Ever Got The "evil Eye" From The Wife... 2024
Mr_Scrogg reply :
For purchases?
In the past 3 days, Ive bought a Powell Max Spinning Rod, Lews Super Duty, Lews Tourney Pro and a Avid AVC66MF.
Granted, Ive sold some stuff, including my GLoomis Mossy BSR852.
But she still isnt pleased. Lol
Grizzn N Bassin reply :
Haha good thing I'm still.young or else I'd be on the couch a few times a week
Sam reply :
This week.
Wife agreed that once we had the new kitchen counters and backsplash installed I could get a new boat.
When I mentioned it to a friend on the phone this past week she gave me the evil eye.
Not that I plan on getting a new boat but that was the deal and she is going back on it.
Kyle Mahaffey reply :
Sam I'll take your old boat for free. Think of it as a tax write off.
ChrisAW reply :
Not anymore! If she was still here, I definitely would have after just coming home with an Elite-5 sonar/GPS and a MI lake maps chip.
Sam reply :
On 6/2/2013 at 4:29 AM, Kyle Mahaffey said:Sam I'll take your old boat for free. Think of it as a tax write off.
Sorry Kyle, I will have to keep her for a few more years. But thanks for asking.
OkeechobeeAngler reply :
Get it everyday.
TNBassin' reply :
Nope. My money is MINE and her money is HER'S. No muss no fuss.
Mr_Scrogg reply :
On 6/2/2013 at 5:20 AM, TNBassin said:Nope. My money is MINE and her money is HER'S. No muss no fuss.
Must not be married. HAHAHA
Under this roof, her money is hers and my money is ours.
Bankbeater reply :
Nope. She doesn't question my spending for fishing, and I don't question her purchases on clothes.
wnybassman reply :
A few years ago I bought a couple HD Humminbird graphs, one of which was a side imaging unit.. She found out about 4 months later when she was in the boat and said "I don't remember these".
This year I bought a Power Pole, and it was home about a week when she first noticed it and said "That thing is just weird".
She never gets upset over any of my purchases. She knows anything big, I mull over for quite some time to make sure I am making a good purchase, and I usually look for deals that can't be passed up.
She has no idea what I have for rods/reels/gear, even though she sees me fish with it.
We dated for over 7 years before we got married 17 years ago. She had an idea what she was getting in to. lol
Tuckahoe Joe reply :
As long as I don't go crazy she doesn't mind to much. I won't buy anything expensive unless I know all the bills are taken care of. But she doesn't mind a couple baits here and there. I think that's partially because she loses so many to snags and feels bad though.
NWBasslover reply :
On 6/2/2013 at 5:42 AM, Mr_Scrogg said:Must not be married. HAHAHA
Under this roof, her money is hers and my money is ours.
Lucky you, in our house her money is her's and my money is...well, her's.
rockchalk06 reply :
On 6/2/2013 at 5:42 AM, Mr_Scrogg said:Must not be married. HAHAHA
Under this roof, her money is hers and my money is ours.
Now that's marriage for ya lol
clayton86 reply :
On 6/2/2013 at 4:32 AM, ChrisAW said:Not anymore! If she was still here, I definitely would have after just coming home with an Elite-5 sonar/GPS and a MI lake maps chip.
X2 she still tries though but I just laugh at her she can't tell me what to do anymore.
derekxec reply :
i never really buy anything often so i never get the evil eye usually i dont have a problem with her spending so when i buy once in a blue moon shes ok 
now little stuff like some baits or so she doesnt mind at all
TNBassin' reply :
On 6/2/2013 at 5:42 AM, Mr_Scrogg said:Must not be married. HAHAHA
Under this roof, her money is hers and my money is ours.
I'm married, it's just that she knows who her daddy is lol. All of the details concerning money, and who's it was and where it was going to was discussed thoroughly before I got hit with the ball and chain lol.
GrecoISU reply :
I'm hoping once we get out of debt (student loans, car loan) using Dave Ramsey's 7 step plan (it's not complicated and you do it yourself) my wife will be less crappy with me about spending money on fishing gear. Maybe, oh maybe, I can talk her into a boat at that point (with cash).
http://www.daveramsey.com/new/baby-steps/
scrutch reply :
I make ten times more money now than when we first got married. She still complains the same now as she did before. I don't get it. Not to mention that she makes way more than I do. (She's a lawyer).
The only thing I can come up with is that she can't believe how expensive fishing equipment is. After I'm dead and gone, I just hope she doesn't sell it for what I told her I spent on it! 
Darren. reply :
On 6/2/2013 at 12:39 AM, Mr_Scrogg said:For purchases?
In the past 3 days, Ive bought a Powell Max Spinning Rod, Lews Super Duty, Lews Tourney Pro and a Avid AVC66MF.
Granted, Ive sold some stuff, including my GLoomis Mossy BSR852.
