Ignoring your partner when they mention the budget: A 10-step guide

Step 1: Deny the conversation with a sip of coffee, and a dismissive shrug.

Step 2: Pretend you didn't receive the invoice, or better yet, accuse them of being cheapskates.

Step 3: Suggest a road trip to the store to "pick up a few things"

Step 4: Claim you accidentally spent it all on "research" (read: video games)

Step 5: Offer to pay it off in games of your favorite sport (you're 0-3 in chess)

Step 6: Say you need it for work, even if your "work" involves playing video games.

Step 7: Claim you just need a break from reality (and math)

Step 8: Suggest a group purchase of something expensive and shift the blame to your friends

Step 9: Offer to sell your kittens to make up for the difference

Step 10: Declare you are bankrupt, and start a support group for fellow bankrupt individuals