Challenged
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She wants to know exactly how much we're spending on aviation.
My wife did the unthinkable today.
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sourdough44
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Just realize a divorce will cost both of you more, sets the mind at ease. Saving up every penny is overrated, just to deal with health issues the last years of life.
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Cykoguy
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Less than a divorce would be an interesting response to that question...
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RudyP
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What's wrong with "I don't know" as an answer?
This is why I don't track how much I spend on the plane. If she asks (she knows better than that, though), I can honestly say "I have no idea."
bnt83
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I hear bagpipes!
A pilot friend once explained to me that his household budget included a lot of $63 rolls of paper towels.
LoneAspen
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It's threads like this that make me appreciate being single. Nobody can question, or try to influence, how much I spend on my toys and hobbies 
The other acceptable answer is "less than the therapy I'll need if I quit flying".
It's threads like this that make me appreciate being single. Nobody can question, or try to influence, how much I spend on my toys and hobbies
I just made sure I didn't get married until 10 years after I started flying. That way there wouldn't be a question later on whether my wife understood my priorities. She didn't even have an issue with me buying into an airplane when we had been married less than a year.
scottfromboston
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EdFred
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Lie. The correct answer always is to lie.
WannFly
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Amen brotherIt's threads like this that make me appreciate being single. Nobody can question, or try to influence, how much I spend on my toys and hobbies
Topper
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I don't ask what she spends on clothes and shoes (and furniture, decor, new dishes when the old ones seem fine), etc. and she does not ask what I spend on airplanes and flying.
I think it helps that she knows if something happened and money got tight, I would sell the planes before I would let it affect our family
I think it helps that she knows if something happened and money got tight, I would sell the planes before I would let it affect our family
Ben2k9
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What kind of plane do you have?
Do not recommend. Unless you like sleeping in the hangar.
luvflyin
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Lie.
benyflyguy
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My answer to anyone asking about how much I paid for something.
“I paid what it costs”
“I paid what it costs”
luvflyin
Touchdown! Greaser!
Hey! Maybe she wants a new, guccier, cooler plane and she’s just trying to work it into the budget.
Checkout_my_Six
Touchdown! Greaser!
My answer....I don’t know.
bflynn
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They tried that with people building houses around airports. It didn't work.
Tell her "Probably not as much as I could." And then start talking about the new plane you've had your eye on.
Challenged
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This was all put into motion by sharing the insurance quotes on the new plane I've had my eye on (lesson learned on over-sharing I guess).
j1b3h0
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Mad wife disease can be a terrible thing...start by illustrating how much money you’ve saved by not buying, say, a Beechcraft Duke.
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Bro do you even lift
just tell her to "hush up woman, you just sit there and look pretty". that should divert her attention away from the topic of aviation for a bit.
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P.S. - don't do that ^^^^
Checkout_my_Six
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ColoPilot
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Tell her the truth, just not all of it at once:
"It's only $200 a month for the hangar, $100 month for insurance and a little for gas. They're might a couple of other little things I'm forgetting....."
"It's only $200 a month for the hangar, $100 month for insurance and a little for gas. They're might a couple of other little things I'm forgetting....."
EdFred
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One can also try, "the amount I spend is on the back of my hand. See?"
Only half-jokingly, my wife and I have a marriage "contract" that includes me having a hangar and her having a gazebo. She's been patient with the gazebo, but we do have a nice covered patio, so pretty close. I did have to endure a tiedown for a few years too.
Todd82
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Better question, what kind of plane is she making you put on the market soon?
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Bro do you even lift
even better question, what plane will you be listing for outrageous asking prices so you can tell your wife "see, it's listed for sale, not sure why it's not selling!"