But she still isnt pleased. Lol
Two words:
Big. Time.
jhoffman reply :
They never see the stuff you sold to get what you want, just new boxes showing up.
Ill never forget being on the move for a new hunting backpack. I wanted one that could do it all from day bag to spike camp and carry out quarters too. Lets put it like this, those systems start about $300. The first time a $500 bag showed up she said wow, now of course again... i sold the bags before buying the next. When I got to about the fourth she was getn angry, good thing I found the one I wanted.
I never take from my family's pool to provide for my hobbies. If I cant buy groceries, I cant buy baits is my philosophy. There has never once been a collector call my house about a bill in the last five years, I pay the lions share and she actually makes more than I do. She has no reason to complain... yet she does lol.
Mr_Scrogg reply :
On 6/3/2013 at 7:30 PM, jhoffman said:They never see the stuff you sold to get what you want, just new boxes showing up.
Ill never forget being on the move for a new hunting backpack. I wanted one that could do it all from day bag to spike camp and carry out quarters too. Lets put it like this, those systems start about $300. The first time a $500 bag showed up she said wow, now of course again... i sold the bags before buying the next. When I got to about the fourth she was getn angry, good thing I found the one I wanted.
I never take from my family's pool to provide for my hobbies. If I cant buy groceries, I cant buy baits is my philosophy. There has never once been a collector call my house about a bill in the last five years, I pay the lions share and she actually makes more than I do. She has no reason to complain... yet she does lol.
My boat right there.
She says that she wants to be in the loop as far as sellings and buyings, but I still get the eye!!
Her latest is, "How many rods do you have now?" She says. I explain all my setups and purpose. "She I have one" she rebuttals. Lol
slonezp reply :
Got it when I went boat shopping. I told her I was only looking and not buying and she wanted to tag along. I gave the dealer $500 to hold the boat and she immediately said "You said you weren't buying a boat today. You don't need a new boat" to which I replied "It's my money. You don't want to marry me so it will always be my money." (Mind you we've been together since 1996 and I raised her kids) When I returned to hash out the details and drop off the rest of the down payment the owner of the dealership said in all his years of selling boats he has never seen a man hold his ground with their woman. They either cower or show up alone. I know I've spent more money on her and her family than I have on any boat, but they just don't see it that way.
BrianinMD reply :
My wife and my money are separate, she buys what she wants for her horse (she rides reigning horses in competitions) I buy what I want for fishing. House expenses are split up but the rest we are on our own. Makes life a lot easier.
MarkH024 reply :
On 6/3/2013 at 10:10 PM, BrianinMD said:My wife and my money are separate, she buys what she wants for her horse (she rides reigning horses in competitions) I buy what I want for fishing. House expenses are split up but the rest we are on our own. Makes life a lot easier.
I can't imagine that is cheap by any means either.
BrianinMD reply :
MarkH024, there are no aspects of the horse which are cheap. Fortunately she got a great deal on the horse, and the facility where she keeps it is a friend so we get a deal their too.
gripnrip reply :
I don't get the evil eye. I spend what I want most of the time. We have been hit by a lot of medical stuff here lately. So most of my extra money goes to the hospitals at the present time. 
But other than that my kids are my first priority. I have one at home and one part time. I have to pay child support to the ex just 5 more years! It has been stated numerous times that when that stops, BOAT time! 
That would be an easy payment to make!
ColdSVT reply :
ok have no money at all...my wife on the other hand....
if my wife knew how much money I have into archery and fishing equipment she would shoot me with my own pistol
I threatened to sell my race car to buy a boat and she flipped out...what is wierd is she hates my race car more than anything lol
down4ttown reply :
I get that look more often than not.
Siebert Outdoors reply :
Nope, never have. 
Capt.Bob reply :
On 6/2/2013 at 12:39 AM, Mr_Scrogg said:For purchases?
In the past 3 days, Ive bought a Powell Max Spinning Rod, Lews Super Duty, Lews Tourney Pro and a Avid AVC66MF.
Granted, Ive sold some stuff, including my GLoomis Mossy BSR852.
But she still isnt pleased. Lol
They never are! But when properly trained it ends THERE!! As I age I realize just how much truth there is in "SILENCE IS GOLDEN" 
Your on the right track, but you gotta start young,,,,,and you can't let up!!! It worked for me, as I might tell by the look she doesn't agree, but today she knows if she says anything,,,,,it will only get worse! probably why we have lasted for over 38 years!!! 
Never let up.
gr8outdoorz reply :
Never have a problem with mine. She is almost as avid angler as I am. It helps that I have purchased all of her rods/reels (Fly rods, bass rods, catfish rods, panfish rods, etc...).
The fun comes when she finishes her Doctorate in a few years. Since I bought the house and am supporting us while she is in Pharmacy School, she wants to buy me a new bass boat as thanks!!
Mr_Scrogg reply :
Should have seen the look on her face when the postman knocked on the door with 2 boxes and a fishing rod. 
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