stressing about what he will spend, leave the envelope and that's it.
Also for people that said it's "his money" as a stay at home mom I find that really offensive. My husband and I made a JOINT decision for me to stay home. While the money may arrive in his name it is OUR money. Staying home is a sacrifice that both people make in various ways. My husband works VERY hard for the income he provides for our family but I work very hard on my end too. It's a joint effort.
@Izzies I completely agree with you. I worked a 9-5 job before we had our son and we both agreed I would stay home.