#husbands doing husbandial things

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my last three braincells

from the stream!

[cherry-pop-elf]

Inspired by @deardoiloveyou

Nick names the Weasley Siblings would give you

William ‘Bill’

Habibi. Habibi is a BIG one, because he knows Arabic. Along with growing up in Egypt for a while. So instead of sunshine, he would call you his Ra. There is also the classics like Love, Sweetheart, Darling, Beautiful, and just very ‘polite’ compliments. Mixed in with his Egyptian passion

Charlie

Since he knows Romanian, expect the same thing. Like calling you Dragoste. He’s a bit more free spirited and will call you things like Babe, Baby Girl/Boy/Baby in general. Sweetheart, sugar, hottie, far more playful and teasing in his mannerism. Now you can see where the Twins get it from

Percy

He’s not really a Nick Name person, like the rest of his family. He thinks he’s ’above it’ if you will. Such a nerd. He does say things he has heard his father call Molly. Because he’s still a son to a parent. Dear, Darling, Honey, more Wifey and Husbandy nicknames

Fred

Oh be prepared. He’s going to hit you with everything, and the kitchen sink. He does have a theme though. If the nickname gets you to fluster more, he’s aiming for that. Expect the ‘Ronniekins’ nickname to your own. ‘Donniekins’ as an example. Sugar, Baby, Sweetie, Babe, Love Of My Life, and he will do a Honey, Sugar, Milk, Eggs trailing nickname treatment. His goal is to make you fluster. If he does, mission accomplished

George

Just like his twin, he does aim for whatever can get you flustered. But, he also has a theme. Sweets. He loves to call his partner names after candy. Jellybean is a ABSOLUTE FAVORITE. He will call you sugar, honey, sweetie, tulip, just very sweet and fluffy names. While Fred aims to get a rise, George just is super sweet and pampery. If you have a favorite candy, he will find a way to call you it

Ron

Similar to Percy, he’s not really a person to give nicknames. But he does have a few favorites. Love, honey, things like that. He does like to go ‘My wife/husband/boyfriend/girlfriend/partner’ all Braggy every time though. That’s a favorite. Just speaking with such pride that you are his. That’s his go to. Every time

Ginny

She’s same like Ron and Percy. But not to the same degree. She more so has nicknames that are just solid for her. Love, sweetie, honey, and the Kinnie treatment. You aren’t a Weasley if you don’t give your partner a Kinnie treatment. If you do Quidditch with her, she will say My “whatever position” you are. If not, Keeper is going to be your new name. And you gotta deal with it

[starpains]

12 and 50?

Hi! Omg way to call me out LMAO. Love these choices xD

12 - How many cups can you see from where you’re sitting?

More like, LYING DOWN, you mean xD. If there ever was a 30+yo thing to do it’s legit lying down on your couch, only wearing a home-hair-dye-stained-bathrobe and looking at ONLY ONE CUP (because your very 30+ husbandy husband does shit for you and cleans up all your dirty cups).

50 - Pro or anti throw pillows?

I LIVE for throw pillows. But all of them are thrown over our couches. Not a single one can be spotted on the bed, because, WHERE would I even store them when we go to sleep? Who has space for that? (I mean I still have space for 14 throw pillows throughout my apt, but NOT A SINGLE one of them would ever be audacious enough to make its way onto our bed).

Honestly though, I have this longass cat pillow on my bed that I hug at night because my husband’s too hot. He’s too hot in many ways, but at night, specifically, his body temp makes it impossible for me to sleep if even so much as my pinky makes contact with his insane body heat.

[yamikakyuu]

hi yami! 6 and 17 for the good omens asks? :)

LENA!! Yes of course!!!!

6. who is your favorite side character?

Oh man...does the Bentley count? I love the personality that car has espc in s2 when it clearly loves Aziraphale driving it, giving him sweets, changing the color, playing his music and that little pull forward after he parks *hands in air emoji* SO CUTE.

If we're talking humans, I really liked Mrs Sandwich in s2, espc in The Ball episode. I liked her moxy.

17 what is your favorite husband-y moment between aziracrow?

oh god I can't pick just one... I dont know if it counts as husdand-y but the scene in s1 where theyre talking to Mary Loquacious about the baby and Azi says "luck of the devil" and does that eye flick THAT MICHAEL SHEEN DOES SO WELL to Crowley, that scene should be studied, it's so good, so much is said IN A EYE FLICK between the two of them as you throw in Crowley looking at Azi like...really Angel really?????

