I have 9 wives! or maybe 8, or was it 11? I don’t know. It doesn’t matter because none of them complain how much I spend on the other nor do they complain how hard I ride them or which one I ride. They speak to me without words and love me unconditionally. My girlfriend doesn’t understand.
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Buy a Camry instead of a Corolla, no one says a word. All the money I’ll ever spend in this hobby is less than that difference, and it’s something I’ve enjoyed for 10+ years. Why not?
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Yeah, got that too…
Healthy lifestyle is life, if I’m Not healthy might not be around. Cheaper then hookers and blow
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Still up in the air which is more fun though.
I’m perhaps fortunate in that my wife is also a keen cyclist so there’s little justification or explaining on either side 
This does mean that there are ten (yes ten) bikes in the house as we don’t have a garage!
Unfortunately it means I have to follow the N=W rule rather than N+1 
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My husband and I are starting to have this problem. There’s currently an old bike jammed sideways into a mostly full storage area. It’s not pretty. 
Ditto on this. We call it the Freedom Fund. You can spend it all each month, save for months for something big, or whatever. You decide the right amount for your situation. The key to all of this is transparency. If you’re hiding things from your spouse, you’re not doing it right. We’re not perfect, but we’re both on level about everything and it’s gotten us through 20+ yrs of marriage.
Re: bikes, I tend to not buy anything new unless there’s a big leap in tech…was riding my Cervelo for 12 yrs. Purchased an Spec. SL6 last year. Major improvement!
Re: bikes, cars, upgrades, etc. my better half just says, “neat”.
Also, Dave Ramsey’s podcast is good on this stuff and how to spend and save money in a marriage. Get and stay out of debt…save for purchases and only pay cash where possible except a home. Don’t be a slave to banks, lenders, etc. or your R n’ R lifestyle.
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Wife goes shopping on weekends for whatever and I don’t mind at all. I’ve bought some toys over the years and she’s been okay with that. We both work, so no worries.
When I switched to doing my bike training in the garage, her words to me were essentially “spend whatever you want to get yourself setup with great training environment that you enjoy here at the house.”
Seems like some people have relationship struggles over finances, and some over other things. Don’t know what to say other than live within your means, but enjoy life some along the way, too. It’s possible to do many fun things on a budget.
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No Mrs here and about cycling and personal finances, it’s still much cheaper than not cycling but having partner.
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I told my girlfriend the bike was here first. :
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You mean - the bikes were here first, right?
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Thanks for the correction! n+1
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