I have done that and the utilities have been shut off. That's why W has a strict allowance now (one of the things we addressed in C). Our current financial difficulties are due to our buying the new house with the joint assumption that we would be able to sell our old house. The two house payments, two insurance policies, two sets of taxes, two sets of utilities, etc. are what's killing us now. But it's important to the big picture to see that even in this sitch, W still wants to go out and spend $7K on a four-wheeler. Kind of crazy isn't it?