Have just read Nordy's girl's comment and totally agree with that one too... you both need a 'fun money' account where you can save up and buy a treat for yourself - whatever you like, no questions asked.
wait - you work and bring home all of the money and yet he has control of the money?
I would have no problem telling my dh what i was buying with the money, as long as you're generally responsible with your finances. Especially considering his toys, he has no place to tell you what to do with your (shared) money. Jmo
Yes, I can afford it.
I haven't read the entire thread, but I've read enough!
Get your bag!
We have one account, we just saw it as how things were done.
It's hard when you have a joint account. If I'm married, I think I'll have a joint account and a separate account for myself so if I want to treat myself, my husband won't know about it. Some men just don't understand our obsessions so no point of justifying it to them.
When I bought my first LV (it's just a speedy 25), I told my bf and we got into such a heated argument that we almost broke up. After that I just buy whatever I want, I just don't tell him about it. They just magically show up.
Just buy it if you want it and you have the money for it. You are the one supporting the both of you, so if you can fully pay all of your bills and have money left over and you have some money saved, he really has no grounds to say anything. If he doesn't like it, he needs to get a job and stop wasting his time on hockey and drums. They are clearly not paying the bills, so he needs to put his energy into something that will if he is so worried about money. This is just like the kids that whine and complain that mommy won't buy them a Nintendo but buys herself a handbag. Well guess what, when you grow up and get a job you can buy whatever you want to. Until you do so, you will just have to make do with what others buy for you.
Your hubby has a pretty sweet deal, not working and just doing his hobbies. He is plain stupid to complain and risk losing that.