My former husband was so cheap. How cheap was he?
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
United States
November 30, 2015 11:16am CST
I'll tell you how cheap he was. When he got out of the Navy we purchased two cemetery plots. His was paid for with his Government benefit of $200. My plot cost the 'regular' going price at the time. Since I had the deed in my possession when we split up he didn't even remember it.
Fast forward many years.....
When my current husband and were married I wanted to have those two plots transferred from my former to my current husband. To achieve that my x has to sign a document approving it.
I called him at work and told him what my goal was and he didn't reply. I knew at that point he was holding out for money. So, being the nice former wife I told him I would pay him the $200 that he feels he lost. The cheap 'you know what' said, good, send me a check and I'll sign the document.
He was making a very good living at the Wall Street Journal and he wasn't in any kind of desperate need of that $200. I think he just wanted to have the last word that one time.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
30 Nov 15
The good news is you won't be buried next to him for all eternity!!
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
1 Dec 15
@BelleStarr, I like your answer on this one.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
1 Dec 15
@marlina I agree, @BelleStarr winds the prize for creativity
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
30 Nov 15
I won't be buried next to anyone, I'll be cremated and sprinkled in the pool! LOL
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
30 Nov 15
I wonder if we should hook up your ex and mine?..hahah..they seem like a pair of you know what's..glad that jerk is out of my life well kinda..not really since we have grandkids together..
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
1 Dec 15
@sugartoes I know but i see him at their BD parties..
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
1 Dec 15
Mine is happily married to to the woman he cheated on me with.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
30 Nov 15
That is terrible that he was just being spiteful when he didn't even need the money... I hate when people act that way for no good reason.
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
30 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill Good excuse-not. As you said $200 is not going to do much when it comes to college!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
30 Nov 15
His former sister in law told me he was saving for the kids' college education - like $200 was going to cover it!
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
30 Nov 15
Yes, he sure was. It's funny, I see photos of him on FB and I have a hard time remembering I was married to him!
@Gabugs (1895)
• United States
30 Nov 15
@abbygreenhill That's simply unbelievable and unacceptable. How could anyone, most certainly your former hubby, stoop so low is beyond my understanding. Perhaps, he wanted to get back at you for replacing him with someone else. So sorry.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
30 Nov 15
@Gabugs Oh no, he got his girlfriend preg. and they got married the day after our divorce so he certainly didn't care about me.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
1 Dec 15
That's how he was. There are many stories I can tell about how cheap he was.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
1 Dec 15
It is ancient history and I'm sure he hasn't changed his cheap ways.
@celticeagle (167025)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Dec 15
Men! I tell you I have had several in my life and all of them have egos the size of Massachusetts. Men!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
1 Dec 15
lol, wow. that is pretty cheap
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
1 Dec 15
Yes he was for sure, his mother was even worse.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
30 Nov 15
Definitely. When we got back from living in Hawaii 2 years I was rather heavy and my marriage wasn't great and I started with stomach issues and wen from 200 to 120 rather fast. He didn't like me thin - he wanted me to gain the weight back.
@vickyrose (2235)
• Cooma, Australia
1 Dec 15
With that attitude you must be thankful that he is now your ex
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
1 Dec 15
I don't know what he had to be spiteful about - I didn't ask for alimony or any kind of support from him -
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@Katlynn (366)
• United States
1 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill Some exes are spiteful without reason just to be mean. My ex is like that.
@Namelesss (3365)
• United States
30 Nov 15
Okay, after reading the comments I'll probably get stoned here. But it is/was his plot, why shouldn't he sell it? Doesn't matter how much or how little money he has or what his plans are.
@yalul070 (1713)
• Manila, Philippines
1 Dec 15
I'm actually wondering, too, why he'd sell it. I was thinking that he might have wanted to keep it that's why he didn't reply right away. But I know it must be weird to have his plot side by side with yours @AbbyGreenhill . You're right, he didn't need that money, but since you insisted he just wanted something from you to get even with you. Oh well.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
1 Dec 15
@yalul070 We bought two plots next to my parents two plots, that's the last place he'd want to be put..I'm sure his current wife wouldn't like that much. We moved from that area and sold the two plots back to the cemetery.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
1 Dec 15
Sell it to his former wife...come on that's cheap. He cheated on me with a girl from his office and she was preg. and they got married the day after our divorce...so did he deserve the $200???
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
1 Dec 15
That was in 1980 - I'm way over it but I still hope he choked on that money.
@Tampa_girl7 (50258)
• United States
1 Dec 15
Even if you had to pay him , it's good he cooperated. He sounds like a jerk.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
1 Dec 15
Yes, it was worth the money to be done with him and his name.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
30 Nov 15
So often i hear my friends talking about their x and I've never ever heard any good stories. I guess once divorced the dislike just hangs around like a cloud. ...Can't stand a cheap man! Divorce looks good on you!
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
1 Dec 15
Thanks, we didn't really have a bad divorce - there were no kids involved (thank heaven)
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Nov 15
That is cheap. I'm not surprised you're no longer married to him.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
30 Nov 15
There were many reasons I didn't stay married to him...he was only cheap, but boring.
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@carexing25 (1822)
• Philippines
1 Dec 15
some people are really different these days.. always talking and thinking about money
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
1 Dec 15
This was 15 years ago...money always has been and always will be an issue with people.
@Castlerock34 (2259)
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
30 Nov 15
What a jerk! I really dislike people like that. I am sorry you had to deal with that
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
30 Nov 15
Thanks, but living with him made me a stronger person.
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@Castlerock34 (2259)
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
30 Nov 15
@AbbyGreenhill That is great :-) At least you made it though it and learned. It is hard to see while your int he moment of the relationship but all of our relationships are lessons whether they are bad or good, its how we come out of them.
