When a wife returns from shopping and says, "I saved $500,"? what does she mean?

[Kelley1]

Shopping Expedition

Do husbands ever ask, "Show me the $500 you saved?"

[AviatorTom]

It means she bought a lot of stuff we probably don't need, and spent way more than $500.

[ChicoFromThe305]

That she wasted $1000?

[standardguy]

At least. Perhaps 2000.

[ChicoFromThe305]

Yep cause in our society a 50% save is a high save

[Static_In_The_Attic]

It means the stores raised their prices & she fell for the old sales mind trick.

[JacobJordan]

Means she bought a lot of stuff on sale is trying to cope by saying the sale price saved money. Frankly I don't care buy it as is buy it on sale buy it for double the cost I have more than enough to afford it. I haven't checked the price of something in years

[BoopBoopBeep]

It means this is the moment you should reflect on when you get the bill from you divorce lawyer.

I don't date people that say things like that typically because they understand the value of a dollar. That said, I don't co-mingle finances, so as long as she's capable of meeting her financial obligations, that's on her.

[DJB72]

No husband that wants to maintain the position ever asks for the money "saved". She means that no matter how much she spent it's $500 less than it could have been.

Gentlemen, never, ever ask for that "saved" money. It's a trap!

[sawno]

It means she got scammed into paying more than she should have because there is another even more expensive price tag on the ticket.

[CozyCoffin]

She'll twirl around with clothes trying to emphasize the clearance tags and say, "See, all these say together, that I saved five hundred!"

[tremendousfern]

It means she wanted to spend $500 more but she all ready maxed out the credit cards.

[stark04]

There was a sale and she got discount on something.

[exitseven]

It meand she spent about $2000 on a bunch of stuff made in China.

[Apple1996]

It depends. She could have been couponing or she could have gotten things on sale

[Hanrej]

She means she spent 500 dollars less than she wanted but still blew the checkbook.

[dolemite58]

I spent money on dumb stuff when it should have been invested instead.

[nawtee_me]

It means she bought thing on sale that she didn’t need anyway.

[Anonymous]

She's addicted to shopping and she will drain your wallet.

[Slapmynuts]

Yeah! I would not be thrilled! Lol

[Mikewnaz2019]

I saved $500 means she spent $2500