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Fed up with DH wasting money.

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AsWeWereish · 14/03/2023 22:13

I've NC for this. Firstly, this is NOT a stealth boast.

I am absolutely sick of DH wasting money. He appears to have no concept about the increased cost of living, or if he does, he doesn't care. Examples:

Leaving all the doors open all round the house so no part of it ever gets properly warm. His response is to turn the heating up - just close the doors FFS! We live in a draughty period property - it's never going to be completely warm all at once.

Having every radiator in the house blasting out heat - even in rooms that don't get used for days at a time. If I turn them off they are back on within hours.

Over cooking so that we have enough food for six people at least (only two of us and a baby here). And it's not stuff that will keep easily so it all gets thrown away.

Not doing proper supermarket shops, he prefers to wander in a few times a week and spend £50 a time.

Not making sure he actually eats what's in the fridge before it expires, so again so much food goes to waste.

Upgrading his very expensive sports equipment when what he has is perfectly fine (being a bit cautious here in case it's outing).

Never buying just one of anything - always two minimum. Which is fine when it's washing up liquid, not so fine when it's bikes or paddle boards.

I'm sick of it! He does work very hard and earn a lot of money and all this stuff can be afforded, but at the cost of not saving. We have no rainy day fund at all. He thinks this is fine because of the salary going into his bank account every month - but what happens if he suddenly can't work for whatever reason? What happens if the mortgage doesn't get paid? I'm not working atm because our son is only four months old so I am completely financially reliant on him.

I feel like I'm banging my head against a brick wall and I have no clue how to make him see sense! I'd appreciate any advice!

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LadyKenya · 15/03/2023 10:05

IWinMN · 14/03/2023 23:42

He's working hard to support his family, and deserves to be able to spend his money how he chooses.

It makes no sense to be working so hard, in order to waste so much money. Throwing so much food away is obscene. I could not tolerate living with someone, who could be so casual, and wasteful like this.

Wallywobbles · 15/03/2023 11:03

Does he acknowledge that his moral compass is off in terms of waste>landfill>global warming etc ?

Wallywobbles · 15/03/2023 11:05

I'm a farmer and I hate the idea that the love attention and work I put into raising meat goes into the bin.

And that an animals life is only worth his bin.

Is he capable of getting that link?

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AsWeWereish · 15/03/2023 21:18

I'm SO glad I'm not alone!

There's some great advice here, so thank you all. I'm definitely going to try weighing out the amount of pasta/rice so we have the correct amount for two people.

It's just so frustrating. I can't seem to get through to him that he is literally wasting money totally unnecessarily.

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AsWeWereish · 15/03/2023 21:19

Botw1 · 15/03/2023 09:05

When are you going back to work? Hopefully soon

Other than that I doubt there's much you can do, presumably he has always been like this?

Your only option is to take complete control of the finances, shopping and cooking.

Maybe that's what he wants?

I planned to go back when DS is two, but it looks like I might have to go back earlier :(

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AsWeWereish · 15/03/2023 21:20

MoltenLasagne · 15/03/2023 09:24

DH is far more of a spend thrift than me and we deal with it by having a joint account everything goes into, then taking equal "pocket money".

When we get paid we have a finances meeting to discuss what we want to spend on each category this month e.g. groceries v takeout v fun money for drinks out etc and we instantly take out the remaining money for savings. We do tend to leave a buffer amount in for unexpected spends (I.e. DH bought something on amazon) If we get close to overspending on a category we discuss which other category we're going to take it from.

Sounds very sensible!

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DustyLee123 · 15/03/2023 21:22

My DH is the same with wasting food and heating. He also buys a bottle of wine a day, such a waste of money and health.

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