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Impulsive Man Uses Money Earmarked For Newborn Daughter’s College Fund To Buy Truck, Wife Livid
Being impulsive once in a while isn’t necessarily a bad thing unless it also affects someone else. If another person has to bear the brunt of your actions, it’s essential to think things through and make an informed decision.
This is the exact opposite of what a man did when he came across the truck he used to have as a teenager. He was so worried about losing out on the vehicle that he didn’t consult his wife before spending a huge amount of money on it, which was supposed to be for their baby’s future.
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The poster explained that when he was a teenager, his dad had bought him a 1972 Ford Bronco, and working on it together had been one of his fondest memories
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When the poster was driving through his town’s warehouse, he saw his old Ford Bronco and just had to snatch it up before anyone else laid claim to it
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The problem is that the man bought his old truck for $23,000, and a part of the money had actually been kept aside for his newborn daughter
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When his wife found out about his purchase, she was furious, and so were her parents, who had contributed to the college fund kept aside for the newborn
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The poster felt that he was justified in buying the truck because it had been a meaningful connection to his dad, who passed away
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The man also explained that since his daughter was only six months old, there were still many years to rebuild her college fund
The poster shared that when he was younger, his dad bought him a classic 1972 Ford Bronco. They used to spend a lot of time working on it together, and that was wonderful, father-son bonding time for them both. When he was 19, he sold the truck, and because his father passed away soon after, it had always been one of his regrets.
Buying the truck again meant that he could relive all of those wonderful memories that he had with his dad. Research also says that when people find or do things from their past, it can help them reconnect with their childhood selves. This is a powerful experience because it often brings a lot of joy and peace.
When the poster purchased his old truck again, he felt extremely happy and satisfied. Even though he knew it needed a lot of work, he didn’t mind at all. The only sticky situation was that he had used the money kept aside for his daughter’s college fund in order to get his old Ford Bronco, and he did so without asking his wife.
This kind of impulse buying is more common than you’d imagine. Around 70% of shoppers confess to having purchased something on a whim. Sometimes, things like discounts, sales tactics, and even nostalgia can push a person into buying things they don’t really need. This is exactly what happened to the poster, and he couldn’t stop himself from sealing the deal.
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The man’s partner and her parents were furious with him, especially because he didn’t even check in with them first. They felt that if he really cared about his family, he wouldn’t have flushed away all the money kept aside for his child. Although the guy did understand their sentiments, he felt that he’d never get a chance to possess his truck unless he made a decision quickly.
This kind of sly or calculative spending in a relationship can actually spell out doom for it. People who use their joint funds without consulting their partner engage in something called financial cheating. This can involve big or small expenses that the offender covers up from their partner.
Even though the man had kept such a big purchase from his partner until he bought the truck, he didn’t see anything wrong with his actions. In fact, he felt that she was making a mountain out of a molehill because they had seventeen years to rebuild their child’s college fund.
Luckily, the OP’s mom decided to help him out by buying the truck from him and covering the other expenses. She did it so that her grandkid could have a college fund, and her son wasn’t in the doghouse with his wife anymore. The man was quite smug about that, but netizens confronted him about his “mommy” bailing him out.
Do you think the poster was justified in making such an impulsive decision, or do you side with his partner? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
People were shocked by the man’s selfishness and lack of consideration for his wife and child
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Janelle Collard 8 months ago
Holy s**tballs! I get the nostalgia but OP done f**ked up. *And* he's lying to his wife that he sold the Bronco when it's actually his mom bailed him out? I see this whole thing ending very badly.
Marnie 8 months ago
He even recognizes that the lying is bad (or at least it will get him "in trouble"). He sounds like such a huge spoiled brat who doesn't really care about his wife at all.
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LooseSeal's $10 Banana 8 months ago
Not to bring his dead dad into it, but I'd like to think that he'd be kicking his son's a$$ for making such a stupid/selfish decision.
sweet emotion 8 months ago
This guy just keeps compounding his a$$holery. He owes his in-laws 12K to invest separately for their grandchild, and he owes (or rather his mom owes) his sister an upfront amount equal to whatever advance he is getting against future inheritance to buy and restore his toy. He owes his wife a few dozen apologies, a lot of groveling, and about fifty years of proof that he can grow up and be a man that puts his family before himself. And the worst part of the story? It's a freaking BRONCO! Ugliest gas-guzzler of the 70's.
