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| I control the money and give my wife an allowance |
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17% |
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War Eagle
Joined: 15 Feb 2009
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| Just curious..... since that's the way it's done a lot in the Korean man's world: secret bank accounts, yadda, yadda. |
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Slowmotion
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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Radius
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:17 am Post subject: |
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I've heard Asian women in general like to control the money AND wear the pants in the relationship  |
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West Coast Tatterdemalion
Joined: 31 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:36 am Post subject: |
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| It's called being whipped. |
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PatrickGHBusan
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:43 am Post subject: |
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| Family budget here. |
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wooden nickels
Joined: 23 May 2010
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:22 am Post subject: |
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| We manage the money together. |
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NSMatt
Joined: 29 Dec 2008
Location: London
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:43 am Post subject: |
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That guy needs to get a divorce. |
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davai!
Joined: 04 Dec 2005
Location: Kuwait
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:24 am Post subject: |
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| That guy went 3 months not realizing the floor was hot. |
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ajosshi
Joined: 17 Jan 2011
Location: ajosshi.com
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:37 am Post subject: |
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+100 won |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| davai! wrote: |
| That guy went 3 months not realizing the floor was hot. |
I'm not sure if that's as bad as the fact that he's lived in Korea for 8 years and doesn't know how to operate the boiler in his own house. That ain't right, dude. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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Of course my wife controls the money! That's what 90% of Korean families do. It's even more logical in our case because she's Korean (and a professional accountant) and we live in Korea! So she handles all the complex bank loans, car contracts, Jeonsae, contracts, paying bills, querying bills etc.....because she speaks the lingo!!
If we lived in my home country then obviously I would do it all.
Any married guy here who says he controls all the money must have awesome Korean skills to handle the job.
I do have cash in my account for when I need cash....but I usually just use my Samsung credit card. |
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Skyblue
Joined: 02 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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| seoulsucker wrote: |
| I'm not sure if that's as bad as the fact that he's lived in Korea for 8 years and doesn't know how to operate the boiler in his own house. That ain't right, dude. |
He said he used it years ago in Seoul. He didn't know about it in this particular apartment.
Good questions though: is it cheaper to use some electric heating devices, as this guy suggests, rather than the gas-fired floor heater?
My gas bill is currently around 200 K per month, and I wouldn't mind paying less. |
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Lazio
Joined: 15 Dec 2010
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I agree with Eamo.
Speaking the language on near native level is important in order to handle the financials. I simply wouldn't be able to find the same interest rates, deal with internet-gas-whatever provider, take care of contracts etc. as well as my wife does.
There is always cash at home (a bit old school but we like to spend cash. Easier to controll the spendings and see how much is going out.) It's not hers nor mine, it's ours. When it's gone we get some more. I also carry my wife's Samsung cc for transportation and just in case if I don't have cash. |
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Slowmotion
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
Of course my wife controls the money! That's what 90% of Korean families do. It's even more logical in our case because she's Korean (and a professional accountant) and we live in Korea! So she handles all the complex bank loans, car contracts, Jeonsae, contracts, paying bills, querying bills etc.....because she speaks the lingo!!
If we lived in my home country then obviously I would do it all.
Any married guy here who says he controls all the money must have awesome Korean skills to handle the job.
I do have cash in my account for when I need cash....but I usually just use my Samsung credit card. |
People have a general idea of how much the utilities cost. All one would have to do is give the wife an allowance that includes money for the bills. I don't see how getting an allowance or even money to pay the utilities is considered "controlling the money." |
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Koreadays
Joined: 20 May 2008
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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let her control, makes her happy..
but I have my secret money she doesn't know about LOL |
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