I love this post because I think what I got out of it is that your DH sees that as a SAHM you do have a full-time job that you don't get paid for...so his treating you to a bag or accessory now and then is his way of giving you a bonus pay for a job well done at home. What a thoughtful DH.
Does your purse SPENDING upset your husband?
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I love this post because I think what I got out of it is that your DH sees that as a SAHM you do have a full-time job that you don't get paid for...so his treating you to a bag or accessory now and then is his way of giving you a bonus pay for a job well done at home. What a thoughtful DH.
I don't have a husband (yet), but I consider myself lucky because my fiance is very supportive of my "hobby." We're both students (me nursing and him law), so we don't have high paying jobs whatsoever, but I do like to buy handbags and shoes and he knows how much they make me happy--I get really excited when I get new stuffs and talk about my new bag for like days lol! He often tells me, "don't worry honey, someday we'll have more money so you can buy more bags and shoes. I'll pay for the bills and mortgage and you just spend your money on more purses and Louis Vuittons." I hope that never changes.
But I know how some of you feels. I went out with guys who doesn't see why I do what I do. I wasn't spending their money, so like they didn't have any right to get angry, but they would go on and on about how it's so unnecessary to spend that much money on a bag, blah blah blah. It was just sickening! I stopped carrying LVs for while then hoping that somehow things would work out. Well obviously now, it didn't lol
But I know how some of you feels. I went out with guys who doesn't see why I do what I do. I wasn't spending their money, so like they didn't have any right to get angry, but they would go on and on about how it's so unnecessary to spend that much money on a bag, blah blah blah. It was just sickening! I stopped carrying LVs for while then hoping that somehow things would work out. Well obviously now, it didn't lol
My mom doesn't like it either! She thinks it's just a waste of money. She'd go, you have a new bag again, how much is it? A lot of times, I'd lie about the price or tell her it's fake so it's cheap, but I'm not really happy doing that so many times I just don't use my expensive bags around her or tell her that my fiance bought it for me and I don't know how much it was.
I love this thread. My DBF has bought me a few pieces and although I have managed to convert him to LV, he still lectures me every time in the car on the way home (from any store, not just LV). I think he has learned the value of money and he wants me to become more "frugal". I tell him that I do not spend alot of money on clothes every month and my bags are my only luxury items and then he understands.
My husband actually encourages me to buy more bags. In fact, I have mentioned more than once that I would love an Hermes Birkin, but that I can't see spending so much money on a purse. Now, everytime we visit a city that has an Hermes store he insists on dragging me in to see if they have any Birkins, even though I keep saying "NO!" I am also very supportive of his spending obsession which is T.V.'s. We have 10 T.V.'s - 4 of which are huge flat screens - and he is always looking to replace any one of them with something newer or better. I wouldn't ever dream of saying no to him, as long as we can afford it. We like to make each other happy!
Fashion house Louis Vuitton is being sued by a guest who attended Kanye West’s 30th birthday party.
Veteran rap and hip-hop manager Steve Lobel claims he was injured at the event – which was hosted by the designer label at their New York store on 7 June 2007 – when a temporary wall fixture fell onto his head.
Lobel – who oversees the band Bone, Thugs-N-Harmony – is demanding unspecified damages from the company, claiming they used unstable wall panels to “obscure the store’s merchandise and create a club look”.
The lawsuit – filed in Queen’s Supreme Court in New York – also names events promoter Tony Berger, of Relevant Group LLC.
Berger told the New York Daily News newspaper: “We were aware of the incident. We reported it to our insurance carrier and it is being handled by them.”
Veteran rap and hip-hop manager Steve Lobel claims he was injured at the event – which was hosted by the designer label at their New York store on 7 June 2007 – when a temporary wall fixture fell onto his head.
Lobel – who oversees the band Bone, Thugs-N-Harmony – is demanding unspecified damages from the company, claiming they used unstable wall panels to “obscure the store’s merchandise and create a club look”.
The lawsuit – filed in Queen’s Supreme Court in New York – also names events promoter Tony Berger, of Relevant Group LLC.
Berger told the New York Daily News newspaper: “We were aware of the incident. We reported it to our insurance carrier and it is being handled by them.”
My boyfriend thinks it's ridiculous to spend that much money on a bag especially with this recession going on, and especially since im a college student. He already fineshed school and he's an engineer, and knows that i love bags, and was contemplating on getting me a monogram LV speedy for my bday, but he had second thoughts and said its too much money. He hates when i talk about bags too, so now i just dont talk about them to him anymore. And when i get my bag, i wont tell him.
i use my dh's money to buy all my lv. dh will accompany me to lv store and buy. he said its my hobby so he's ok with it. 
Some of you girls are sooooooooooo lucky that your DH is so supportive! I had to whine and beg for months before I bought my LV! and he keeps reminding my how much I spent on it (even tho its my money!!!!!) He does make feel guilty a lot that I spend so much money on purses...Just becoz he doesnt like expensive things I cant either!
My DH is my partner in crime in a way but 4 bags a year will definately make him freak out! So, we made an agreement recently...nothing more than $ 8,000 a year. It is all up to me how do I want to spend the money - all in one bag or a few or nothing at all (ok, nothing at all is a joke). Therefore I really have to be careful and think many times on how do I want to spend the money....
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With the exception of one bag, the Amarante Brentwood, and a few accessoires, I have purchased all my bags and other accessories myself so not much he can really say. Actually he thinks it's cool that I have this "hobby" as he likes to call it sometimes. He's worse than me anytime we go out because he's like a hawk looking at every woman's purse, then if I miss one he'll point it out and tell me the pattern, style etc. We are so easily entertained
For the most part, my DH is very understanding. Although my DH spoils me and surprises me on many occasions, I do find myself buying my LV or Hermes stuffs and surprise him later. When he does finds out, he may pretend to be a little upset that I didn't tell him, but doesn't make a big deal out of it. I guess it's bc he has his own expensive hobbies too, so if he even tries to reason with me about mine, he knows that I would go off on him about it.
Its really cool hearing all of you gals stories, its interesting to hear how different all of us really are. Thanks for your comments 