Binky Melnik 8 months ago (edited)
From the wife’s point of view, I think it’s best he did this NOW, right as the child is born. Had he waited until the kid was, say, 16, and THEN run off with her college fund, then justifiable homicide enters into the mix. The way things stand now, daughter is far too young to grok what an idiot and аsshole her dad is, and mom is still young enough to get herself a proper, functioning man with a WORKING BRAIN who doesn’t see objects and think “Me, me, me!” and/or “MINE, MINE, MINE! I WANT!” in other words, I think the timing is perfect. Everyone can escape and begin rebuilding their lives with a real and proper husband, father, and MAN and leave this skidmark in the dust. I’m aghast and unable to properly put my feelings to words so I’ll stop here and just end with “Holy s**t!”
Marnie 8 months ago
Except wife probably won't come to this conclusion, not until the daughter is older and lying about not actually selling the car comes out. He's a big old POS.
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arthbach 8 months ago
"...this Bronco means everything to me." Yes, we can see that. It means more than stealing from his child's educational fund, and it means more than being honest with his wife. He is actively planning ways to continue to lie to his wife for the foreseeable future. - - - This man should keep his beloved Bronco. It clearly means more to him than his wife and child.
Barbara Panda 8 months ago
That poor wife. I hope that guys mother is going to pay child support when his wife leaves him and takes the kid.
Lara Verne 8 months ago
So, he saw something, he wanted it, he couldn't afford it, so he stole money that wasn't his and screw the whole family. He just threw his family overboard, threatened their financial stability and future because what he want is more important. And then he came up with "wife is hormonal". This is not a regular assholery, this is advanced assholery.
K Barnes 8 months ago (edited)
And then when mommy bailed him out he lied to his wife about it and pretended he solved the problem by selling the truck. He learned nothing from all of this. Children raising children, sigh.
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ghost gurl 8 months ago
this has to be ragebait. the longer i read, the stupider it gets. dump this loser asap. wtf.
Apatheist Account2 8 months ago
As a bloke, I understand his thought process, but a mature adult and father should take a step back. The sensible thing would be to ask the new owner to get in contact if they were ever to consider selling it and give OP first refusal.
Pixie T 8 months ago
I'm not sure whats worse, OP spending $23k he didn't have or lying to his wife about selling it. His comment " it's going to take all my lying skills to pull this one off over the next few years". That annoyed me More than the truck purchase. And by the wording of it OP has lied previously. He is a giant hairy ar*ehole.
LangiStudios 8 months ago
This man is NOT fit to be a husband or a father, and his enabling mother is doing him no favours. I bet you he'll say he never saw the divorce coming.
Big Mike (BigMike7302) 8 months ago
Dude is F'ing idiot for many reason; I do understand the issue with the truck and you DID find a "solution"... I get that... OP needs to apologize and let Wifey know FULL TRUTH!! Explain the full story including your Mother' if OP does not and WHEN Wifey finds out, it will ONLY get worse
Littlemiss 8 months ago (edited)
This is his version of events, his wife or possibly ex wife wrote about this over 5 years back about it. He's probably still justifying it to this day
Deborah B 8 months ago
Totally, utterly in the wrong. Effectively stole from his family to recapture his teens. Then had his mum take the financial hit of bailing him out... but is LYING to his wife that he sold this old truck, that he's still planning to keep and restore over the next few years. When he has a new child, and he should be spending those hours with his family, or working to support them, not reliving his teens. His wife will absolutely find out, and will feel deceived and betrayed. He needs to sell this truck ASAP, and grow up, or he's headed for divorce.
Margaret Shannon 8 months ago
Fatherhood frightens OP. The truck represents a more secure time when he was still a teen with a father to take care, teach, and provide. By buying the truck, he was trying to recapture the “golden days of yesteryear” when he didn’t have to worry about anyone depending on him. I understand. I have fond memories of a 1979 Monte Carlo that was my own magic flying carpet. But I grew up, and so he must also.
Naomi Ellis 8 months ago
I'm a petrol head, it's how me and my other half met. We have multiple project cars between us. We also have 2 young children. If he pulled this s**t, he'd be off to his mummy's house so f**king quick!