A more husbandy moment which is a fave is in s2 when they're in the pub and Azi puts his hand on Crowley's chest and asks for a Sherry and the ordering Crowley does. Referring to Azi as Lady Bracknell is such a married couple thing to do and the scene is even better wit the bloopers when he's just calling Azi a bunch of different names. They are SO married.

thank you lena!!!!

[jackbatchelor3]

A pair of husbands doing husbandy things in their local boozer.

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27.01.2020 | 30.08.2023

for @calsangel

[just-a-poor-boy-queen]

Omg It was defo the couples outfit for why jim didn't dress in drag, they were literally matching. even the jackets were the same. It's so obvious that it was a couple thing, he was so eager to show jim of in every way he could🥺 there so cute I cant- could you imagine freddie whipping the jacket out of nowhere and giving it to jim. 'So I had an epiphany, dear. We have to match, i dont make the rules' 😌

“I don’t make the rules… except I do, darling. Now, try this on, dear. I bet it’ll look marvellous on you. Hmm, yes, see. You look good enough to eat…”

[mahixa]

Agata Agata, oh my Agata, my carlando husbands influencer, I remember when they had only been boyfriends in my mind but you made me believe in the institution of marriage in this one (1) case!! can my starving soul ask for some husbandy headcanons please ok thx I love you and everything you do!

hahahahahahahahaha THANK YOU MY CHILD

but also yes I feel you, the idea of marriage for me? No thank you. Marriage for these two? Yes please.

here! Bon appetite!

Carlos can stay up all night fixing something for Lando, whether it's a broken mic, cranky old table or dirty controller. Lando always says "thanks mate" and then kisses his cheek which makes Carlos smile, and then Lando always, always, always goes for some cheesy flirty scenario of "uh oh... but I think something else is broken... and you need to take a look... :(" all coy and fluttering his eyelashes and Carlos always, always, always plays along. "Oh really? In the bedroom, again? ;)" "this time in the living room :>" and so the rrrrromance stays alive forever

Lando is the one who takes care of things when Carlos gets the wrong order in the restaurant. "Babe it's nothing. I'll eat this." "No way! You wanted strawberries, you'll get strawberries!"

Carlos loves calling Lando "my husband". "My husband thinks it's silly." "Let me call my husband." "My husbands knows such things!" Lando calls Carlos all kinds of things in the house, all the "mizikizi" "bibiriki" kinds of silly nicknames, but he never stops calling him "mate" too. In public he calls him "Carlos" or "my man".

they can both treat each other with a nice striptease show on special days :) they are each other's biggest fans. Supporters. High fivers. From going "yes babe you can start this new business" to "your cooking skills have gotten so much better" to "yaaas babe work it! Nice ass!" when they are in their 60s

[taihjj]

House Husband Yuji | Jujutsu Kaisen Headcannon

Itadori Yuji | Gn!Reader | Fluff

Summary: Kinda feel nice knowing that somebody is always waiting for you to come home.

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Yuji has mandatory kisses on your forehead before you sleep and when you're about to leave home for work.

Always makes sure you have tasty yet nutritious( he tries) food for lunch.

Friends with the neighbor housewife and younger kids.

They love him (that's a given)

Learns new house hacks from YouTube

"Why is our fork bent?"

"Oh 5 minute-craft said it makes it easy to grab food"

Oh Yuji,you know that channel is wack.

Clean house but still a lil dust here and there but nothing really to worry about.

Although, he is really good at washing stains off clothes.

When you arrive home he gives you a big comforting hug.

If not he's at the kitchen preparing food.

Making sure you eat hot fresh meal when you arrive.

Gives random compliments about your look and supports you with work and all that husbandy things.

Like, pulling an all nighter with you if you have extra work.

Just by your side, making small snacks and having his presence as support.

Quite a dedicated but not nagging house husband.

He didn't expect and kinda reluctant to drop being a sorcerer after marriage.

It was his decision though and he loves it💕

You married the softest man alive.

"I'm home", you grin, putting your shoes neatly at the rack by the entrance, slipping your little bunny sandal as you walk further in the house.

As usual, the house smells like fresh flowers. Specifically, smelling like the flowers at Nanami Kento's house garden, who the both of you tend to visit weekly.

