Lie you told your wife to buy equipment?

This works for me. Honey, this is the latest greatest thing and I'm in in it so cheap that by time I'm tired of it I'll sell it for a wash and move onto the next latest greatest. In other words honey none of this stuff ever cost us anything! LOL! Yea, if you believe that it always goes that smooth. I've got some beach front in Tennesse for sale! LOL!

Markphd - don't be to harsh. They know their wifes might be reading.

Honey, if I buy this then I will spend days and weeks in the basement and leave you in peace. Not even the postman ringing twice would make me leave my cave.

Just word of the advice - when your wife says "Go Ahead and do it" it is a dare and NOT a permission - you don't want to do it, believe me. Also be very sensitive to words like: NOTHING, WHATEVER, THANKS A LOT.

It's ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS easier to ask for forgiveness rather than permission. That's a credo to live by for married men (ha ha ha). Don't lie, just wait until it's a done deal. Most times my wife doesn't notice a different piece of equipment. When she does, honesty is the best policy for me. It is a combination of don't ask, don't tell, and asking for forgiveness rather than permission.