One of our treats for ourselves is that we spend a couple of hours on Friday afternoon playing trivia and having a couple of beers. It's our "date time" because hubby's work week is Sun-Thurs, so while she is in school we can steal a few hours.
Because hubby is out of town and I won't get that today, I took Jax to that place after school. The burgers they serve are entirely too big for me to finish, but that's what she wante.....so we split it and it was the perfect amount for us both, we even left fries on the plate. So we had dinner, she got to shoot pool , I got to play trivia and have a few beers and I spent all of $14, including tip.
I can't even count all the times I have done exactly the same thing!!! What is it about in-laws??!
I have expensive in-laws, too. Not at all the sympathetic, hands-on type.
I just use our credit cards and figure they'll die sooner than we will and leave us their money.
Terribly cynical, but they sure do make life financially unpleasant for us. On the other hand, they have often given us gifts. We tend to return them (if possible) and if they give us cash we use it to buy them gifts the next time they are required. (Which is often when you throw in Mother's and Father's Day).
I agonized whether or not to marry my particular spouse as we are from slightly different backgrounds when it comes to money. I should have known better when my then-future MIL complained that my older-model brown Ford Tempo was parked in front of her precious house. (I was 22 at the time and had just started a new job).
But I am so sympathetic I couldn't leave my loving fiance over his unpleasant parents.