The Decision is in the Details
For anyone wanting to know how husband and I make decisions, check out his recent post on replacing our now deceased washing machine.
In this post, husband illustrates with great precision, what happens when we have a financially-related decision to make: he researches constantly, spread-sheets the hell out of it, then talks to me A LOT about it.
I typically respond with "okay's", "uh-huhs", and "wows" when appropriate to show that I am listening. Then I follow with focus questions like "regardless of the better money/energy ratio savings do we really want to spend $800's? Are we assuming we are buying both washer and dryer or not?", and after much discussion, I bring out the over-arching observations like, "the front loader might be worth it if we were to use it for at least five years." or "I think we can take our time making this decision." or "let's not talk about it right now".
Lastly, husband shows me a series of 'good options' by sending me links in emails or while we are at home. I ask more questions. We discuss. Occasionally, I veto. We decide on our first and second best options and go for it.
In this post, husband illustrates with great precision, what happens when we have a financially-related decision to make: he researches constantly, spread-sheets the hell out of it, then talks to me A LOT about it.
I typically respond with "okay's", "uh-huhs", and "wows" when appropriate to show that I am listening. Then I follow with focus questions like "regardless of the better money/energy ratio savings do we really want to spend $800's? Are we assuming we are buying both washer and dryer or not?", and after much discussion, I bring out the over-arching observations like, "the front loader might be worth it if we were to use it for at least five years." or "I think we can take our time making this decision." or "let's not talk about it right now".
Lastly, husband shows me a series of 'good options' by sending me links in emails or while we are at home. I ask more questions. We discuss. Occasionally, I veto. We decide on our first and second best options and go for it.
posted by KLOU | 11:33 AM
2 Comments:
Given my math curse, I would be in daily anxiety popping pills like a mad woman if I lived with said husband. Though I have great appreciation for his analyzing and researching before making purchases, his post on the topic made me cry because I was lost after the first equation.
My personal favorite is the chart... that he made for the sole purpose of illustrating his point about energy savings. I don't make charts, especially not for a blog post. Alls well that ends well, though, we bought a cheap washer tonight.
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