New Glasses - Good idea or not?

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I knew he was going to get on my case. A couple of days ago I asked my husband to look at my glasses, that there were spots I couldn't clean off. He said he thought it was wax or maybe grease. The more he scratched at it the worse it got until I could no longer see out of the right lens. Fortunately I still had my previous glasses which is only slightly lower in prescription level so I am using them. I went to the optometrist's today only to learn that the glasses were more than 2 1/2 years old. That means they weren't under warranty and I would have to pay for new lenses. I decided if I was going to have to pay for new lenses (though it would be partially covered by the insurance company), I might as well get new glasses frames. Glasses frames don't cost too much if you get the right ones. Of course when you are shopping for frames you're looking for the right ones for you, not the price. When I came home I told my husband what I did and of course he wasn't happy. The insurance company wouldn't pay for all of it, he said. The last time I went to the optometrist my prescription had only changed slightly so I didn't bother getting new glasses. So I've actually gone to the higher prescription now. Thank you to the Government of Ontario for stopping eye care for everyone except children and seniors. Yeah, I don't like having to spend more money when we are trying to cut down expenses, but golf season will start soon enough and he won't have any problem paying for that a couple of times a week. And then there's a trip to his home town this summer for a wedding. We'll get free flights from my daughter but it's still going to cost money. I really would like a new life.