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He may be catching on after all

May 22nd, 2008 at 10:58 am

I'm really starting to think my Dh is starting to get on board with what I've been saying to him about saving more.

I went up to him yesterday and told him I messed around with his pay.

To which I got the naturally suspicious look.

"Don't worry, I just increased your TSP contribution to 10%"

And to which, I get this response "Part of me thinks I should just have a Roth and not even bother with the TSP."

Keep in mind, this is the same guy - that back in 2005 when I initially learned about a Roth IRA - he said he didn't understand why he needed one when he has a pension and the TSP. He still kept saying this as of last year as well, but I suppose the years of spending our Saturday nights watching Suze Orman has worn off on him (even though he SAYS she is really boring, he'll watch the show with me just because he knows I like her and I only have a handful of shows I do like).

So we went ahead and opened up a Roth IRA for him (after a discussion about why he should still take advantage of the TSP).

I don't think he realizes how lucky he is. I don't have a government job or a pension to fall back on, my employer doesn't offer ANY type of retirement savings plan... all I have is my Roth IRA.

But its starting to sound like he's getting on board with this whole saving more/spending less plan. Makes life a lot easier.


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4 Responses to “He may be catching on after all”

  1. Broken Arrow Says:
    May 22nd, 2008 at 12:17 pm 1211458624
    1211458624

    Hehe, glad that he's getting on board.

  2. Petunia Says:
    May 22nd, 2008 at 12:40 pm 1211460002
    1211460002

    That's great! It really helps when spouses can get on the same page.

  3. Rachel @ Master Your Card Says:
    May 22nd, 2008 at 01:14 pm 1211462048
    1211462048

    That sounds fantastic. My husband likes to have some savings but I would love him to say that he would rather save the money than buy a book rather than saying I won't let him have it.

  4. sagegirl Says:
    May 22nd, 2008 at 02:51 pm 1211467916
    1211467916

    See, I am telling you, give them some time and those hubbies come around. You have to know how far to push them, right? Smile

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