Lool he buys a TV, computer, video games and shes asking if she can buy hairspray. A man does not have to put his hands on you for it to be abuse

He wasn't trying to protect her, he just didn't want her to know how much of her money he was wasting on his toys. If you work why are you asking your husband if you can buy shampoo with your own money. Why do women allow men to treat them this way? This isn't love its selfishness and abuse.

Just because a man doesn’t hit you, doesn’t mean he’s not abusing you. This is grade A abuse.

At the end she sends the wife to the spa and doesn't even look at the husband... Gail is awesome...

The fact that the wife was so elated when she was brought into the finances shows how oppressive that marriage really is.

He’s abusive, financially and verbally....he’s denying her money when he wants to and he’s basically saying she’s stupid. Love from Australia 🇦🇺

he's a child, treating his wife like she's the child. he obviously isn't a functioning adult.

It’s beautiful watching the wife become more and more empowered the more she gets educated. I got the impression that the husband is scared she’ll realize she’s too good for him when she reaches her full potential.

You could tell the husband was pissed. I'm sure after the tapping, he was like, 'ok, back to normal...'

This man has terrible values, and he's passing them on to his son.

Mushroom Princess. In the dark and feeding off crap. Oh that was the best thing I have heard all morning.

I don't appreciate her calling me out for my BS 😂

I hope she continues to blossom and stay independent. She was really sweet.

She's about to learn how deeply immature her husband is. He does not like being unmasked.

This couple has much bigger problems than money. I think she lives in fear of him.

She reminds me of when I was in an abusive relationship (soft spoken, lacking confidence, taking a submissive posture to her husband including with the finances). It's SO IMPORTANT to empower our daughters to speak up, carry themselves with confidence, and expect to be treated with dignity and respect as equals in relationships.

As a woman, I'd never give up my right to make decisions in a relationship esp regarding finances! Stop leaving it up to your husbands!!! You both need to be in it.

He obviously does not want her to know their finances because IF there is extra then he can spend it himself!!!

‘she can’t buy things she needs cause I bought something I don’t need’, wow! Maybe if you stopped being a kid and started growing up and being a man then you wouldn’t be in such debt! Spending on things you don’t need but you don’t have necessities is a recipe for disaster. You don’t need 2 tvs, you don’t need to keep buying games. There are ways to have fun gaming without constantly buying them when you don’t have the money. Buying on credit when you have ‘months free no interest and no payments’ ...... people end up forgetting about it and then they find out you have ALL of the interest added on unless you paid for it before the ‘free’ time ended. Just imagine buying a living room for $6000 only to forget the time limit and now it’s $9000. Don’t spend money you don’t have. The numbers don’t lie, when he said, “inaccurate, you can’t refute when cameras are rolling”? Geez bud, you just got dropped in it, now your wife knows just how much you spend every month. The numbers come from your bank account over a month and they are real. Get with it bud, she outed you!

Watching the arrogant nerd waddle around delivering papers was gratifieing

What an abusive jerk this man is. When he had his hands on his wife it wasn't in a loving way, it was holding onto her in a controlling manner. Did anyone notice??

'Protecting' his wife?! No, this is abusive. Hope things change for them or she gets out.

That man gives me such weird vibes. He’s a control freak, _period_ If she has to ASK for toiletries and he’s splashing money on video games, there’s a massive issue there. Run for the hills girl!

Oh boy. He married a submissive wife. Bit of an arrogant jerk. "I don't think she could handle it" like she's not an adult. And him managing the money evidently isn't working, fool!

Hahaha!!! His reaction when she said to the son that the husband would need to ask her! I swear I appreciated that sooo much!!!! A taste of his own medicine

How can anybody be satisfied with a relationship where you have to ask your spouse if you're "allowed" to buy every small thing. No self-respect.

She is not his equal. She is the submissive wife, and she has been playing that role very well for their entire marriage. I'm pretty sure once Gail leaves they will go right back to it.

Man, you know this guy is going to revert as soon as the cameras are gone.

He's a mouth breather

WTH? He's playing all those video games with their child...but has not shown him how to ride a bike?!!!!!!! What a shame

In the UK, financial abuse of a spouse is now a criminal offence.