A familiar scent of 'Itadori's Legacy' dish (as what your former classmate, Nobara, said) draws you to the kitchen, dropping your bag besides a table filled with pictures.

Most if it were the wedding pictures and memorable moments at Tokyo Jujutsu Prefecture. Undeniably, even just sparing a glance at them relieves the enervating feeling from work.

One particular picture brought sunflowers blooming at the corners of your lips. You and Yuji's big smiling face with tears brimming at each others eyes, arms wrapped one another. The day where Yuji decided to take a step down on his knee, holding forever and a promise on his hands.

"At kitchen, (Y/n)!"

The unconscious adoration glowing at your soft narrowed eyes snaps, quickly speed walking towards your husband's location.

The scent of meat, scallions and various seasonings brought your gums to water, the steamed aroma permeates at the place.

Yuji hums, smiling. He places his mittens at the counter, making a bee lines towards you, hands already open for an embrace.

A fleeting fuzzy yet a subtle warmth tingles your senses.His presence looming and skin pressed against yours is not any different when waking up in the morning on a soft cotton sheet of bed with the 6 am sun hitting your cold skin.

He will forever be your comfort.

Your husband placed a soft kiss at the top of your head, swaying his body side to side to a dance.

Not a word was uttered. The both of you were too busy memorizing the silent emotions and the presence blessed in each others lives.

Soon, Itadori placed another kiss before sliding his arms off you. A little blush on his face appears as he smile, observing your face, the face of the person he loves the most.

"C'mon. the food is ready"

You hummed, releasing a sigh of satisfaction, looking at your husband's smile as he turns and walks to get the plates and utensils.

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[otto-serena]

husband doing husbandy things

Daniel Sharman as Troy Otto in Iron Tiger (s8e08)

[notalwaysright]

Clothes Shopping Is A Total Snore

https://notalwaysright.com/?p=259720 Coworker: “Is something broken?” Me: “I don’t think so. Why?” Coworker: “There’s a weird rumbling or humming coming from somewhere. Sounds like something is broken… or about to break.” I walked over with her to her section, and she was right. There was a strange sound, like an engine straining, coming from… somewhere. We followed the sound to the source, and both of us tried to stifle our laughter. I know it’s a cliché, but we have a large seating area in the store we call the “Husband Zone”, as it’s where all the husbands sit patiently while their wives shop for clothes. Often they will read magazines or talk amongst themselves about equally cliched husbandy things (trust me, I’m not stereotyping — they do!) but today was something special. Four sleeping husbands had managed to synchronize their snoring so perfectly that there was a constant sound at the same pitch, never interrupted, always taken over by the next husband when it was time to inhale. It was… amazing. Sadly, it only lasted a few more seconds before one of them coughed, breaking the cadence and ending the magic. Source: https://notalwaysright.com/?p=259720

[milkovichy]

oh man, this episode had everything i wanted.

baby!! hit my husband again, and i'll fucking kill you!!

they have really come so far since the beginning of the season. i love them househunting and i think that place will be good for them. meeting new people and just being ian and mickey without their families - that's great. and it also fit with both of their characters that ian had to push mickey into this, because i don't think mickey ever would've considering living a better life than the southside (as he even says himself)... wouldn't mind some reality style tv show: southsiders on the westside - the gays take over chicago

i love that there was no argument from ian about who is at fault for the fight (lip is such a dick, i can barely stand him this season). and liam and frank were great too.

debbie was so fucking annoying, as always. i suppose, the writers want us to feel bad for her as she is now all alone. but it's her own fault since she is the one who broke it off with sandy. she had someone and she fucked it up over nothing... also, i think they could go with her being less annoying and still lonely. no pressuring a stranger to let her move into a room with 4 strange kids...

love franny tho. let her move in with ian and mickey!!

hope you are doing well!!

