This is exactly how it is in our household, except it is the female plugger attacking the male’s wallet! The morning of every yard sale, I have to make sure to have plenty of ones & fives in my wallet!
I don’t dig about in my wife’s purse without asking her. To me it would be rude and an invasion of privacy. If I need money, I’ll ask her or go to the bank.
I never take money out of my wife’s wallet (she doesn’t use a purse). I usually have more than she does and when I get below my $20 minimum, I get more from the bank for both of us.
In my mind, “purse” is short for “personal”, meaning I don’t go in there, ever. I will hand my s.o. her purse to hand me whatever. Also, I carry the cash, she does everything with ApplePay.
My father in law is a piece of work. He’s a drunk, and not very nice. For birthday and Christmas, he doesn’t shop for a gift for his wife, he gives her money. Which SHE has to go to the bank to get.
My mom always handled the family finances.* She’d give dad an allowance in cash, & he rarely spent it on anything other than to gas up the car. (His biggest splurge that I can remember was on a table saw.)
Mom refused to check anyone’s pockets when she did laundry. She used to say, “If I find money in the laundry, that’s my pay for doing it.” One day she put a pair of dad’s pants thru the wash with his wallet still in the pocket. When she took that load out of the washer, she found over $1500 in cash scattered among the clothes. All us kids thought it was totally unfair that she gathered it all up & gave it back to him!
*My grandma was her family’s money manager too. Grandpa’s coworkers used to razz him mercilessly for turning his entire pay packet over to her, but his response was: “She earns every penny of it!”
This got you in trouble with your Mom when you were a kid. You think this wouldn’t get you in trouble with your wife? It could embarrassing or even dangerous for your wife to discover she was short on cash while out in the world.
Works the other way in our house. And not just the spouse, but also the daughter. At least they ask politely for the funds instead of raiding the wallet or the bank account.
I learned, as a teen-ager, DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT go ‘rummaging around’ in a ladies purse ! ! ! What you find might be embarrassing. Even if my wife said it was ‘OK’ , I did not look for anything in her purse ! ! !
Johnny Q Premium Member 11 months ago
I thought it was a pawn shop…
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member 11 months ago
I think just using cash these days is veering pretty close to pluggerdom.
juicebruce 11 months ago
No wife must use real ATM ;-)
zerotvus 11 months ago
Watch out for the mouse trap!!!!!!
Ichabod Ferguson 11 months ago
Pluggers are gigolos?
IKnowIt! Premium Member 11 months ago
This is exactly how it is in our household, except it is the female plugger attacking the male’s wallet! The morning of every yard sale, I have to make sure to have plenty of ones & fives in my wallet!
Just-me 11 months ago
I don’t dig about in my wife’s purse without asking her. To me it would be rude and an invasion of privacy. If I need money, I’ll ask her or go to the bank.
ctolson 11 months ago
I never take money out of my wife’s wallet (she doesn’t use a purse). I usually have more than she does and when I get below my $20 minimum, I get more from the bank for both of us.
david_42 11 months ago
If I need cash (rarely), I can get it at the Winco. The less cash they have in the registers the better.
Back to Big Mike 11 months ago
NO WAY! I’d never go in there. I’d lose my hand.
walt1968pat Premium Member 11 months ago
NO TOUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zen-of-Zinfandel 11 months ago
Because wife isn’t good at math?
SofaKing 11 months ago
In my mind, “purse” is short for “personal”, meaning I don’t go in there, ever. I will hand my s.o. her purse to hand me whatever. Also, I carry the cash, she does everything with ApplePay.
wndflower1 11 months ago
single for 40 years and wouldn’t want it any other way!!!
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe 11 months ago
Ex told me to look in her purse, ended up dumping it on dining room table. After I got rid of all the cigarette wrappers I found it.
Sir Toby 11 months ago
Wow, that’s just wrong on so many levels.
tcayer 11 months ago
My father in law is a piece of work. He’s a drunk, and not very nice. For birthday and Christmas, he doesn’t shop for a gift for his wife, he gives her money. Which SHE has to go to the bank to get.
anomalous4 11 months ago
My mom always handled the family finances.* She’d give dad an allowance in cash, & he rarely spent it on anything other than to gas up the car. (His biggest splurge that I can remember was on a table saw.)
Mom refused to check anyone’s pockets when she did laundry. She used to say, “If I find money in the laundry, that’s my pay for doing it.” One day she put a pair of dad’s pants thru the wash with his wallet still in the pocket. When she took that load out of the washer, she found over $1500 in cash scattered among the clothes. All us kids thought it was totally unfair that she gathered it all up & gave it back to him!
*My grandma was her family’s money manager too. Grandpa’s coworkers used to razz him mercilessly for turning his entire pay packet over to her, but his response was: “She earns every penny of it!”
Sean Fox 11 months ago
Dang he’s got a sugar-momma, good for you bear!
Alberta Oil Premium Member 11 months ago
She’s the only one that remembers the password to the ATM, but she withdraws extra for her hubby.
mistercatworks 11 months ago
This got you in trouble with your Mom when you were a kid. You think this wouldn’t get you in trouble with your wife? It could embarrassing or even dangerous for your wife to discover she was short on cash while out in the world.
mistercatworks 11 months ago
Off-topic:
Does anyone know how in the world GoComics decided to categorize “Pluggers” as Office Humor?
g04922 11 months ago
LOL.. A great way to get into BIG trouble…
raybarb44 11 months ago
Actually, real Pluggers know better than to go into his wife’s purse. Going in a wife’s purse is very dangerous indeed,…..
eddi-TBH 11 months ago
Only Andy Capp gets away with this.
Billy Yank 11 months ago
Works the other way in our house. And not just the spouse, but also the daughter. At least they ask politely for the funds instead of raiding the wallet or the bank account.
'IndyMan' 11 months ago
I learned, as a teen-ager, DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT go ‘rummaging around’ in a ladies purse ! ! ! What you find might be embarrassing. Even if my wife said it was ‘OK’ , I did not look for anything in her purse ! ! !
Pluggergirl 11 months ago
i’ve nothing to hid but even with my permission, George would never.