When your spouse buys something because you bought DVC...

[MickeyBabe]

The day after we sent off our papers and payment for our DVC purchase, my dh went out and bought a 2004 Porsche Boxster S. Be careful what you wish for.

He did sell it recently - after I told him it was a girl's car. I told him I was going to use that money for my Contemporary DVC points - he laughed and said the only thing with beginning with a "C" that is being bought with that money is a 2007 Porsche Cayman...I said, "that's still a girl's car..."

Men. What do they know...

Oh, Oh, Oh.... may I have my BWV add on and a Porsch?

Please please please


Ours was a motorcycle. I said yes to the motorcycle if I could get DVC.

Now he wants a new motorcycle. I'm thinking the add on should come first. Afterall... DVC is for all of us.

Single trips? Fuggetaboutit. DH, DD and DS would never stand for that!

 

[dznymom1]

I'll keep the "view" in mind as I am gazing out at the fire station in June.
(gee, what would the "gotta have a great view" thread people think of this one?)

I am a "gotta have a great view" person, and I think it's a riot that your DH requested a firehouse view! It sounds like it will add to his enjoyment of vacation, and if you get your Add On it sounds like you both will have many, many more 'views' to enjoy

 

[jjohnson]

Single trips? Fuggetaboutit. DH, DD and DS would never stand for that!

I can completely relate to this. I asked DH if he would mind if I stayed an extra week with the kids. His reply "There my points too!"

REALLY?....I may start driving the new truck around town instead of my 6yo caravan. I mean if I have to share it's only fair right?

 

[MickeyBabe]

I can completely relate to this. I asked DH if he would mind if I stayed an extra week with the kids. His reply "There my points too!"

REALLY?....I may start driving the new truck around town instead of my 6yo caravan. I mean if I have to share it's only fair right?

You will have the most popular car pool in town!

 

[Master Mason]

I guess everyone is different, but I felt bad spending $600 bucks on a Christmas Present I just ordered for my wife, without talking to her about it.... And we both make a fairly decent living.... I just belive that it is a partnership and partners should discuss major purchases.... Interesting to see how others think and operate...

 

[jjohnson]

I guess everyone is different, but I felt bad spending $600 bucks on a Christmas Present I just ordered for my wife, without talking to her about it.... And we both make a fairly decent living.... I just belive that it is a partnership and partners should discuss major purchases.... Interesting to see how others think and operate...

Ok, all kidding aside & maybe it came across wrong here but of course we both discussed our "wish" list at great length before either one of us made a purchase.

 

[solgent]

A bit of a fun twist on this issue: my family is me and my 19-year-old DS...our last 5 trips to Disney have in my mind been "our last" (it was only a matter of time, I was sure, before DS wouldn't want to go anywhere, including Disney, w/his mother!)...

He talked me into DVC this past June...argued long and hard (and persuasively)...the coup de grace? He promised to go with me, at least once per year, every year for the 47 years on our contract (SSR)!!!! What single mother of one could resist THAT "bribe?"

That is so sweet! What a wonderful son you have raised. One reason we bought into DVC was our hope that our children would continue to want to vacation with us (not all the time, just sometimes) as they get older. I love hearing that WDW and DVC really are a glue to keep families together for the long run.

 

[greenban]

Well, so far it appears as though all of you have thrown enough pixie dust to help me in my plight
24 hours and he has not heard anything....so I am hoping that this means that we are not going to have a 1969 white open cab Hahn in our driveway.
Still holding my breath until we hear the final word.

By the way, I offered up the "add-on at VWL" if he doesn't get the truck...and he said he would go for that

I was undecided on wishing you luck or not, until I heard it was a Hahn!

Here's and wishes that he doesn't get it!!!!

-Tony

(Now if it was a nice 1930s-40s American LaFrance, I'd be rooting for your DH, but a Hahn? )

 

[druidia]

Well, we did go through this over something else: I told him he could have his Harley if I could have my Disney wedding, and we are both happy with our deal!

We are bidding on a SSR resale right now, but he hasn't come back with a "So what do I get since you're getting DVC?"

Maybe I will propose that we ride the Harley to our lovely vacations together at our new "Home"!

 

[Groucho]

The day after we sent off our papers and payment for our DVC purchase, my dh went out and bought a 2004 Porsche Boxster S. Be careful what you wish for.

He did sell it recently - after I told him it was a girl's car. I told him I was going to use that money for my Contemporary DVC points - he laughed and said the only thing with beginning with a "C" that is being bought with that money is a 2007 Porsche Cayman...I said, "that's still a girl's car..."

Men. What do they know...

My sister-in-law is hoping to buy a Cayman when she lands her first job after college... she's getting her doctorate in experimental nuclear physics so she just might do it, too! (I used to have a Porsche... now I have a Lotus as my summer-only car. I love it! And it's older than I am!)