- rambling anon

hi rambling anon, how are you??  ❤️ 

i feel like this episode gave me all the ian-being-a-good-husband rights! just thinking about him being so excited about their new place, wanting the very best for him and mickey, protecting his husband by threatening to kill his brother. it was all very husbandy of him, i’d love to see more!

i was afraid the fight was gonna be about the stolen painting or something more serious, but i like the way it turned out. it was very organic, i think. lip was kind of a dick. i know he was stressed out and shit, but so was mickey.

on that note, mickey being scared of moving away from the place he grew up in makes so much sense when it comes to who he is as a person. southside’s all he’s ever known, and he’s finally in a place where he feels safe. change is hard, but i’m sure he’ll come around. i hope the resolution to this conflict brings them closer together rather than make them fight for real - the cute thing, i think, it’s that mickey fully accepted that he’s moving in with ian, no matter what. they’re husbands, and no matter where ian goes, mickey’s gonna go with him. it’s a given. it makes my heart warm.

debbie was... debbie, what can i say. that “all by myself” montage was so not funny, i get what they were trying to do but emma’s acting is not the best when it comes to comedy i think. franny was adorable! she loves her uncles so much, i wish we could see her playing liquor store robbery with uncle mickey - whatever that is.

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"look at them!" i say as i show you an awfully pixelated photo of husbands doing their husbandial things

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[itsakpopalypse]

Kim Youngbin (SF9)

“ Hi!! i enjoyed your Jaeyoon astrology breakdown so much is there any way you can do Youngbin's as well? “ - @sarang-dae

A/N sure thing dear !! Still learning about SF9, so I hope this is okay ( I still know.. well only the ones I have already done lol.)  Thank you for being patient while my life turned to chaos!!

Hope you enjoy !

FIRST OF ALL

This is a watery man

but mostly Scorpio

let’s start with the big 3

Rising in Aquarius, so he begins interaction with light hearted and observant banter

Sun in Sagittarius , so he is full of adventure and a little bit of save the world (technically the end of the cusp but I’ll talk about that soon)

Moon in Pisces so he is not only in touch with, but quite comfortable with feelings and how to express them

seems incredibly affectionate? 

Lunar Pisces are Cuddle monsters

Probably very caring, tends to show love by taking care of the needs of others.... can forget to take care of himself because of this

that’s where you’ll come in

loves to make memories with you 

will come up with random fun day activities with that Sagittarius sun

and treasure the memories with his lunar Pisces 

every moment is beautiful and he is touched by connection

connection to nature  and to you 

majority fixed chart - which means that he is reliable beyond words

 Lunar Pisces he might make him seem dazed or he might misplace things, but also be an incredibly deep thinker 

and a hopeless romantic., the type to pine for a very long time while imagining the most in depth scenarios in his own head before taking action

will literally plan your lives together out in his head a million different ways before you even know he is interested.  

the kind of person who goes over things 10k times in their head and plays out every scenario before making a decision

so very reliable and understanding

the kind of person you could trust with anything

I feel like falling into any type of a relationship with him is like...

long drives with music in the background and long talks about your life 

from driving around to parked in the driveway because neither of you wants the heart to heart to end

big smiles and an incredible openness

You could just sit down with him and enjoy the silence, but he prefers getting to pull you apart piece by piece until he knows exactly how to make you the most happy

you’d just progress from best friends to more with barely any one noticing

just  kind of quietly ask you deeper questions about yourself until he knows how best to ask you to give him more of  you 

he will treasure the gift of your time

Mercury and Venus in Scorpio tells me that he is really witty and fun to talk to 

probably enjoys a spirited debate and considers it affectionate

likely keeps physical intimacy personal (Scorpios love keeping the private, private)

Venusian Scorpios are dedicated they focus solely on their partner 

won’t necessarily vocalize it, just starts shifting his life to help you reach goals or meet some emotional demand you have

can seem ‘possessive’ but it’s more just that single minded drive to keep you happy and successful 

probably possessive is the wrong word, more just really intense and focused

expects the same level of devotion as he gives

Sagittarius mars (fantastic placement for this sign!!)

this means he is very action over words

he won’t waste time once a decision is made, whatever it may be

expect him to whisk you off to new places on a whim when he sees you need a pick me up

the husbandy-est of husbands

because his Scorpio stellium is so intense, expect him to really display these characteristics in a relationship

so inquisitive about your deepest thoughts and soul 

you are the most important puzzle in his life

likely picks up on your body language well, analyzes your levels of anxiety.

as he is leaning Sagittarius but still a cusp we have MORE Scorpio energy

so even if he is lighthearted and full of fun, he is still grounded and driven

if his moon weren't Pisces I’d worry he’d be bad at vocalizing his feelings, but as it stands he should be really in tune with and expressive of his feelings

good for communication!

a wholesome and good man, a caring and understanding partner!!

great sense of humor and better sense of self.

very resolute in his decisions, and very supportive of yours!

