Popular Post stevewool Posted August 19, 2017 Popular Post Posted August 19, 2017 I am sure that many of us are older and maybe in our eyes wiser too in many things we share with our partners , well thats at first then i am sure we are surprised how quickly they match us and even take over us too. But are there things that your partner just cannot get there heads around. Take my case for instant. Emma has no business sense in any way , she just seems to go along with me in what i am saying then she will throw something in which is a "shake your head time", then i think why bother. Take this Condo thread, yes a great idea for some and if you have the funds and its all above board well why not, but trying to talk about it and the costings and so on it seems its all coming from me and i dont know anything about it all really, then those magic worlds comes from Emma, " we could let the family use it". Thats the end of my great idea for our future. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogo51 Posted August 19, 2017 Posted August 19, 2017 19 minutes ago, stevewool said: I am sure that many of us are older and maybe in our eyes wiser too in many things we share with our partners , well thats at first then i am sure we are surprised how quickly they match us and even take over us too. But are there things that your partner just cannot get there heads around. Take my case for instant. Emma has no business sense in any way , she just seems to go along with me in what i am saying then she will throw something in which is a "shake your head time", then i think why bother. Take this Condo thread, yes a great idea for some and if you have the funds and its all above board well why not, but trying to talk about it and the costings and so on it seems its all coming from me and i dont know anything about it all really, then those magic worlds comes from Emma, " we could let the family use it". Thats the end of my great idea for our future. retraining needed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert k Posted August 19, 2017 Posted August 19, 2017 Steve, you nailed it here. You can't make money off of anything of value if the inlaws can use it free. It would never be free to let....and maybe the inlaws would sublet it at a tidy profit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukaram (Tim) Posted August 19, 2017 Posted August 19, 2017 My wife has no business sense and cannot barter to save her life. She grew working a rice farm in the province... she got no real training. But the whole "let the family use it" is common here and will kill almost any business venture. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatuk2014 Posted August 19, 2017 Posted August 19, 2017 Do what i do i keep a monthly account of everything we spend and i do mean everything. I use an openoffice spreadsheet and seperate our spending into 3 seperate columns 1 for everyday shopping ( food,medicines,toll fees,my drinks etc ) 1 for what i call fixed monthly( Meralco,Pldt,Cable,etc ) 1 for Extras ( ongoing building expenses,repairs,gardening labour etc ) And i do a monthly print out which shows where our money goes So if the wife wants to add for example new windows on the family home I just show her a couple of printouts and she goes and does the washing. Got to show who is the boss ! " ouch ! " yes youve guessed it she is ! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewool Posted August 19, 2017 Author Posted August 19, 2017 44 minutes ago, mogo51 said: retraining needed. You can take the Filipino out of the Philippines but you cant take the Philippines out of the Filipino , or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewool Posted August 19, 2017 Author Posted August 19, 2017 48 minutes ago, mogo51 said: retraining needed. Retraining , your having a laugh, maybe best to do what you mentioned in another thread, just live and be happy in our retirement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy79 Posted August 19, 2017 Posted August 19, 2017 Sadly I don't think it's just a Filipino thing. With my ex wife I had many business ideas. I class myself as street wise and don't throw money at something just because I like it, I'll invest in things I hate if I know theres a market for it. I had three major ideas when I was with her and made the mistake of asking her opinion as we were a team. In all those she was completely against any risk taking and even trying to explain myself was a waste of time. I lost out on over £1m due to her. Towards the end of our relationship I told her I'm making the decisions as it's my money. I made a tidy sum on two investments then she claimed over half in the divorce. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reboot Posted August 19, 2017 Posted August 19, 2017 My Em seems to have a good head on her shoulders and has run businesses. Also trusted with money handled barangay finances honestly. That and plus her family calls her kuripot. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert k Posted August 19, 2017 Posted August 19, 2017 4 hours ago, Reboot said: My Em seems to have a good head on her shoulders and has run businesses. Also trusted with money handled barangay finances honestly. That and plus her family calls her kuripot. High praise, indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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