I can't believe there are no guys here telling their side. Usually my wife says "well, I'm going to go buy a purse" or "I'm going to buy shoes" after I buy something for me... but with DVC, I think she realized that we probably shouldn't be buying MORE stuff, it's not like it's cheap!

Anyway, I keep telling her, "it's not a competition"... and both of us buying stuff isn't helping get those credit cards paid off any sooner!

 

[MinMouse]

I've really enjoyed reading everyone's posts on this thread. At our house, every time I bring up moving to a bigger house, DH's says "How about we add on to our DVC points." So far, it's worked everytime. We figure we can only do one more add on so if the CRV comes through I'm living at my permanent address! DH says moving = selling DVC points . . . a total dealbreaker for me and the DDs.

 

[Santa]

Did you ever hear from your spouse, "Well, you bought DVC...now I'm buying something for myself..."

It's happened to me. My husband, being the avid firefighter that he is, apparently has put in a bid on a semi-antique fire truck (this is also the man who requested a "fire station view" for our June 2007 vacation at SSR...much to the MS CM's amazement!). After I had my meltdown and ranted about "what would the average person do with a fire truck in their driveway?" he turned around and said to me, "I didn't say anything about you purchasing DVC" as if it was match point in a game of tennis.

How cool.
Just think of all the places for a hidden Mickey painted on that firetruck.

 

[bzzelady]

Hear ye...hear ye...the fire truck is not coming to our house

Apparently, he was outbid by a fire museum somewhere in New England area.
Personally, I am happy that it is going somewhere where it is going to be cared for and appreciated as much as my DH would have, but needless to say....he is not in a great mood right now

Considering the mood he is in, I think I will wait a few weeks before I call our guide about the VWL add-on.
Thanks to all of you sending pixie dust my way.

I had thought about closing this thread, but it is producing some very interesting conversation. Let's let it open for a while and see what other stories come up.

 

[magicmama]

Maybe your firefighter could be a part time fighter on your WDW trips. He could work at the fire station and you could have Disney!

A bit of a fun twist on this issue: my family is me and my 19-year-old DS...our last 5 trips to Disney have in my mind been "our last" (it was only a matter of time, I was sure, before DS wouldn't want to go anywhere, including Disney, w/his mother!)...

He talked me into DVC this past June...argued long and hard (and persuasively)...the coup de grace? He promised to go with me, at least once per year, every year for the 47 years on our contract (SSR)!!!! What single mother of one could resist THAT "bribe?" And I love Disney every bit as much as he does, to boot...

Definitely I'm the big winner (as well as the big payer) in this equation!!! And I'm thrilled!!!

And to DMKEDM -
We have sons almost alike!! You have a great son! Mine worked in the CP program and got interested in DVC and here we are! He always manages somehow to come with me for at least part of a trip!

 

[FinallyBoughtDVC]

I guess everyone is different, but I felt bad spending $600 bucks on a Christmas Present I just ordered for my wife, without talking to her about it.... And we both make a fairly decent living.... I just belive that it is a partnership and partners should discuss major purchases.... Interesting to see how others think and operate...

My dh and I usually discuss major purchases (cars, real estate, etc. - he has bought cars for me over the years as gifts and I bought one for him), but we don't dictate whether or not the other can purchase it, if that makes any sense. I don't "ask" him and he doesn't "ask" me. We kind of think like you do, that we're partners and what's mine is his and what's his is mine.

We kind of just know our financial limitations and have a discussion - I can't see either of us wanting something that we couldn't afford and I definitely want my dh to have those things that bring him happiness (even if it is a girly car) and I know he wants the same for me (even if it's the DVC which he couldn't care less about). And, I think it would be kind of weird to feel like I couldn't spend the money without his "approval" or vice versa. Does that make sense? I guess, to us, that is the perfect partnership.

As for spending money on a Christmas gift - that's never something I would feel bad about - that's the joy of giving. The unexpected, the undiscussed. And, I'm sure when you were so extravagant with the gift you bought for your wife it was bought with so much love and joy that she was thrilled (even if she said, "you shouldn't have").

It is kind of neat to hear how others "manage" their money with their mate. I have one girlfriend who literally gets an allowance (even though she works) from her husband and has to tell him how much she spends on what. That is just too controlling for my tastes. She has to ask him for money - she can't even go to an ATM and just get it herself. It's bizarre.

I could never be told what to do. It would drive me crazy.

Anyway, I think it's cute that you're concerned about leaving your dw out of the Christmas purchase - it shows you care about her feelings and opinions. It's sweet, kind and considerate.

 

[drakethib]

My wife and I bought DVC with "our" money.

We both enjoy it very much.