... plays with her new puppy (bought with 'her' money she earned by working 'extra hours')....
And just for the record, our finances are in pretty good shape. We just hired a weekly cleaning lady (her Father's Day present to me). We're re-doing our kitchen. We have money in our budget for the ~$2,000 tree service which is coming out next week to rid our lawn of dead Elm trees and other tree-related problems. We just made the last payment on our minivan. We contribute to college funds, but we're 'okay' so far on the amounts that are going into them.
Seriously, when she was discussing with me the possibility of the cleaning service last month, she seemed very positive about out finances. This is more of a, "OUR money situation is fine, but you should be spending any extra money YOU have on YOUR kids, and maybe on YOUR wife. Not on YOURself."
Hairdog
Especially given the above .... by all means go.
In this financial context, $200 is chickenfeed.
If the concert is what you desire, do that ... IMHO ... don't try to make this some sort of higher-moral-ground relationship test (the camping or any other "free" excursion). The results might well be revealing, but then you're still dancing to her tune, aren't you ... instead of truly "getting a life" you want.
You earned it, you can afford it, it would bring you pleasure and damage no one. Laissez les bons temps rouler.
"Show me a completely smooth operation and I'll show you someone who's covering mistakes. Real boats rock." -- Frank Herbert