Sara Frazer 8 months ago (edited)
Waiting for the reddit update in a few years that's like "TIFU, my (soon to be ex-) wife found out that I did not sell the Bronco I told her I would; the Bronco I bought with money stolen from her parents, our child, a maxed-out credit card and my mom " 🥺...jeeezzz *edit: wait I see this post was from 5 years ago...sheesh .. wonder how things turned out
Kate Johnson 8 months ago
This guy is FAR too immature to be married or parent. I feel very sorry for his wife and kids. They got a c**p deal with this one. Hopefully the wife will understand that he's never going to be trustworthy enough to be the breadwinner. That's going to be on her, if she stays or goes.
Robert Beveridge 8 months ago
Stop lying to your wife, you f*****g idiot. Unless you WANT to lose your family.
Day Andie 8 months ago
He's wrong, but it's a done deal now. OP needs to stop lying to his wife. A little therapy, both marriage and individual, wouldn't hurt either. He hasn't resolved his grief for his dad, and he's not really ready for the emotional commitment of being a husband and a father. Mom keeps the truck and holds it for him. He gets a second job to buy it from her. First he pays bills to get out of debt, then restores the fund, then buys back the truck. But for every $1.00 he toward the truck, he puts $1.00 into her college fund. It will probably take him a few years, but he'll have plenty of time to reflect and grow up. His dad's truck will mean even more to him then. Meanwhile, he needs to be the best husband and dad he can be. While it's understandable that his in-laws are angry, they need to stay the f**k out of it. Let this be something between the man and his wife. No marriage needs in-laws putting their 2 cents worth in. Guaranteed if they don't stay out of it there will be a divorce.
roddy 8 months ago
Apparently, more of a connection than with a wife and child. Priorities, much?
Load More Replies... Janelle Collard 8 months ago
Holy s**tballs! I get the nostalgia but OP done f**ked up. *And* he's lying to his wife that he sold the Bronco when it's actually his mom bailed him out? I see this whole thing ending very badly.
Marnie 8 months ago
He even recognizes that the lying is bad (or at least it will get him "in trouble"). He sounds like such a huge spoiled brat who doesn't really care about his wife at all.
Load More Replies... LooseSeal's $10 Banana 8 months ago
Not to bring his dead dad into it, but I'd like to think that he'd be kicking his son's a$$ for making such a stupid/selfish decision.
sweet emotion 8 months ago
This guy just keeps compounding his a$$holery. He owes his in-laws 12K to invest separately for their grandchild, and he owes (or rather his mom owes) his sister an upfront amount equal to whatever advance he is getting against future inheritance to buy and restore his toy. He owes his wife a few dozen apologies, a lot of groveling, and about fifty years of proof that he can grow up and be a man that puts his family before himself. And the worst part of the story? It's a freaking BRONCO! Ugliest gas-guzzler of the 70's.
Binky Melnik 8 months ago (edited)
From the wife’s point of view, I think it’s best he did this NOW, right as the child is born. Had he waited until the kid was, say, 16, and THEN run off with her college fund, then justifiable homicide enters into the mix. The way things stand now, daughter is far too young to grok what an idiot and аsshole her dad is, and mom is still young enough to get herself a proper, functioning man with a WORKING BRAIN who doesn’t see objects and think “Me, me, me!” and/or “MINE, MINE, MINE! I WANT!” in other words, I think the timing is perfect. Everyone can escape and begin rebuilding their lives with a real and proper husband, father, and MAN and leave this skidmark in the dust. I’m aghast and unable to properly put my feelings to words so I’ll stop here and just end with “Holy s**t!”
Marnie 8 months ago
Except wife probably won't come to this conclusion, not until the daughter is older and lying about not actually selling the car comes out. He's a big old POS.
Load More Replies... arthbach 8 months ago
"...this Bronco means everything to me." Yes, we can see that. It means more than stealing from his child's educational fund, and it means more than being honest with his wife. He is actively planning ways to continue to lie to his wife for the foreseeable future. - - - This man should keep his beloved Bronco. It clearly means more to him than his wife and child.
Barbara Panda 8 months ago
That poor wife. I hope that guys mother is going to pay child support when his wife leaves him and takes the kid.
Lara Verne 8 months ago
So, he saw something, he wanted it, he couldn't afford it, so he stole money that wasn't his and screw the whole family. He just threw his family overboard, threatened their financial stability and future because what he want is more important. And then he came up with "wife is hormonal". This is not a regular assholery, this is advanced assholery.
