Question

Fiancé and I went to ShaneCo today to get his wedding band. Car conversation: Fiancé: I think It’s better if I use my card to pay for the ring Me: why? You’re gonna rack up interest on your card Fiancé: no, use my debit card instead Me: why? We have the money for it anyway? Fiancé: i don’t know it’s just weird counting money there. Moments before we pay for the ring: Total came out to be $365. 85. We were asked how we will be paying for it and my fiancé said card. then a split second later he says “you know what, we’ll pay cash” then looks at me  Guys you have no idea how excited I was to whip out those Franklins and Jacksons then I asked my fiancé why he changed his mind. If it was because there’s only four of us at the counter and he said he’s just not used to counting money like that. For the record I never took out all the cash I had I counted it in my purse then took out the appropriate amount to pay for it. He’s been very supportive with my new system and this only shows it even more. Poor thing he was worried about counting money in public and I’m here all excited to whip out our $$

Answer 1

What a great life you are going to have❗Congratulations on starting your new life together on the smart financial path.  

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@saboteur thank you! That’s the plan! Thank god I found this Miko and became a part of this group early on

Answer 2

Can you imagine standing at the counter with your envelope, slowly counting out each bill outloud? "Oh darn I need to start over. 1. 2. 3. "

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@demerol hahah I was counting quietly  I even gave them 85 cents lmao

Answer 3

I would so love doing this. But I worked in a casino so id be laying it out and doing the show of hands lol

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@pleomorphism “force of a habit” hahaha  

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@chantal lol right?  

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@pleomorphism I would whip out my change too lmao lay it all out!  

Answer 4

We always pay cash at counter for large purchases zero shame  

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@lummox15 the guys are the ones who are terrified whipping out cash haha

Answer 5

Woohoo! That’s is a HUGE accomplishment.  

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@aggarwal652 it definitely is! More wedding savings to come!  

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@chantal yes! Love this. I found TBM about 2 months after my wedding but we still saved a good bit because we aren’t crazy spenders.  

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@aggarwal652 yes! Our goal was to save $7k max we’re planning to get married at the city hall then splurge more on honeymoon and one year anniversary! Our goal for our one year anniversary is 10k visit about 5-6 countries!  

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@chantal Ohhh we would LOVE that. We haven’t taken our honeymoon yet (a lot of unexpected family things) so it’s been put off. We make a year in May 11.  

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@aggarwal652 oooh this would be a great idea for you guys then! We wanted to make sure we see a cohort countries first before we have our first baby!  

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We are done with babies lol (I have an 11 year old and he has two adults 24 and 20) lol

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@aggarwal652 perfect timing! Haha

Answer 6

I was at the grocery store yesterday and gave the guy cash, he was surprised  then was like “oh, I like cash” lol. Congratulations  

Answer 7

Thank you! I know the person who helped us said she liked that we have the exact amount for the ring

Answer 8

“In Cupertino, San Mateo, Novato, & Walnut Creek” Congrats on both the cash purchase and upcoming wedding!  

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@monandry thank you and thank you! Haha more stories to come! It always excites me to pay in cash when I’m with my fiancé. It’s an adjustment not only for him but also for me! Thank god he supports me!  

Answer 9

My husband traveled a lot before he met me. He was very frugal and loved to haggle. I found out through him that when you are paying cash for things to always try for a better deal. It worked on my engagement ring and our furniture when we bought our new house.  

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@vasos thank you for sharing this! I will definitely keep this in mind! I try to bargain but sometimes I get intimidated hehe