Is she brain-damaged that you can't TALK to her; or emotionally unattached to the problem (which really WOULD be MORE of a problem. . . .if not the problem itself!)

Quit your job and mooch from her.

what's she doing out of the kitchen??? HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Don't give her any.

Let her pay the bills. Writing the checks will make anyone think twice about spending.

Talk to her first to find out why she is spending the money. Perhaps she is paying the bills and you call this spending.

Next. Work out a plan with her so that both of you see where the money is going. Then make a budget. Allow her to have some money to buy whatever she wants, no matter what it is, but it has to be in the budget.

Third. Pay the bills together, so that both of you know where the money is going. Also check to see where you are spending extra money. Sometimes men only see their wife's part in the spending. Good luck!

I suspect when your wife spends she does not consider this particular spending to be "wasting money". So what might be needed is changing the way she thinks about the subject. Ask her what her spending priorities are and how any particular expenditure fits into that picture. Then work on possibly changing that "picture" so the vision she holds is different. To change a habit you really need to change the way of thinking.

Take away her credit cards.

Put your foot down ...

YOU take over the finances and give her an allowance each week to spend on groceries etc ....

Have her take a home makers course at a school etc ..

IF she won't cut back her spending ... she has to pay the price ... NOT handling the family finances.

NOTE: IF she also works outside the home ; then you are pretty much STUCK unless she agrees to cut back on her spending .. as it is HER money that she earned ... +5

give her pocket money so she cant overspend :)