Man Begs For Help On Reddit As Wife Blows Money In Las Vegas

A truly stunning Reddit thread about a man's wife blowing money in Las Vegas is going viral, and it's something to behold.

As I often do, I found myself cruising on the Las Vegas subreddit because the stories and questions on there never disappoint. I find it wildly entertaining as a fan of Sin City.

Well, I stumbled upon an all-time great thread titled, "How do I convince my wife that we don't have to stay only at 5 star resorts in Vegas?"

The premise of the thread is pretty simple. A man's wife only wants to stay in the finest hotels in Las Vegas, and it's burning through his cash reserves.

"I'm just uncomfortable paying $600/night for a room that we barely spend time in anyway. Once or twice is fine for the experience but I don't want to keep shelling out money for this, especially when more affordable options exist. Has anyone been in a situation where you and your partner didn't see eye to eye on vacation expenses? How do you come to a happy medium," the desperate man asked.

You can read his entire post below, hit me with your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com and then we'll dig into it!

Man asks for help on Reddit when it comes to his wife and spending in Las Vegas. (Credit: Reddit)

Man has major issue with his wife's spending habits in Las Vegas.

Now, did I expect the Las Vegas subreddit to turn into a relationship advice situation? No, but that's exactly what happened. The replies are exactly what you'd expect.

Grab yourself some popcorn and enjoy below:

Tell her she’s paying half out of her salary directly. See if she changes her tune.

• Tell her she’s paying half out of her salary directly. See if she changes her tune.
• Is this a Vegas question or a marriage counseling question?
• It's 100% a relationship problem. SUPER common issue. Ringing all kinds of bells as I make comparisons to my own relatives and their battles with spouses over spending. However well off OP may be, he's saying their spending at the current rate is unsustainable. To me, that should be all the red flag you need to put the brakes to it. Continuing to do what you're doing until you start missing mortgage payments isn't a viable plan.
• Yeah, this is a minefield and sounds like OP and wife don’t live in the same financial reality. You say you make "good money". I promise you it doesn’t matter how much you make if you blow it all. Do you guys share the same financial goals? Kids? College fund? Vacation/second homes? Investment properties? There’s a lot to make sure you’re on the same page about. If you both really want a beach house somewhere, you both won’t be so quick to blow money on $100 entrees.
• The fact that OP contributes 80% is what bothers me.
• Agree 80%, this marriage won't last. Why have separate accounts in a divorce it's all her money anyway. It's ok to have a separate account, but couples that do this nonsense crack me up. You aren't married, you have a partnership, and you contribute 80% to that partnership. She already has one foot out the door.
• "Ok, but you’re paying"
• Ask her to pay for the hotel.
• If you're paying more than $300/night for ANY hotel in Vegas you're already doing it wrong.
• Is she like this at home or just on vacation? Seems like a problem that's only going to expand if you don't figure a way to rein it in. Maybe try to find something that you guys really wanna do together and say if we stay at Park MGM instead of Four Season we can do this also?
• My ex was like this when we first started getting serious. She was used to dating richer people and just wanted everything to be high end. I remember taking a stand on $600 sheets and just saying no. She calmed down after that knowing there's a limit. I would either try to explain the tradeoff...you can do this if we just take a step back and stay somewhere a bit more economical. Or we can go on another trip if we scale back one time in Vegas. But really it just might be time to take a stand and scale back. Or at least let her know it really bothers you. She might just not realize.
• This is a question for relationship advice sub, not Vegas If you think this mentality will only applies to Vegas, you’ve got a tough road ahead.
• Plan a nice "surprise" trip to Vegas. Take her where you want to go and then watch as she slowly accepts that she was wrong.
• Why even bother going on vacation at that point? She sounds like a miserable person to try and entertain.
• This sounds very familiar to my first marriage. The killer was the shared finances combined with her lack of financial responsibility. It would have made such a huge positive impact on my financial and mental health to simply say, "if this is the amount that you want to pay, then you're going to be responsible for it completely on your own." Be sure she has her own credit cards, and that your bank account and share of the bills is separate.
• You're getting juiced buddy.
• Have you tried convincing her to find a new husband?
• Start staying at OYO until she learns how to be grateful.
• Grow a pair and tell this all to your wife not a group of strangers.
• This is NOT a "Vegas Issue". This is a finance issue. She likes to live above her means.
• All I will say is the Vdara is not trashy, we love it.

I'm definitely not going to sit here and pretend to be a relationship expert. I'm not at all. Not even close to it. Fortunately, I have a great girlfriend who doesn't blow through money like it's going out of style. Low maintenance is the way to go.

Unfortunately, I know many guys who have lived the other side of that coin and have been treated like an ATM machine. It never ends well. People become bitter and it always blows up.

It sounds like that's the situation this guy might be in….even if he doesn't realize it yet. You're insane if you go to Vegas and your significant other *only* wants to stay at places that are $600 a night.

That's outrageous. Doing it every once in a while is one thing. Doing it every trip is downright nuts. There's no need to spend that kind of money in Las Vegas. It's a hotel room. You sleep in it. You're really going to spend $600 a night on that? You're doing Las Vegas all wrong if that's the case.

Man goes viral on Reddit after asking for help when it comes to his wife's spending habits in Las Vegas. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Gentlemen (and ladies), do yourself a favor and never give into demands of nature. Worst case scenario, just go with the boys, stay at the Horseshoe, hit up Ellis Island, Hogs & Heifers and Stage Door and have yourself a great time without going broke. The last thing you need to do is burn through all your money with dumb vacation decisions. Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com if you agree.