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Hubby – The WILD Spender

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My husband is a man’s man. He’s more comfortable with a hammer than a computer mouse. I oftentimes snicker when getting the mail and my copy of Smart Money is snuggled near his Family Handyman.

Obviously, our celebrations were VERY different.

Usually, we use side work money to pay debt. He comes home, hands me the check, and I pay the bills. After we made the last payment, he came home, started to hand me the check, looked down at it for a minute, and asked if he could use it for a special payoff surprise.

This was his surprise…

He’s building a pantry with roll-out drawers! He cut a hole in the wall between our kitchen and garage to add some much-needed space to our tiny kitchen. How much did he spend? $100. Quite a deal considering he was able to use a lot of leftover materials from side work to piece it together.

When I told him I felt bad about him spending money on the kitchen rather than on something he really wanted, he assured me this was what he had in mind for quite some time.

That… and he’s sick of me asking him to carry the heavy mixer from the linen closet in the back of the house to the kitchen whenever I need it.

Big smile on my face today. Big. Big. Smile.


9 Comments

  • Reply Pamela |

    If you have a little bit extra, this mixer lift is amazing! I love the one my husband installed for me – we had a lower cabinet with a drawer on top so he moved the drawer to the bottom and installed the lift so that the mixer is right at counter level. When I’m done with it, it goes right back into the cabinet.

    http://www.amazon.com/Rev—Shelf-RAS-ML-HDCR-Heavy-Mixer/dp/B001B0QFOI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330517642&sr=8-1

  • Reply Money Beagle |

    That’s cool and something like that will add value to your home down the line, as closet and storage space for the kitchen is a pretty big deal.

  • Reply Marianne |

    Amazing! A celebration surprise mixed with investment- perfect!! Enjoy your new pantry!

  • Reply Jen from Boston |

    Aaawww!!! That is awesome! And it will be a wonderful feature when he’s done! You are a lucky woman!

  • Reply Shannon |

    I can’t even get my husband to change a light bulb or hang a picture!! What an awesome guy!!!

  • Reply Nicole |

    How sweet! Enjoy!!! You will LOVE it. We had a huge pantry in our old house; that is what I miss the most from our downsizing move.

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