Help.....Top 10 Wife/Partner Excuses for Purchase

Been saving for nearly a year now for 500mm L just about have enough, but have a moral dilemma that the Wife feels the Kitchen is in need of a refit, we could do with a bigger TV honey.....but I want my lens!

with my hubby ( hes a tool collector) "but i need it for work!!"
hes a mechanic on helicopters. " even if i only use it once a year, its still nice to have"

he has spent about 7k on tool in the last year.. ick.

what i save on my own is mine, and my hubby is fine with that. and i had about 4k saved, but were trying to buy a house in the next 6 months.. so i thouvght having my own home was much cooler than upgrading camera gear for now.

....put the prices of the "L" lens, car, tv, etc, and put in on a Pivot table in Excel. Create some graphs and finally show her how the "L" lenses are a sound investment choice by it retaining much of it's value with negligible low depreciation. What do you think?

To really deliver the message, put it on Powerpoint with the custom animations:p

Lol say that the prices are gonna increase next month and if you dont buy now! your gonna have to pay more!

Hey Fillet, should I buy a nice projector to really convey the message in the presentation? Or maybe a second approach buy a gift half the value and present that at the same time as the purchase to add some 'Soft Focus' or 'Circles of Confusion' to the whole event thus slipping under the radar

I've got nothing. I just need to save my own money which we have declared is MY money. I save $2 a day and that's that. If I need extra, well, I beg.

I used to save $2 a day in coins, when it passed $100 and fell off the shelf it became Ours!

shannyD wrote in post #5329044
with my hubby ( hes a tool collector) "but i need it for work!!"
hes a mechanic on helicopters. " even if i only use it once a year, its still nice to have"

he has spent about 7k on tool in the last year.. ick.

what i save on my own is mine, and my hubby is fine with that. and i had about 4k saved, but were trying to buy a house in the next 6 months.. so i thouvght having my own home was much cooler than upgrading camera gear for now.

Just paint the house off white and the gutters red.

OP: Just buy the lens and use the Jedi mind trick. "This is the same lens I've had for years" don't forget the hand wave thing though

Same lens I had for years... it was a child when i purchased it at 50mm and now it has grown into an adult at 500mm...should work right

Yup, left it outside and it swelled from the humidity.

Something will always need fixing around the house.

The car will always break.

The children will always need braces.

We'll always need new glass.

As long as the husband and wife discuss the purchase and each understands the others needs, everything will be fine.

<Dang, that was funny! - I crack myself up! >

And remember the most important piece of advice - it's easier to seek forgiveness than permission!

Nope, it implies it will get smaller in cold climates!

shannyD wrote in post #5329044
so i thouvght having my own home was much cooler than upgrading camera gear for now.

It may seem odd for here---but

Way to go Shanny--like Dorothy says---

Theres no place like home.

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Wifey and I each have our own little "slush fund". If we get rid of older stuff, selling it on Ebay, Craigslist, or on a forum like this, the money goes back in. As long as the bills are paid and everything is caught up, it's not a problem.

I was looking at a new lens, but the car needs tires. That's tricky, because for us, it's kinda technically two different budgets. OTOH, we're looking at starting a family, and wifey agreed that some good basic equipment upgrades now, while we're more liquid, made sense to capture photos for the future. She was really great about me moving up to the 30D and a few other lens purchases, so I don't think I'm gonna push my luck for a while.

be honest? I'm getting married in june and not going to find some excuse to buy gear.