I know a woman who complained of insomnia. She was awake many days at 2 or 3 in the morning watching TV. She was spending time with what had become her “best friend”, HSN, the Home Shopping Network. She bought so much stuff that she “needed”, had it all delivered while her husband was at work, and worked it into the piles of other stuff already in their house. At the time she was responsible for paying the bills so her “friendship” was kept under wraps. This woman became ill, her husband had to take over the finances and was shocked. It has been many years since the husband has taken over and they are finally recovering. Being a stealth shopper caused many arguments and bad feelings.
One way to avoid this type of problem is to agree upon a dollar limit that either spouse can spend without discussion that will not put the family finances in peril. This is an idea I share with many of my clients that have different spending habits. If you can come to some type of agreement then there may be less sleepless nights for all.

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