My wife has 125 lipsticks. Her $11K cosmetics bill is our household’s largest expense — exceeding vehicles and housing
My wife and I have about $4,000 in expenses each month. She brings in 14% of our total income while I bring in 86%. Before we married she lived with her wealthy parents and, from my point of view, lacks vital adult experiences she would have gained fending for herself had she lived on her own.
Each month I move the date back a week, to the point where she’s really only contributing 9 to 10 months out of the year. She’s never able to pay the full $560, and she completely fails to understand that the percentage of income for me is identical, and that I am making the exact same contributions in comparison to our household.
I came from a frugal lower-middle-class family. My mom has three lipsticks total. My wife has over 125 lipsticks, costing $15 to $30 each, and she keeps buying more. My wife spends her free time watching teenagers, with $100K cosmetic collections, playing with makeup on YouTube’YouTube GOOG, +0.38% GOOGL, -0.25%.
I’ve been patient and tried to approach her numerous times. She very quickly raises her voice and talks over me to control the narrative and prevent me from finishing my sentences, only vowing to double down. I just can’t get through to her. We desperately need couples therapy but she absolutely refuses to recognize the problem or participate in a solution.
The question is, how sustainable is this kind of financial isolationism? She is fulfilling her needs alone, while you keep the rest of the household budget and planning afloat. You could continue like this for months or years. The question is how long do you want to do that? It can happen at anytime. “The behavior can take a chronic course, with frequent episodes of shopping. In contrast to normal buyers, who usually plan and calculate their budget before they actually shop, compulsive buyers act on their impulses without prior planning,” the researchers write.
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