Club SAHM

[mummy of 2]

Mummy of 2

Kids - DS K2; DD nursery

[SAHM_TAN]

cwc:

SAHM_TAN:

[quote=\"cwc\"]
No lah, depends on how the couple handles their expenses. Previously, DH & me maintain our own expenses account, just contribute to joint for whatever family expenses. Now, he just transfer to joint whenever it's low, and i just withdraw whenever required. But of course, we trust each other not to go overboard and only spend on necessary and those agreed upon. But frankly, it's partly cos' I cannot tally my $. While i cannot work within budget, I also won't overspend too much...... :oops:

But hor, lately he has been asking....is our savings growing? what is our monthly expenses like? I'm like :nailbite: not sure leh.....
But one thing for sure.....I cannot be in ACCOUNTING.

:rotflmao: your DH conducting audit? Then you must use your womanly wiles to direct his attention elsewhere :evil: :rotflmao:

No receipts, no record, no accounting books......no way to audit :evil:[/quote] :rotflmao: :evil:

[janet88]

Mummy of 2

Kids - DS K2; DD nursery

Mum’s name : smartmummy
Kids : DS1-P3, DD2 -K1 - 2011

Janet (janet_lee88)
Kids - Son-P5, Daughter-P1

[sleepy]

cwc:

SAHM_TAN:

your DH conducting audit? Then you must use your womanly wiles to direct his attention elsewhere :evil: :rotflmao:

No receipts, no record, no accounting books......no way to audit :evil:

I'm clueless too how much is our monthly expenses.
Aiyo, too busy watching drama & surfing kiasuparents, no time to work on excel

[janet88]

sleepy:

cwc:

[quote=\"SAHM_TAN\"] your DH conducting audit? Then you must use your womanly wiles to direct his attention elsewhere :evil: :rotflmao:

No receipts, no record, no accounting books......no way to audit :evil:

I'm clueless too how much is our monthly expenses.
Aiyo, too busy watching drama & surfing kiasuparents, no time to work on excel [/quote]I'm clueless about our monthly expenses too.
Hate excel...only use Word bcos of son's work. Addicted to kiasuparents and what's going-on in the forum.

[Angelight]

Some hubbies will give allowance; some give half their income; rare few may even hand over their whole income to their wives to manage. So it depends...and for those SAHMs who work from home, they may have other arrangements.

SAHM_TAN:

Angelight:

Hi mummies, any of your hubbies give you a monthly allowance to manage the household? Or some lucky ones ;), his whole pay and you hold the purse string?

My DH gives me a monthly allowance to pay bills, kids' school fees and stuff. For myself, I hardly buy anything for myself because once I have kids, I seem to be only shopping for them.

I thought, it's the norm that DH will give allowance once become a SAHM?

[Angelight]

Sleepy, you're one lucky lady! So do you give your DH a monthly allowance?

sleepy:

Angelight:

Hi mummies, any of your hubbies give you a monthly allowance to manage the household? Or some lucky ones ;), his whole pay and you hold the purse string?

whole pay :evil:

[Angelight]

Wah, mummy of 2, then you can save your income loh. Nice...

mummy of 2:

Angelight:

Hi mummies, any of your hubbies give you a monthly allowance to manage the household? Or some lucky ones ;), his whole pay and you hold the purse string?

Mine gives me a personal allowance (which he gave me even when I was working ) and pays for all household expenses. I give my mother an allowance from my personal allowance and DH also pays for my insurance.

[mummy of 2]

In my case DH is the one who does the Excel


Angelight - True that I could save quite a bit when I was working. Now have to be quite thrifty until DH gets his bonus and I can ask for a portion of it

[Angelight]

Yeah, for a single-income family, we have to be more thrifty cos no extra moolah to spend. I'm the family's Minister of Finance as I get to decide what to spend on family expenses. But major finance decisions are decided by DH cos he is the CEO.

mummy of 2:

In my case DH is the one who does the Excel

Angelight - True that I could save quite a bit when I was working. Now have to be quite thrifty until DH gets his bonus and I can ask for a portion of it