Overspending by $4,100 a month!! WOW

This was filmed many years ago and my hope is that she did continue to be very involved with the finances as sadly her husband did come across as incredibly controlling and quite demeaning .

Feel so bad for the wife, everything about her says she is covering up abuse.

wow, I'm shocked that they agreed to keep her in the dark about finances. It is also obvious that he doesn't respect her.

"Can I buy hair spray?" OMG. I wonder if she joyfully moved on after the debt was paid in full. Maybe he changed. Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

Dad you aren't doing that by any favors by teaching him it's OK to spend his life in front of a video game. He will be a poor excuse for a husband.

Asking permission to buy shampoo and hairspray is a giant NO.

Relationship abuse is not about punching and hiding bruises. It’s about control. And asking to buy hairspray while his doing what ever he likes is not cool

That man wastes money like crazy, and she has to shake that 'submissive wife' s***. "What's a budget?", asks their son. That alone says everything about this family's relation with money.

I'm curious if this relationship lasted ? Considering it was filmed over 10 years ago. She's a sweetheart and he's a prick.

What a selfish guy. Clear example of abuser and codependant relationships. That thing he keeps doing with his lips to contain anger is terrifying.

$100 dollars says they are divorced now.. He’s such a child and has no respect for his wife, only cares about himself!

Dude's a total man-child. He just wants to play video games all day

How can this man be SO oblivious of his WIFE'S feelings and concerns. Women are NOT stupid!! Man up. You are no longer a teenager!!

The wife is very receptive to learning and changing; she “gets it”! She feels the excitement and energy that positive change can bring. I hope she keeps growing and learning in new ways.

The wife is glad to know what is going on....she has a radiant smile that is now geniune.

They can clear entire debt in one go by selling extra computer n games dvd n TV !!

Whiny dad, you are not away from your family. Your boy is helping you and you are modeling (well resentment and childishness) but modeling for your boy on the job

"You can't really refute it..." when it's absolutely true, the numbers do not lie.

I'm a stay at home. My husband and I create a budget together, that way we're both accountable for any mistakes.

Wow....then he complains in Front of his son about work?! Hideous example!! He doesn't deserve this help.

OMG the furniture... lol it's so funny watching this in 2019 and thinking how expensive those tv's were at the time

Eesh. You NEVER give a kid everything they want all the time. It's not just a bad lesson plan about money. It's a bad lesson plan about life. You need to learn to be happy with what you have and learn the art of satisfaction in life.

Meal prepping would be a good idea for this lady. Also this whine baby complaining because he has to work 12 hours. Pendejo. I work 12 hour shifts six days a week. You're selfishness got your family into this now own it.

I love how all the comments are about how bad the guy was

Believe me Jared, we all were terrified of you wearing tights

This guy was pissed that he got called out. He doesnt think its all his fault? he kept her out of it on purpose.

Gail empowered her ! Good for her ! 💪🏾

13:40. “To keep those two away from their video games is going to be a real challenge.” She sounds more like a mother of two children than a spouse.

I'm curious to know if these guys are still married.

The husband is really a KEEPER. I can’t believe she married him. His poor wife.

By end of episode he was ready to blow a gasket. 😤

Debt free in two years. Hope they take this and run with it!

I'm not very far in, but I'm already hoping that Gail put a "backbone" for the wife in the budget. She seems to desperately need one!

An 8 year old kid that doesn't know how to ride a bike?? Wtf 🤦‍♀️

Jared just hates that his wife is in charge of the money. Yes Jared you made this mess, up to you to earn extra money. Did she really have to ask to buy shampoo and hair spray? Should have been a red flag to her. She knew what was going on, but did not wan to face it. Reason she has to shop every night for groceries is because he spending all the money. He makes me nauseous.

That man is a colossal tool

She gets it. He doesn't. He has already created a mini-me in his son.

He's asked to make extra money to pay down the debt he created, and says the extra work is keeping him away from his family. He doesn't have a family. He has a cook/housekeeper upstairs and his son serves as an opponent downstairs while they play video games. That's life?

what i've noticed from all these shows is that the monetary dysfunction is usually a symptom and not a cause of a very dysfunctional marriage which often will end in divorce. Financial problems are happening because your marriage already sucks and you don't communicate, don't have similar goals, and don't respect each other, don't care about your family unit prospering in the long run.

