Trying to see what it will take for my wife to murder me.....

[SassyPistol]

I wrote about this subject in my article " The psychology of reefing" about transparency with purchases we buy in general, here on Reef2reef.

Anything to keep us from being in the dog house, rolling eyes, frowns, general unhappiness....... Lol

Always remember, Happy wife... Happy life!

@Sinfullchef, nice haul!

As someone who has a husband that is not in the hobby, I definitely agree to the last sentence.
Also it kind of help that he is not into it, because whenever i add corals to the tank he won't notice anyway.

 

[MnFish1]

I dont know the 'standard' - my wife and I put enough into an account at the beginning of the month to cover the bills. Then we put into our savings. The remainder we just use - we dont ask each other what the other is doing - unless there is a problem. Now - if each month one person was spending 5x the other one - that could be a problem. Marriage is a partnership - or?

 

[RJKain-777]

Buy a 400 gallon tank like I just did. Still haven’t told my wife yet. Lol

 

[fishface NJ]

As someone who has a husband that is not in the hobby, I definitely agree to the last sentence.
Also it kind of help that he is not into it, because whenever i add corals to the tank he won't notice anyway.

+1

 

[Flippers4pups]

I dont know the 'standard' - my wife and I put enough into an account at the beginning of the month to cover the bills. Then we put into our savings. The remainder we just use - we dont ask each other what the other is doing - unless there is a problem. Now - if each month one person was spending 5x the other one - that could be a problem. Marriage is a partnership - or?

Very much a partnership! I help her, she helps me. We both win!

 

[krbshappy71]

Welcome! Once I get a tank I'll be getting fish stuff for every birthday, Christmas, un-birthday, rainy day reason for years to come. Hubby supports any hobby I pick so I have to be verrrry careful. ha! Welcome to the forum, you're in the right place!

 

[Reesj]

 

[SPR1968]

You should see my haul for the week!! Lol

And Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Reefnman2]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[siggy]

Welcome aboard. I get side jobs to support my addictions. To balance things I help support her fancy rug fetish

 

[reef lover]

Welcome to r2r!

 

[HawaiianReef]

what did you get???Always wanted to dive and collect on the Hawaiian reefs.Life got in the way.

I was referring to the haul of the op.
Unfortunately I'm not in Hawaii. I'm in Utah. I lived in Hawaii my entire life. You mentioned tangs. We call them Palani. I had a 41' sailboat since I was 26 I'm now 52. I had 5 Palanis as pets. Watched them grow up under my boat. They grow to about 18" and over 10 pounds. I also free dove at least 3 times a week. I sold everything about 5 years ago to spend time with my father. He has Parkinson's and had a stroke last year. Most people feel sorry for me, but I am lucky. I spend the whole day, everyday, caring for my best friend and my girlfriend and 7 year old daughter is with me too.
The reason why I got into reefing was to have the smell of the marina. I'm now addicted to the challenges of the hobby. Each failure just makes it more interesting. Well... and the gear is pretty cool too.

 

[LiveWire]

Welcome to the REEF!!

 

[BeejReef]

Usually it's "check out this BRS vid."

You may have to watch CBS

 

[Mastiffsrule]

Welcome