You Think I’m Bad?
It’s not often that I can say this, but the Daily News yesterday was full of food for thought for the avid shopper. First, there was this article about NFL star Michael Strahan’s divorce proceedings. No, I don’t really care about whether he cheated on his wife or not, but this passage did catch my eye:
At one point, Jean Strahan lit up when the lawyer, Robert Penza, grilled her about spending $27,000 on clothes for their twin toddlers, Sophie and Isabella.
“They like to be accessorized,” she said with a smile. “Isabella doesn’t like to leave the house without a purse, Mike knows that.”
Mind you, these girls are 20 months old. My favorite part of the quote is definitely “Mike knows that.” I’m sure he does.
On another note, just in time for sale season, this article hit a little too close to home. I have to say, I felt a little sheepish — yes, I of the six pairs of shoes bought at the Bergdorf’s sale — to read that I may just be one of the 40% who believe that “when they buy something on sale ‘it feels like I’m putting money into savings.’” But come on, do I really want to know that had I not bought all those shoes, and had invested in Google stock instead, I would be a billionaire by now? In a word, no. Whatever lets you sleep at night…
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July 27th, 2006 11:58
Methinks as long as you and future hubs are on same page with money, all is well with your world. But….trouble will be brewing if not. Men usually don’t think it’s ‘cute’ when their women spend money on the sly, it jeopardizes the whole being together and having teamwork thing. Everyone has to figure out for themselves what the balance is between their spending and their saving, and regardless of what the decision is, as long as they understand it and are honest about it, that’s what counts. I’m just saying, that’s all….BTW love those pretty gold shoes you bought with the flower!