both the Scorpio and Sagittarius placements show he believes in healthy boundaries not codependency,

spic y t i m e prepare for a LO T 18 + below

ALright but collect pls

let’s get spicy

ALL THAT SCORPIO

whew

PLUS THE SAGITTARIUS

goood luckkkkk

let’s just get into it 

Scorpios are very controlling in the bedroom

they know what works, what they like and how to accomplish that

they know what you like too, because the first few times you are intimate he would just watch and learn

try new things and see what works for you best, what you like and how to make you squirm

watches your every reaction for the perfect combination of pressure and sensations to make you lose every braincell

I’m fairly certain that with the amount of Scorpio in his chart, he would absolutely require you to vocalize your desires

teasing lil shit

“I don’t know what you want if you won’t tell me, baby. How does that feel?”

wants you to *try* to say it, but have wrecked you too hard for you to form words

absolutely takes pride in being the best you have ever had

probably low key into public teasing

the type to buy you one of those panty vibrators and keep the remote in his pocket, 

“You remember the rules, don’t you baby?”

secretly smirks to himself behind his hand when you have to grip his arm and hide your pleasure. 

he wants to control every aspect of your pleasure, and the Pisces moon means that that doesn’t just make his dick hard, but his heart too

Definitely a huge fan of fingering. I get the sense he loves the idea of forcing multiple orgasms out of you before his pants are off

think, how many ways, before he leaves you totally destroyed.

if he doesn’t leave you a quivering mess he won’t feel like he did his job

because of this i don’t believe he would like any “quicky” type situation

he wants hours and hours and  hours of pleasure forced out of you

he gets off on you getting off, and he likes to hold his own pleasure for last. 

likely doesn’t ask you for anything, but wants you to beg to give him pleasure back. 

will get slightly shy about it but agree

he secretly wants that pampering, every now and then but doesn’t know how to give up the control to do it

so you’ll have to surprise him,  wake him up with your mouth on him and he will just lay there stroking your skin and praising you 

a light flush will dust his cheeks and he will tell you how pretty you are and how wonderful he feels.

he likes that shit sometimes

*he’s still gonna make sure to return the favor, with vigor, so don’t expect to get any rest after*

champion of aftercare

think massages and oils and candles and soft murmurs of his eternal devotion through sleepy lips

think long face to face cuddling, eyes tracing your features in the dim lighting

think “here’s water and a snack, and you are the most amazing person i’ve ever known, do you know I love you?”

all and all, the perfect catch. 

[yaz-the-spaz]

Zayn's part of Once in a lifetime sounds in Liam's new video. This man is so proud of his husband!!! Always.

Anon 2: Is no one going to talk about the little watermelon at the end of Liam's vlog?

sorry haven’t watched his newest one yet (although finally watched all the others the weekend before this past one lol), so no idea what’s up with the watermelon thing but on the song i’ll take your word for it cause it sounds like exactly the obvious af shady husbandy thing liam would do lol!

[dipulb3]

How the pandemic has changed Americans' spending and saving habits

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How the pandemic has changed Americans' spending and saving habits

Appradab Business asked readers how the pandemic has changed their spending and saving habits. Here’s what some of them had to say.

Paul Grim described himself and his wife, Michelle, as “more savers than spenders” before the pandemic struck.

Then Grim was laid off from his IT job. His wife, who is still working, has reduced her 401(k) contributions to free up some cash.

“We have been dipping into our emergency savings to cover our bills where unemployment falls short,” he said.

The couple, who live in upstate New York with their dog, Barley, are eating at home, minimizing impulse purchases and postponing pricey things like dental work.

“Once I am working again we intend to increase the amount of our emergency fund to ensure we are even more well-prepared for any potential future financial emergency, no matter how severe,” Grim said.

Jim Stearns of Alaska runs big events for nonprofits, including the state’s annual music festival Salmonfest. But his business dried up once large gatherings were canceled.

When he started collecting unemployment he was getting $800 a week, but that has since fallen to $200 a week, after the temporary $600 weekly federal supplement expired. Now he is tapping his savings to support himself and his teenage daughter.

“I’m spending very little as my savings slowly but surely diminishes by the day,” he said.

Stearns is less worried about himself than the hundreds of vendors and musicians he normally books for events. “I can limp along and survive. But the tragedy of this is this incredible trickle-down effect.”

