flhomeschoolmom

I'm a stay at home mom who homeschools. I do not contribute to the family finances, but I do contribute to the family. My husband and I have a system that works well for us. If I know for a fact that we have the money to spare then I will purchase something and then tell him how much I spent. That way, he doesn't have a cow when he realizes that say $25 disappered from our checking account. And as for machines, he tends to purchase those for me. My DH bought me a machine as a Christmas present last year. If he buys it for me, then as far as I'm concerned, I still have money to spend. LOL. But no, honestly I am not high maintance. I'm content purchasing clothes for myself at our local ministry center. Why? Because I wear kids clothes and don't like a lot of the newer styles of shorts and things. Also, I don't like trying on clothes in the kids department of a lot of stores, I get funny looks. And, the money that the ministry center gets for the items they sell goes to help the needy in the community. It funds their food bank, and helps elderly people or disadvantaged people pay for prescriptions or help with their utility bills. IMHO, it's a win win situation. So, since I don't spend a lot of money on clothes, and only wear make up on special occasions, and am not a fan of the local beauty shop, my DH and I agree that I'm very low maintance. However, I do require a few things...coffee, fabric, thread, needles, plants (especially vegetable plants),rulers, pretty papers, pens, markers, and a printer. My main hobbies are scrapbooking and quilting. And my DH agrees that he is more high maintance than I am. His hobbies include collecting movies, and guitars as well as painting, drawing, and doing genealogy. And my gardening hobby saves us money on groceries so that gives me more money to spend on "other" things.