My wife and I work on a simple basis. 20% of our bonuses/commission go towards whatever we want, with the exception of while she was taking time off for kids because obviously we are on a single salary.

With the 20% basis there are no questions about how and why we spend that 20% with the exception of strippers and blow which are likely to elicit a reaction from her. It's there as an incentive to get things you want and by working towards the greater good of the family, you still get what you want and you don't feel that you are just working towards paying off the house and bills. It's worked so far and I get new kites and boards virtually every year.

Saffer said..

My wife and I work on a simple basis. 20% of our bonuses/commission go towards whatever we want, with the exception of while she was taking time off for kids because obviously we are on a single salary.

With the 20% basis there are no questions about how and why we spend that 20% with the exception of strippers and blow which are likely to elicit a reaction from her. It's there as an incentive to get things you want and by working towards the greater good of the family, you still get what you want and you don't feel that you are just working towards paying off the house and bills. It's worked so far and I get new kites and boards virtually every year.

WTF is a bonus .....is it a dog biscuit.

Plummet said..

Saffer said..

My wife and I work on a simple basis. 20% of our bonuses/commission go towards whatever we want, .

30% od my income is bonus/commission..... I'd certainly be winning if I was on that scheme.

Yeah, obviously it doesn't apply to everything and the actual terms need to be reasonable for both parties. I.e. doesn't help much if one person gets $100K in bonuses and the other gets $1K or it's going to be one sided.

I bought a board and in all my pride posted it on Facebook. Probably not the best way to tell my wife that I just dumped a wad of cash on a new toy. It's like ripping off a bandaid, expand your quiver quickly and cop the abuse, then when you need to upgrade sell old stuff and use the confusion technique.
I bought 2 new surfboards this weekend, but it cost me a very expensive dinner and I'll be in debt to the MWF for some time.

Is your bride in the mail as well Chris. she'd fit right in up there...lol!

Mate there is nothing good about being single and having no kids, let me give you reasons why...

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and...

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damn, have to get back to you, struggling a bit.....oh wait!....

...nah lost it...damn.

Actually, the kids need to start paying their way. I see no reason why my 9 year old daughter should hold off any longer.
She definitely needs a new board!

Smithy said..
Back in my sailboarding days a friend of mine used to get new gear every year but he kept old board bags and sail bags so the his wife always thought he had the same old gear. He even had a second bank account that all overtime was paid into, his wife thought he was on a fixed wage.

One year his wife said to him, "for god sake get some new gear you have had that old stuff for years, you work hard and don't get paid any extra, you deserve to treat yourself...."

... and he bought new board bags! Just a guess!!

Convo this morning ' I took my wedding ring to get that pearl in laid and those diamonds replaced'....oh yeh I said how much?.

"well it's still less than a new board costs and you have 4 of those!!'

how much a new board cost I said?

' well 500 hundreds dollar each!" she said..



So I said...yes you are right, glad you are getting the ring sorted...

Well done rosso!!! Cheers to old rosso, lets drink mother Farqer, drink bother Farqer, drink mother Farqer drink!

And you now have at least 12 points to consider as your rebutle options.

my mangina has cleared up