Slashing expenses, saving more

Sarah Way reworked her family budget when her part-time job in California was cut back to one day a week and her husband’s employer temporarily cut his pay in half. Travel, dinners out and commuting expenses were eliminated by default because of the pandemic. But she went even deeper.

“We parked a car and took it off insurance. We cut cable TV. We slashed the grocery bill. After four months, my hubby’s salary went back to normal, but we didn’t adjust our budget back up,” Way said.

Instead, she noted, “We have increased our retirement savings and built a six-month cash reserve. We did complete a few house projects that had gone unfinished, but for the most part we are in better shape now than we were before Covid.”

Natalie Sawyer, a school administrator in Texas whose husband is a retired military officer and now a teacher, also took the pandemic as an opportunity to power-drive household savings.

“Before Covid, I spent money without even thinking about it. We ate out a lot and I shopped for things that I didn’t necessarily need. It was a kind of free-for-all with my money. Once Covid hit and [we] were forced to stay in, we started cooking all of [our] meals,” Sawyer said.

“With that in mind, starting in March I decided to put $500 a month in an interest-bearing online savings account just to see if I could make it work.”

Sawyer has saved an extra $4,200 so far. Even though she has resumed some shopping, she said, “I find myself not spending nearly as much as I used to and we’re still cooking a lot more at home. … Covid helped us realize that we don’t need most of the stuff that we were spending on.”

Karen Jones works in the cloud software industry in Oregon. Her husband, Kim, whose work is tied to outdoor concerts and fairs, was laid off early on in the pandemic, then brought back in June. But he was laid off again in mid-August.

Jones initially halted contributions to her 401(k) and put the money into their savings account. “I wanted cash that I could get to right away if needed and I didn’t have faith that the market wouldn’t slide further and negate any contributions that I made during that time,” she said.

The couple canceled vacation plans and paid off their credit cards. The extra money her husband got as a result of the temporary $600 a week federal unemployment subsidy went toward savings. Jones is also saving money on gas and lunches out because she has been working from home.

“We still eat out or [do] takeout once a week to support local businesses, but are not looking for any other big ticket activities such as vacations through the summer of next year,” Jones said.

Putting life on hold

Michelle Williams graduated from college during the Great Recession in 2008. And it was only recently that she and her husband, Sheldon, had felt financially and professionally secure enough to consider trading up to a better house from their starter home in Missouri. They also were going to start a family.

Now they’re holding off.

Williams, who works for her county’s public library, didn’t lose her job. But her husband was laid off in March. He has since found new work, but their household income is a little less than before. Still, Williams said, “We are very, very lucky.”

Normally she’d put any extra money they made toward their mortgage or student loan debt. And she had planned to start saving for retirement before Covid hit, but now all spare cash is used to create a six-month financial cushion should they lose their jobs in the next year or have a big medical expense. “I don’t know what might be coming in the near future,” Williams said.

Paying off debts

Kalikoweo Keolanui-Daniele and her husband, Louis Daniele, both work for a coffee producer in Hawaii and live in a remote area, where their home — now paid off — runs on solar power and rainwater. They also grow their own vegetables.

Neither has been laid off, but Keolanui said the pandemic has made a huge impact on their money habits.

She used their stimulus check to pay down credit card debt and put more money toward her auto loan so she can pay it off faster. Plus, she added, “I put at least half [my paycheck] toward savings and plan to continue to do this to build up an emergency nest egg.”

They’ve eliminated all non-essential spending — from recreational shopping to haircuts and beauty treatments. Keolanui did, however, invest in a good pair of hair scissors.

“I feel more and more comfortable the bigger that nest egg gets,” she said. “You just don’t know what’s going to happen. There’s so much uncertainty.”

Looking to buy a home

Gillian Needham, a mental health practitioner, and her partner, Mike Ryerse, were not savers before the pandemic. They used to spend most of their disposable income traveling from their home in Minnesota to see their favorite bands.

But the pandemic has provided them an opportunity to squirrel away money.

“Since Covid began, we have dropped event and bar attendance to zero and have been able to save nearly $10,000 in the last seven months,” Needham said. That money is now earmarked to help them buy their first house.

Looking ahead, Needham expects they’ll continue to save and not only because there’s not much they do during the cold winters. “[The longer] I do something the more it sticks,” she said.

‘Comfort shopping’

Anna Harrington, a college professor in Tennessee, has never been much of a shopper. She used to spend money on plants, concerts and theater. But since the pandemic, she’s become a kind of impulse shopper.

