Sounds like several of my accounting clients over the years.
But keeping track of bills and income is not that easy if one does not know how to do so. A course in basic financial record keeping should be required in high school.
Before we were married I was keeping husband’s records for him, since we have been married he pays no attention as I “know what I am doing” per him. Over the decades I brought up (without saying what if I was ill or died as he goes crazy if the possibility of same is questioned) the idea he should know where our bank is, where the checkbook is, etc. he refused to listen. I finally said to him “What if I was kidnapped and you had to pay the ransom to get me back – but you don’t know where our money is?” His reply"I would tell them that they have to put you on the phone to tell me where our money is". I would try to go over our tax return with him so he would know what he was signing – “you did the return, so I know everything is fine”.
Since he quit his job a couple of decades ago he started being with every day, all day (except when I went out to work and to my embroidery club meeting*) he now knows where we bank, etc. It takes me about 50% longer to do anything at the bank and he wants to know why we are doing whatever it is we are doing – unless we are getting singles for him to use for restaurant tips. I am glad he has finally taken an interest in it all. Though I am not sure if he could find our checkbook even now (desk drawer).
He did not even know where I shopped (food, etc) or why I shopped where. Now he finally knows all of this and why where we go where.
Sounds like several of my accounting clients over the years.
But keeping track of bills and income is not that easy if one does not know how to do so. A course in basic financial record keeping should be required in high school.
Before we were married I was keeping husband’s records for him, since we have been married he pays no attention as I “know what I am doing” per him. Over the decades I brought up (without saying what if I was ill or died as he goes crazy if the possibility of same is questioned) the idea he should know where our bank is, where the checkbook is, etc. he refused to listen. I finally said to him “What if I was kidnapped and you had to pay the ransom to get me back – but you don’t know where our money is?” His reply"I would tell them that they have to put you on the phone to tell me where our money is". I would try to go over our tax return with him so he would know what he was signing – “you did the return, so I know everything is fine”.
Since he quit his job a couple of decades ago he started being with every day, all day (except when I went out to work and to my embroidery club meeting*) he now knows where we bank, etc. It takes me about 50% longer to do anything at the bank and he wants to know why we are doing whatever it is we are doing – unless we are getting singles for him to use for restaurant tips. I am glad he has finally taken an interest in it all. Though I am not sure if he could find our checkbook even now (desk drawer).
He did not even know where I shopped (food, etc) or why I shopped where. Now he finally knows all of this and why where we go where.