Our families are loaded but what about us?

My husband and I both come from relatively wealthy families but we aren't exactly loaded oureslves. His grandmother paid for him to get braces twice: once when he was a kid (he didnt wear his retainer) and once when we were dating. My grandma is more of a trust fund sort. She has been donating to my investment accounts since I was a wee one. The vast majority of my trust fund has gone into our home downpayment, but now my grandmother gave me another 13 grand as an early inheritance chunk, and I put it in our joint checking account. My husband and I also have individual spending accounts for our personal and car expenditures, but we just started keeping those so I haven't saved up much yet. I asked my husband if I could use some of the money from my grandmother to get braces for myself (I am 28). And he said he does not think I should because that money belongs to both of us and I should use my individual spending account and go on a payment plan. I said it this is a prick move....

This poll was created on 2011-07-07 14:20:09 by abbyingy