Scary Pants
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My wife wrecked and totaled her car that I bought her in January. She has already received her insurance check a couple months ago. My wife still has NOT bought herself a car. She received almost 4500 from her car.
Now, here's the problem...My wife is buying STUPID stuff with the money. Online clothes from ebay, wanting to buy swingsets for our yard ( theres a park about 200 yards from our house ) just things like that. Now, the big problem...My wife wants to buy a junk car for 600.00 and I'm pissed about it.
I paid alot of money for her car that she totaled.
Here's the thing, I found a beautiful car worth about 6500.00 through Nada and kelley blue book. The owners want 4000.00 or best offer. I was going to add 1000.00 of my own money for the car to help my wife get the car. It has an extended warranty with only 48K miles on the car.
My wife insists on buying the 600.00 pile of junk that has almost 200K miles on it JUST SO SHE CAN BLOW THE REST OF THE MONEY.
I have a problem with that obviously. I want my wife to have a safe and dependable car for her and our kids. I feel like my wife is acting foolishly as well as childish and irresponsible. The insurance money was meant to get an equal or better car than the one she wrecked.
Now, I believe she should also be free to do what she wants because it is her money, but I honestly believe she is going to regret her decision and we have been fighting for 2 days over it.
Who is right in your opinion ?
Am I being controlling ?
Now, here's the problem...My wife is buying STUPID stuff with the money. Online clothes from ebay, wanting to buy swingsets for our yard ( theres a park about 200 yards from our house ) just things like that. Now, the big problem...My wife wants to buy a junk car for 600.00 and I'm pissed about it.
I paid alot of money for her car that she totaled.
Here's the thing, I found a beautiful car worth about 6500.00 through Nada and kelley blue book. The owners want 4000.00 or best offer. I was going to add 1000.00 of my own money for the car to help my wife get the car. It has an extended warranty with only 48K miles on the car.
My wife insists on buying the 600.00 pile of junk that has almost 200K miles on it JUST SO SHE CAN BLOW THE REST OF THE MONEY.
I have a problem with that obviously. I want my wife to have a safe and dependable car for her and our kids. I feel like my wife is acting foolishly as well as childish and irresponsible. The insurance money was meant to get an equal or better car than the one she wrecked.
Now, I believe she should also be free to do what she wants because it is her money, but I honestly believe she is going to regret her decision and we have been fighting for 2 days over it.
Who is right in your opinion ?
Am I being controlling ?