A couple days before I published Broke Again At 49 , my wife said going to Las Vegas over the long weekend would be a lot of fun.

I had floated the idea a couple weeks earlier. Unbeknownst to me, she then spent several hours over several days researching hotels, flights, shows, and costs to make it happen. The holiday was only nine days away, and she wanted to lock in good seats and better rates before they disappeared.

Normally, I’d be thrilled by this level of initiative. Vacation planning for four is not easy. The logistics alone are complicated, especially with food allergies and disruptive sleep patterns.

But I wasn’t thrilled. Between the time I brought up Vegas and the night she did all the planning, I got hit with another $25,000 capital call from a different venture fund.

When it rains, it pours.

So after she walked me through everything, at a total cost of between $6,000 – $7,000 I told her I needed to think about it. Understandably, she wasn’t pleased.…