Wife overspent for Xmas, what to do?

margaretclare

BarryBlue wrote: »

If that doesn't work, then get rid of the wife!

May sound drastic but I used to have a wife that seemed to have no idea of the consequences of getting into debt. I spent a lot of time and effort years ago trying to keep the finances on track, as many young couples do. Yet I was constantly undermined by her wasting money on unnecessary rubbish, especially around this time of year.

A change of wife was the best thing I ever did, not least because it improved my finances so dramatically and removed all money-related stress from my life for good. This solution may not work for everyone but it worked for me. Ex-wife ended up with someone who is equally irresponsible with money and, predictably, they are always short of money despite having a decent joint income.

I think my DH might well agree with you, especially in relation to his second ex.

After he'd been made redundant for the nth time she went to get 2 'rescued' cats and wrote a cheque for them knowing there was nothing in the joint account. The following day, he was gone.

Sooler

ViolaLass wrote: »

If you don't feel you can trust her with the credit cards, get rid of them.

Yep, cut them up now.

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Have you done it yet?

PeacefulWaters

What happened in the period before the overspending commenced?

Ill relative? Bereavement? Row? Change of job or working pattern?