K Barnes 8 months ago (edited)
And then when mommy bailed him out he lied to his wife about it and pretended he solved the problem by selling the truck. He learned nothing from all of this. Children raising children, sigh.
Load More Replies... ghost gurl 8 months ago
this has to be ragebait. the longer i read, the stupider it gets. dump this loser asap. wtf.
Apatheist Account2 8 months ago
As a bloke, I understand his thought process, but a mature adult and father should take a step back. The sensible thing would be to ask the new owner to get in contact if they were ever to consider selling it and give OP first refusal.
Pixie T 8 months ago
I'm not sure whats worse, OP spending $23k he didn't have or lying to his wife about selling it. His comment " it's going to take all my lying skills to pull this one off over the next few years". That annoyed me More than the truck purchase. And by the wording of it OP has lied previously. He is a giant hairy ar*ehole.
LangiStudios 8 months ago
This man is NOT fit to be a husband or a father, and his enabling mother is doing him no favours. I bet you he'll say he never saw the divorce coming.
Big Mike (BigMike7302) 8 months ago
Dude is F'ing idiot for many reason; I do understand the issue with the truck and you DID find a "solution"... I get that... OP needs to apologize and let Wifey know FULL TRUTH!! Explain the full story including your Mother' if OP does not and WHEN Wifey finds out, it will ONLY get worse
Littlemiss 8 months ago (edited)
This is his version of events, his wife or possibly ex wife wrote about this over 5 years back about it. He's probably still justifying it to this day
Deborah B 8 months ago
Totally, utterly in the wrong. Effectively stole from his family to recapture his teens. Then had his mum take the financial hit of bailing him out... but is LYING to his wife that he sold this old truck, that he's still planning to keep and restore over the next few years. When he has a new child, and he should be spending those hours with his family, or working to support them, not reliving his teens. His wife will absolutely find out, and will feel deceived and betrayed. He needs to sell this truck ASAP, and grow up, or he's headed for divorce.
Margaret Shannon 8 months ago
Fatherhood frightens OP. The truck represents a more secure time when he was still a teen with a father to take care, teach, and provide. By buying the truck, he was trying to recapture the “golden days of yesteryear” when he didn’t have to worry about anyone depending on him. I understand. I have fond memories of a 1979 Monte Carlo that was my own magic flying carpet. But I grew up, and so he must also.
Naomi Ellis 8 months ago
I'm a petrol head, it's how me and my other half met. We have multiple project cars between us. We also have 2 young children. If he pulled this s**t, he'd be off to his mummy's house so f**king quick!
Sara Frazer 8 months ago (edited)
Waiting for the reddit update in a few years that's like "TIFU, my (soon to be ex-) wife found out that I did not sell the Bronco I told her I would; the Bronco I bought with money stolen from her parents, our child, a maxed-out credit card and my mom " 🥺...jeeezzz *edit: wait I see this post was from 5 years ago...sheesh .. wonder how things turned out
Kate Johnson 8 months ago
This guy is FAR too immature to be married or parent. I feel very sorry for his wife and kids. They got a c**p deal with this one. Hopefully the wife will understand that he's never going to be trustworthy enough to be the breadwinner. That's going to be on her, if she stays or goes.
Robert Beveridge 8 months ago
Stop lying to your wife, you f*****g idiot. Unless you WANT to lose your family.
Day Andie 8 months ago
He's wrong, but it's a done deal now. OP needs to stop lying to his wife. A little therapy, both marriage and individual, wouldn't hurt either. He hasn't resolved his grief for his dad, and he's not really ready for the emotional commitment of being a husband and a father. Mom keeps the truck and holds it for him. He gets a second job to buy it from her. First he pays bills to get out of debt, then restores the fund, then buys back the truck. But for every $1.00 he toward the truck, he puts $1.00 into her college fund. It will probably take him a few years, but he'll have plenty of time to reflect and grow up. His dad's truck will mean even more to him then. Meanwhile, he needs to be the best husband and dad he can be. While it's understandable that his in-laws are angry, they need to stay the f**k out of it. Let this be something between the man and his wife. No marriage needs in-laws putting their 2 cents worth in. Guaranteed if they don't stay out of it there will be a divorce.
roddy 8 months ago
Apparently, more of a connection than with a wife and child. Priorities, much?
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