I think DH and I need to have a talk.

armandos_girl

We sat down a couple months ago and hashed out exactly how much each of us was going to save from our paycheck to save for a house.  It's a significant chunk of my paycheck and basically leaves me with enough money for gas until the next paycheck.

I just checked our savings account - he hasn't put in squat in the last two months! (he was to put in about the same %, but since he makes more, it should be more than I put in)  This is including the money that he is getting reimbursed from our FSA for Gabe's car (which I pay from my paycheck, and we agreed would go into savings when he was reimbursed).  I'm pissed, but I'm going to try and talk rationally about it with him tonight.  But why in the hell am I busting my ass saving if he isn't doing anything?!

:fumes:

preppynewlywed

Maybe he just forgets to transfer it?

Is it possible that he has it adding up in his own account?  Can you check his account balance?

Anna&Matt

oh man I would be LIVID. Definitely talk to him about it - but try not to yell, that never goes well.

armandos_girl

preppynewlywed:

Maybe he just forgets to transfer it?

Is it possible that he has it adding up in his own account?  Can you check his account balance?

It is possible, which is why I'm going to (try) not to yell.  But I also know if he has it in his account, he'll spend it.  That's why we are doing the "put it into savings first" approach.  I can't see his checking account balance - just our joint checking and savings accounts.  We each have our own personal checking account that our paycheck goes into.

caffinated_tulip

While that's not a problem for us yet (we're more focused on paying down debt than savings) I can see how it will be in the future. I would be seriously pissed.

melodylb

I set up where a certain $ amount of both dh and my checks go intonour baby fund. The other amount is deposited into our joint account.

weelass24

I'd be pissed too!  I'd have him set up automatic transfer, so he doesn't have to think about it.  If I didn't do that, I'd never put anything in savings either.

armandos_girl

That's another reason it makes me mad - he's the one that is always on me to set up transfers, pay bills automatically etc, because he says I forget too much.  I just don't like paying bills automatically (don't know why, it bugs me), so I've become MUCH more disciplined about paying all my bills when I get paid (and putting my $$ into savings at the same time)

Grr.  The more I think about it, the madder I get.

lo45fd98wq32

This is why Isha gotz the skillz that pay the billz.

No seriously, DH would do the same damn thing.

armandos_girl

AuntIsha:

This is why Isha gotz the skillz that pay the billz.

Those aren't your only skilllz, just sayin.  And you totally get DH's recliner spot now.  His ass can sit on the floor.