theologypoet
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My partner and I have been together a long time. Our earnings have always been shared. There is no ‘my money’ and ‘his money’ it’s all our money.
Currently, I earn $170k p.a., and he has just started earning $100k p.a.
We have debt, expenses, and a mortgage. I manage our finances and we live to a budget.
That’s the background and I hope I’ve set enough of the scene.
The question I have is this -
My husband has started doing a side gig that brings in about $30k p.a. I started factoring that into the budget to reduce debt, increase savings, etc. but he wants to keep it. His justification is that it’s earned outside of working hours. The fact that I earn more is different, because that’s just my day job - it’s not extra income.
Again, I don’t disagree with him, but I’m not sure where I land on whether it’s fair.
Opinions? Thoughts? Ridicule? I’m open to everything and anything.
Currently, I earn $170k p.a., and he has just started earning $100k p.a.
We have debt, expenses, and a mortgage. I manage our finances and we live to a budget.
That’s the background and I hope I’ve set enough of the scene.
The question I have is this -
My husband has started doing a side gig that brings in about $30k p.a. I started factoring that into the budget to reduce debt, increase savings, etc. but he wants to keep it. His justification is that it’s earned outside of working hours. The fact that I earn more is different, because that’s just my day job - it’s not extra income.
- Do you think what he’s saying is right, that since it’s earned in his own time he should be able to keep the income? And
- Is what he’s saying right that it doesn’t matter that I earn more, because that’s my primary income.
Again, I don’t disagree with him, but I’m not sure where I land on whether it’s fair.
Opinions? Thoughts? Ridicule? I’m open to everything and anything.