Comments on: Ways In Which My Relationship Costs Me Money

By: Blondsak

Blondsak — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:32:05 +0000

@kowl My advice, at least on food, is buy your own groceries. Plan out meals – maybe 3? Or just dinners? – each week that you will share, and separate who will buy what items as fairly as you can (or just have one person buy all the items and the other person pay them back half the cost <— this is what we do). Then, go to town on your own groceries! This works out immensely well for my partner and myself, as his groceries usually cost half of what mine do.

Another tip: for Christmas each year, we ask our parents only for grocery store gift cards. This usually amounts to $300-400, which we then use solely for joint groceries. We can usually make the cards last at least 6-9 months of the next year if we plan carefully. Just an idea!

By: chic noir

chic noir — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:05:39 +0000

@sharilyn@twitter OMG- I’ve got to say I agree.

By: Julie Morse@twitter

Julie Morse@twitter — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:05:29 +0000

@mbmargarita yes, she is quite a selfless chauffeur/girlfriend

By: chic noir

chic noir — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:00:47 +0000

@mbmargarita – Ouch!

I guess it’s true. Most ladies resent when we have to pay a man’s way.

By: kowl

kowl — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:08:50 +0000

“Two can live cheaper than one” has never worked out for me either…I’ve lived with 2 men at different times in my life, and both times I spent FAR more just because I was living with them than I would have if I continued living alone. Food and drink alone were a huge expense. A typical man eats at least twice as much as I do and usually needs a real meal instead of just ramen or a salad like I would eat. And he drinks about six times as much as I do. Unfortunately, I also tended to go for guys who also had a lot of things they considered “necessary” such as top of the line bicycles, guitars, amps, telescopes, sports tix, as well as frequent foreign travel. And no, these were not men who had their own means… :( Why can’t I fall for a rich dude sometime?!?

By: rorow

rorow — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:38:38 +0000

i can’t speak to a relationship at the moment, but i will say i find dating to be expensive. i want to be fun, and do fun things, and go to fun places – and yes, sometimes the dude will pay, but i am a Modern Woman so sometimes i’ll pay… and it invariably ends up being a lot more than if i’d stayed in and cooked, because i live in New York and like nice restaurants and the ballet.

i’m attempting to remedy this by limiting myself to one date night a week.

By: Laurabean

Laurabean — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:31:21 +0000

@sharilyn@twitter Women being able to support themselves, own their own property and live independently is your favorite, I trust.

By: sharilyn@twitter

sharilyn@twitter — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:12:15 +0000

After a series of boyfriends who made less money than me and whom I supported to various degrees, I can honestly say I’m very happy to live alone. Women supporting unemployed boyfriends is my least favorite side-effect of feminism.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:48:23 +0000

@bgprincipessa “Having all your shit in one place” is the ultimate luxury. Also dishwashers.

By: MissMushkila

MissMushkila — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:43:06 +0000