“I’m ‘comfort shopping’ the way that others ‘comfort eat,'” Harrington said. “I’m saving and spending the same amounts as before — I’m lucky that my job is secure. But this past summer, I bought the oddest things I never would have normally bought — a sunrise alarm clock, pink fuzzy bunny slippers, the entire Buffy the Vampire CD collection, and vintage furniture from the 1970s,” Harrington said.

“When the bunny slippers arrived, I thought, ‘What am I doing?'”

Donating more than ever

Harrington also said that she’s making more charitable contributions than ever, including donating her entire stimulus check.

So is Kristina Laursen-Carr, a substitute teacher in upstate New York with four children. She feels lucky that her family’s finances have remained stable. Her husband, Joseph, a helicopter pilot who is retired from the military, is the main breadwinner and works for an air ambulance company.

When the pandemic hit, Laursen-Carr no longer traveled to pick up their two daughters and bring them home from college every weekend. And the family didn’t take vacation this summer. So she used the money they saved to bolster their retirement savings and help others.

“The best thing we started to do was buy food [and other] items for our local food bank on a weekly basis. We donate between $20 to $30 each week,” Laursen-Carr said.

Doyle Tarver, a retiree now living in Mexico, said his income — from Social Security and savings — has remained steady. But Tarver said he has been spending more in recent months than before the pandemic to support local businesses, even if it means sometimes buying things he doesn’t need. And he’s been tipping wait staff in restaurants up to 50%.

“I feel fortunate to be in the financial situation I am in and think everyone in a position to help should do so,” Tarver said. “There are many out there who have lost their jobs or had their hours reduced and need our help.”

[misty-feathers]

@whothehellisbuckles WAIT now i’m just thinking what if bucky is like. we should get married for real and sam takes it to mean we should have a real wedding because it seems kinda suspicious we never had one and agrees and bucky meant we should for real be married so he’s like n i c e. so then he starts doing husbandy things all the time even in private and that’s what makes sam think hm maybe he’s a little Too into this and have that conversation

also after they for real get married bucky tells EVERYONE sam is his husband. at the hospital yes but also random everyday situations where there is No Need he’s like yeah i’m buying these flowers for my Husband. yeah, sam wilson captain america that’s my husband!! and the cashier at the florist is like. okay sir that’s $19.99.

sam is badly injured on a mission and bucky is naturally going out of his mind with worry and they won't let him in the hospital room so he tells them that he's sam's husband in order to see him (they're not even together they're both in that pining stage where they're convinced the other doesn't feel the same).

except when they walk in sam is loopy on pain meds and the nurse says "mr wilson your husband is here to see you" and sam is like "really? we're married?" and bucky's thinking oh he's disappointed he doesn't like me :( but the nurse is still in the room so bucky's like haha yeah super happily married we've got our one year anniversary coming up on march 14th (he can't lie to save his life so he is oddly specific and the whole time he is as red as a brick wall).

after the nurse leaves sam's like i can't believe we got married i really like you but i thought you didn't like me. and bucky is Shook he is literally speechless for a solid ten seconds. but sam's on pain meds he could be saying stuff he doesn't mean so bucky just kinda tries to brush it off and starts asking if sam's okay. and of course he stays in the hospital with sam

so then when sam is discharged bucky does not say anything because what if he doesn't remember? what if he didn't mean it? but unbeknownst to them both the nurse posted online about how cute captain america and his husband are. the way they find out is that sarah calls sam and is like i KNOW you didn't get married and not invite me and sam is like excuse me??? and she tells him to look online

and of course that's the moment bucky walks in and sam is like hey do you know why the hell people think we're married??? and bucky PANICS but eventually tells sam what happened and sam is thinking that's the stupidest thing ever but also really sweet? and they get congratulations calls from the other avengers, many of whom say things like "finally" or "it's about time" or in one case "clint owes me twenty bucks!"

naturally they decide to keep pretending to be married. except sam still thinks bucky only wants to be friends and is like. you seem weirdly okay with this whole thing. and bucky is once again panicking but remembering what sam said in the hospital he finally FINALLY says something he's like. yeah i mean if i were to get married to anyone i'd want it to be you and then it's sam's turn to be Shook and he very carefully asks can i kiss you and bucky's face just lights up

when they do eventually get married they do it on march 14th.