Just when I thought the days of wives not knowing how much basic things cost, this couple shows up. What a toxic relationship.

I've had people tell me that remaining single equals financial failure since two incomes go farther than one. But I have independence and peace of mind, which is invaluable.

I feel better about my $600/month grocery budget in 2020 now. Gail put them on a $500 month budget and this show is from 2006 😆

I never understand women who let the husband do the complete finances and have to ask him for money. Especially when they actually work and have a FULLTIME JOB, are you insane? Seriously

What I could say about this husband........

It is irresponsible to have one partner in charge of the money so much that the other partner has no clue about the finances.

When wifey heard that patronising dough boy was overspending by $4100 a month she should have socked him in the chops. I loved Gail's response to his comment, 'I didn't tell her because it would have been overwhelming for her' 'WHAT?'

After watching this, I believe the husband is jealous of the wife. He has managed to keep her out of interaction with him and his son. When she became involved in family activities, the entire family dynamic changed. Very interesting.

Duche it’s not going to be overwhelming for her, you just don’t want her to know what you spend freely when she has to ask you to spend money on necessities.

I don’t know if this couple ever got their act together, but I was the kind of wife who never know where we stood financially and had no interest in money beyond spending it. Big mistake! After 26 years of marriage hubby decided he wanted out to run off with a young girl. He’d been calling her with confidence for months because he knew I never looked at the phone bill (she had a different area code and this was 15 years ago when some homes still had landlines, including ours). Then I was blindsided by financial reality. We ended up divorced, I moved out of state to start a new life. Now I have no one’s financiers to worry about except my own-very liberating! I’ve learned to manage my money even with a low income and I’m surviving. I have a girlfriend who’s marriage broke up after 35 years because her husband was addicted to video games; it was like he was committing adultery except it was with a computer, he’d stay up all night playing games, drove her crazy. Poor financial management can ruin a marriage, both hubby and wife need to know what’s going on, even if one of them-Christina, for example-doesn’t want to know. An expensive lesson to learn.

I wonder if they are still married?

He wasn’t protecting her he was spending money on himself

I cannot believe the addiction to video games.

I hope they're divorced now(2019)

This guy is a joke. he needs to stop thinking he can run everything because he's the man, and she needs to grow a pair

This dude is extremely irresponsible

" I don't want to burden my wife. . ." Translation: I think she's a child.

Protection vs Deception

She is way too good for Jared, I agree with a lot of the comments. I believe this is an old show ...but this guy is living like he is back in the 50's...come on mate, grow up.

One of the few KZfaq videos where the comments are life☝️✨ Yes, husband is 💩 And it's awesome that she was finally blossoming ✨✨

Why is it sometimes the one who controls the money like this guy or Nicollette in another one, why do they always get upset when the blame is always solely on them? Like you’re the spender and you’re in control of 100% of the finances. Sometimes it’s EXCLUSIVELY ONE PERSONS FAULT

Putting away the video games, walking while delivering newspapers. no "munchies", never eating out-- just home cooked meals. If he sticks with this he's going to cut from the waist band as well just by making these changes.

This episode felt rushed and I'm glad. I didn't like him.

bad practise to engage kids in video games!!

Both spouses need to know what’s going on. Especially in case of a death. Prepare and educate. So if you both spend you both should know what’s going on in the budget.

Wow ! These challenges were spot on. Created sooo many beneficial shifts fir this Family. Christina is a GEM and such a sweetheart ! I am sure they got out of debt in 2 years, and are doing great . I cried at the end ! Happy tears!

I know a lot of women like this - they are actually proud of not having a clue about their family finances and think there is something bad about me as I earn the majority of the money and handle all the bills. A lot of them haven't worked for forty years either. If their husbands die before them they are going to be in very big trouble. And as for asking permission for things she needs when she works - I have never heard the like.

Mushroom princess 💀 I love Gail.

"He's the husband ..." And YOU make as much money as he does!