Joint Checking Accounts

[meow meow]

hopefully this was for her sister and not just some friend she doesn't see

[yoga-like_abana]

This was a bad idea guys. Who buys a $150 baby shower gift when "you're trying to save?"

should've had her pay for it out of her fun money

[Brock Landers]

Is that the real gift or is that just for the pre baby shower gathering?

[Cartierfor3]

You gotta tell Mrs WC that the motion swing thing for $150 is the gift you go in on with 3 other people.

[meow meow]

i'm sure there is a perfect explanation for this

[420seriouscat69]

It's for her brother. Like her real brother. No step or anything else.

[Cartierfor3]

It's for her brother. Like her real brother. No step or anything else.

dog or human

[420seriouscat69]

  This time around: human

[SdK]

That's a little different than a friend.

[SdK]

Also, I hope she wants to spend as much on your siblings kiddos.

[420seriouscat69]

Also, I hope she wants to spend as much on your siblings kiddos.

She would, but I wouldn't spend $ like that. My side of the family joins together on big purchase items. Plus, my bro married a women with a child and he won't be having one.

[420seriouscat69]

I mean, I feel like we're handing out food stamps for friends and family.

"Lol well just for reference most baby shower/wedding gifts will be around $100.
and i still have 4 wedding gifts to buy this year. it SUCKS
(friend of a friend) will only get $50 tho"

[Cartierfor3]

damn I got start inviting you guys to b day parties and what not.

[420seriouscat69]

I'm shutting this crap down right now. The fact that she feels we need to give that much is redic. She's so afraid of looking cheap.

Rant over. I know this is bad BBS'ing for many to read.

[meow meow]

$150 for a shower gift for a sibling is reasonable, probably, if you can afford that.  but yeah getting married and then having all the shower/wedding gifts for 2 families seemingly all the time gets a little redic, your better off not worrying about it, or better off with the 3 account system

[420seriouscat69]

"its called wedding etiquette. and that is what it is." 

Biggie was right. 

[Tobias]

should be a fun keeping up w/ the jones' house hunt

[Cartierfor3]

if that is true then I am terrible at Wedding etiquette

[Rage Against the McKee]

You got married recently enough that it shouldn't be that hard to just spend about the same amount of money on these people as they spent on you.

[420seriouscat69]

It's not cf3. Your presence is enough. A small $25-$50 for a real close friend or family member is the way I would go.

[Cartierfor3]

Every time there is a wedding:

Me: "Do we have to get a gift?"
Mrs CF3: "Yeah, I just got them a $25 target gift card"
Me: "Sounds good. I'll eat/drink at least $40 worth of stuff so we still come out ahead on the evening"

[420seriouscat69]

You got married recently enough that it shouldn't be that hard to just spend about the same amount of money on these people as they spent on you.

Yeah, that's her rationale for this.

[SdK]

Also, I hope she wants to spend as much on your siblings kiddos.

She would, but I wouldn't spend $ like that. My side of the family joins together on big purchase items. Plus, my bro married a women with a child and he won't be having one.

Oh ok. Well there will still be birthday presents. Baby stuff is expensive for sure. It sounds like the gift can be used for multiple kids. So that's a plus. Maybe mrs. wacky is just making an investment for your future kiddo under the guise of it being for her brother. That thing is totally coming back to you.

[420seriouscat69]

Every time there is a wedding:

Me: "Do we have to get a gift?"
Mrs CF3: "Yeah, I just got them a $25 target gift card"
Me: "Sounds good. I'll eat/drink at least $40 worth of stuff so we still come out ahead on the evening"

That's why we're buds. 

[meow meow]

remind me who's the bread winner again?  not that it matters, just curious how this plays into these situations.