Tax Time Tiff

Mar 15th, 2011

The annual Barlow household tax refund debate kicked off last night. I have to say it got rather heated. We have vast differences of opinion when it comes to the allocation of our hard earned refund. In my opinion, the word re-FUN-d obviously suggests the direction the money should be spent. But by the end of our debate, I sensed he was only feeling the FU part of the word. Here’s how it went down…

Husband: “Let’s put the money is some mutual funds”

Me: “Hmmm. (polite fake pause) No. Mama hasn’t gotten a new Gucci is 3 years and I’m tired of waiting.”

Husband: “How about a long weekend at St. Pete Beach?”

Me: “Uh, we live in St. Pete. How about actually leaving Florida and going to one of those exotic states where there is white stuff on the ground and you strap these things called skis to your feet and slide down a big mountain??” At this point he probably felt like throwing me off a mountain.

Husband: “We should really have our driveway and pavers re-sealed.”

Me: “That sounds like a plan. In addition, I will schedule a vasectomy for you and a boob job consult for myself. Deal?” I thought that was a win-win. He didn’t agree.

Husband: “So you want to play hardball, huh? Well, I want the 65 inch Samsung 3D flat screen currently on sale at Best Buy for $5399.98.”

Me: Speechless and visibly shaking. He knows how much I detest huge TV’s. Because of his cruelty we have decided to table the debate until further notice. Stay tuned.