History PlayingWith / MsRedInk

* '''Parodied''': ???

** Alicia spends a large amount of money, but it's on something like groceries for the family, or clothing or medication for her kids, not frivolous things for her own pleasure.
** Alicia puts the dress on layaway.
** It wasn't Alicia that went nucking futz purchasing stuff on the card.
** All in all, Alicia is a fairly savvy shopper.
** Alicia is using a prepaid gift card that she got for her birthday, not a credit card.
** Alicia gets dumped. Rather than indulging in RetailTherapy to make herself feel better, she sits down in front of a sappy movie with a pint of [[BlandNameProduct Ken & Sherry's]] [[HeartbreakAndIceCream Breakup Brownie ice cream]].
** Alicia uses her credit card for a genuine emergency, such as a flat tire.

** Soon, Alicia moves to an area where high-speed Internet is not available (and therefore online and mobile banking are difficult or impossible), and has to do everything by hand, including balancing her checking account. Since she's never done it, she's completely lost, and ends up bouncing some checks.

** She could have spent less to fulfill her family's needs if she was a more savvy shopper. (i.e. shopping around for better prices, using coupons, going for generics over name-brands, shopping at thrift stores or outlet stores, etc.)
** The "easy payments" for that dress are still more than she (or her family) can afford.
** But it wasn't some hacker or identity thief, either. It was her teenage daughter, who was given the card to make a parentally-approved purchase (e.g. textbooks, school supplies, maybe a prom dress), and decided to make a few "extra" purchases for herself.
** She ''does'' however, easily fall for {{Get Rich Quick Scheme}}s, and various types of [[TheCon scams]].
** She doesn't remember how much is still left on it, and she has to put some of her purchase on a credit or debit card.
** On the way home from being dumped, she buys several tubs of ice cream, even more than can fit in her freezer. So she has to buy a second freezer, too.
** However, she has a very loose definition of the term "emergency." A dress she really wants that she just saw in a boutique window can be (in her mind) just as much an "emergency" need as a flat tire.

*** Alternatively, Alicia is HopelessWithTech, and therefore doesn't understand how online/mobile banking works. She ends up getting hit with overdraft fees because she doesn't understand that the amount shown includes both processed ''and'' pending transactions.

* '''Defied''': Alton visits the bank to enforce a stronger control of his account, citing his wife's "lack of spending control" as the reason.

* '''Invoked''': ???

** Or she's SpoiledSweet and has some trouble getting used to a more thrifty lifestyle.

* '''Straight''': Mrs. Alicia Jones spends her weekly budget in a day at a mall, then [[CreditCardPlot wastes all the funds on her credit card and then some till the card is blocked]].

* '''Subverted''': Alicia walks into a very expensive boutique, and it turns out she was just looking.

* '''Double Subverted''': She was looking for what to buy next as soon as her credit card is refunded. Once she has some money, it will be away soon.

* '''Enforced''': ???

* '''Gender Flip''': It is Alton who always spends money like there's no tomorrow, and Alicia has to hold the family account with an iron grip.

* '''Inverted''': Alicia is TheScrooge, taking enormous pains to find the least expensive offers whenever she needs something.

%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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** She could have spent less to fulfill her family's needs if she was a more savvy shopper. (i.e. shopping around for better prices, using coupons, going for generics over name-brands, etc.)

* '''Averted''': Alicia, while not a cheapskate, does have a limit on her expenses.

* '''Straight''': Mrs. Alicia Jones spends her weekly budget in a day at a mall, then wastes all the funds on her credit card and then some till the card is blocked.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Justified''': ???

* '''Implied''': Alton's complaining about his wife's spending is a RunningGag.

* '''Reconstructed''': Alicia goes on (or inspires her husband Alton) to become a multimillionaire so that she wouldn't have spending restrictions.

* '''Subverted''': Alicia walks into a very expensive boutique, and it turns out she was JustLooking.

* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Downplayed''':

* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': A GenreSavvy character calls attention the trope as it's occurring, then carries on.

** Alton gets fed up with his wife's enormous appetites and [[KnowWhenToFoldEm files for a divorce]].

Alright, darling, now I need some more grands to buy [[MsRedInk the main page]]...

* '''Exaggerated''': Alicia proceeds to drain her husband Alton's account as well, and has to resort to SexForServices or SextraCredit to get more.

* '''Downplayed''': Alicia usually can

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

** Alton gets fed up with his wife's enormous appetites and files for a divorce.

Alright, darling, now I need some more grands to see [[MsRedInk the main page]]...

* '''Enforced''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': Alicia spends her salary on the day of getting it. Cue a quarrel at home.

* '''Straight''': Mrs. Alicia Jones spends her weekly budget in a day at a mall, then wastes all the funds on her credit cards and then some till the card is blocked.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alicia proceeds to drain her husband Alton's account as wellhas to resort to SexForService or SextraCredit to get
* '''Downplayed''': The trope, played to a smaller extent than normal.
* '''Justified''': The trope has a logical InUniverse explanation.

* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

* '''Conversed''': "Jeez, that girl Alicia is a huge overspender... Another walking proof that you should never marry for the looks!"
* '''Implied''': Alton's complaining about

* '''Played For Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
* '''Played For Drama''':