Matt
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Yeah if I had marriage to do over I am definitely going to find someone interested in the same hobbies as I am-- kinda like Brad or Don-- There wives go along and let them spend resources on toys because they like them too. When they don't it kinda splits the finances-- and we compromise-- not that I don' usually get what I want eventually- but just not soon enough sometimes.
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My wife lets me spend as much money as I want on my hobbies as long as I can figure out how to get the money from magic trees, or in the pot at the end of the rainbow, or by giving plasma. This severely limits the cash flow for hobbies.
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My "extra money" gets split 3 ways. 1st priority. Keep the daily driver running and in working order. 2nd keep the jeep in working order and trips with the Jeep, 3rd with what's left over goes to the IH which has been very limited this last couple of years. Luckily it runs good, works well, and doesn't "need anything" just lots of things I "want" to do with it.
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I basically get upgrade parts for birthday or Christmas presents, otherwise it's just basic maintenance for the TJ. Only "upgrade" I did to the Denali was a touchscreen android DVD\NAV radio with a backup camera. I sure don't spend as much on parts as I used to, amazing how the family life sucks out all the time and money from the automotive hobby. O well, feels like it's worth it 
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Other than motorcycles I didn't usually have money for upgrades and modifications to most vehicles before marriage, then I barely had money for maintenance or servicing them for several years. We were extremely broke post college and early marriage, living paycheck to paycheck. Then we went to a Dave Ramsey concert/seminar for a day, and things started improving, but we are still not where I would like to be financially yet.
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I complain allot about fiances-- but we save allot- no new houses or vehicles very often (just when a life change forces a need) - and of course never new-- They say that if you double your money every 7 years in savings - I should make my goal for retirement in 12-16 years-- Disney stock keeps increasing- and I have a large chunk going into my 401k- before I can even spend it. Some investors are suggesting gold- or bitcoin-- but I know nothing about such things so I am just gathering info-
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Ican't beleive she makes you pay for upkeep on the daily driver-- We pay for stuff on Carolyn's car- and my superduty out of "family money" - The yellow 63 and the exploder comes out of "my" extra money- fund-- I need to replace the windsheild in the superduty and she told me to take it out of savings- so that was cool :-) Now she won't pay for shiny stuff- rims- and what not that are not a NEED-- but my beat up ole pickup works just fine :-)
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Ican't beleive she makes you pay for upkeep on the daily driver-- We pay for stuff on Carolyn's car- and my superduty out of "family money" - The yellow 63 and the exploder comes out of "my" extra money- fund-- I need to replace the windsheild in the superduty and she told me to take it out of savings- so that was cool :-) Now she won't pay for shiny stuff- rims- and what not that are not a NEED-- but my beat up ole pickup works just fine :-)
If we were better off financially, she wouldn't mind the family covering the cost of all of it, but she balances the budget, and does a pretty good job at it, so I won't complain too much.
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Ahhh I see-- I guess I have very limited insurance and tags on my other 2 (since I drive both less then 2000 a year)-- something like $66 dollars a year or something like that.- and tags on the 63 is 13$
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I want full coverage on it in case I decide to do something like lay it on its side on a nature trail while bird watching, or if it decides to take a ditch, or take out another car on a tour through the city, so that I can have it repaired or replaced.