How to keep peace in the saltwater household.

[Lydia]

I waited till HE got a Harley - I got my first SW tank about a year later, and called it "My Harley". Now when parts for the Harley come in the mail I say "oh, looks like I"m going to the LFS this weekend", and he just smiles

[lobsterboy]

the list is funny cause its true

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

Hilarious list!

I guess I am really lucky with my girl because she is fine with me spending money on the tank even though she says she doesn't understand why it costs so much.

I thought the other day when she noticed the "cute new fishy" that she may not have been impressed when I told her it was $200 but she just laughed. That was a few weeks ago and then today we were going out and I noticed she had on new boots, so I asked about them. She was like "yeah they were about $300, got them a few weeks ago and like when you put new things in the tank, I don't tell you until you notice.."

So it goes both ways with us

PLUS she buys expensive guitars...She has many hobbies.

[BlueAbyss]

Originally Posted by karazy

you have to do things like:

start by asking for lets say, a 20 gallon, and then either come home with something bigger, or just say it fits in the space better.

or, you do the ol' switcheroo.while the parents are out, you hide the 5 gallon and go get a 10 gallon, they wont notice :P

LOL, yeah did that years ago... was supposed to be a 10 gallon and ended up being a 20, actually the same 20 I'll be using when I finally get past the planning / stand building phase of my tank

And thank god I'm single, my significant other would think I'm crazy

[wolf_bluejay]

As I couldn't possible get away with hiding the money I spent -- and my wife is CHEAP, I quite smoking. But of course, I negotiated first.

That what you would spend on smoking, add it up, and them pull this -- "Hunny, if I quite smoking can I take half of the money each month and spend it on the tank" Cheapo wife (please don't let her read this) will always see that you end up in the plus and I get about $200-300 a month on top of what i WAS spending on the tank

lots of other options to clean up more money for frags/equipment -- stop getting a coffee form tim's every morning and make my own coffee before I head out, etc.

I've ended up now with about $500 a month set aside for my tank. Of course, I don't smoke, drink, eat out much, or generally do anything else that is fun anymore

[Frenchie]

My wife is not super imperessed with the money I spend on my tank. She started out supportive but about a hundred large purchases later her support has started to run dry.

We've come to a compromise now. We decided on a certain amount of money I can spend every month on the tank, and if I don't use it all it rolls into the next month. This works pretty good as theres no more supprises for her on our credit card.

Im pretty lucky to have a wife that is understanding enough to deal with the cost of a 220 gallon tank. And deal with all the fish talk!

[Whatigot]

I feel terrible for all you poor bastards.
Thanks goodness for this thread and how it has reafirmed my commitment to NEVER getting married.

[Frenchie]

Originally Posted by Whatigot

I feel terrible for all you poor bastards.
Thanks goodness for this thread and how it has reafirmed my commitment to NEVER getting married.

LOL, but there's definatly an upside to it! You don't know what youre missing.

[Chaloupa]

Originally Posted by Whatigot

I feel terrible for all you poor bastards.
Thanks goodness for this thread and how it has reafirmed my commitment to NEVER getting married.

Not all of us are men....I am the one in the hobby, my husband is very supportive of it...remember "Happy Wife, Happy Life!" and he sticks to that! Plus he has his RC Helicopters to keep him busy!

[Parker]

Originally Posted by lastlight

My wife handles the finances...ALL of them. #10 is merely a pipe dream for someone like me. Great list!

Same here, I've tried and failed many times to sneak purchases by her..