Tonight’s episode of Wife Swap saw some serious lifestyle clashes. With one fun and laid-back family who like to make memories no matter the cost, pegged against a far more budget-conscious family who live a highly regimented life… it seemed like a recipe for disaster.
And while there were definite clashes between the two families, it turns out one hubby actually prefers his new wife’s rules. And he let her know it.
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As is the Wife Swap method, the show found two families who seemed like polar opposites in every which way and asked the wives to swap lives.
Penina and Richard from the Petersen family, along with their two kids Saxon and Coco, live an extremely ordered and frugal lifestyle while Kellie and Brendon from the Cowls family don’t let money get in the way of “making memories” with their kids Latoya and Jett.
However, after Penina and Kellie swapped families and implemented their own rules for a week, Kellie’s husband Brendon seemed pretty keen on his new wife’s way of doing things.
Once Penina had learned that the fun-loving Cowls spend $2600 on groceries and entertainment per month, she practically had to pick her jaw from the floor. Compared with her own $250 a month for groceries, this was a giant leap for the mum.
Sitting down with her temporary hubby Brendon, Penina revealed the amount to the father-of-two who was also stunned by the figure.
Throughout the experiment, Penina made it her mission to transform the Cowl house into a much more frugal one. She headed to the supermarket and spent just $50 on ingredients to meal prep. Much to the disapproval of Brendon’s actual wife Kellie.
When the couples sat together to debrief their experiences, Penina told her fellow wife Kellie how shocked she was to learn of just how much the couple are spending on groceries, revealing that Kellie’s own husband was just as appalled by the sum himself.
After Penina revealed her concerns, Kellie turned to her husband saying “don’t even look at me like that mate because you enjoy it so shut up.”
“But I don’t know about it.” Brendon replied.
While Kellie seemed keen to move on, Brendon persisted saying “we’re still going to be talking about, that’s for sure”.
And this wasn’t the only new rule the dad was keen on keeping.
After Penina revealed she and the kids meal-prepped sandwiches, Kellie’s horror was written all over her face. But Brendon was, again, adamant that the couple consider implementing the new rule themselves.
When Penina suggested Kellie would enjoy the meal prepping once she tried it, Brendon was quick to agree saying “she will… you will, trust me”.
And it seems as though the husband has indeed made it his mission to keep at least some of his temporary wife’s rules. Implementing a weekly budget so the family can save up for a campervan.
While previous Wife Swap mum Leanne told us that the experiment didn’t change anything for her, it seems like the show is actually a game changer for some.
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