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To be unhappy DH prioritises £10K/year hobby over our joint savings?

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Loopylampshade · 16/09/2025 00:02

I love my DH very much but I feel he doesn’t prioritise our joint future as much as his hobby. This hobby costs him more than 10K a year, which is fine because he earns a good wage and it makes him happy. However, we are also refurbishing a house for which I have done 90% of the work & organising so far, as he despises it and says “you wanted a fixer upper - I just wanted a new build”. He will of course also benefit from the financial value that gets added to the house by the refurb. He recently agreed to pay a £1K decoration project & to take it off my hands. However he now said it also means he won’t contribute for 2 months to our joint savings (which he could easily afford if he would just pause this hobby for 2 months). This is our safety & holiday fund. Am I being unreasonable for feeling that he prioritises his personal happiness over making a sacrifice that will benefit us both (albeit I care more about the refurb than he does)? Perhaps I am already a bit frustrated because he also earns more than I do but we do split mortgage + bills 50/50, meaning I don’t have as much disposable income as he does. Is this a common thing for couples to argue about? I am just sad about it all

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Sabrinathewitch · 16/09/2025 00:10

What's the hobby ?

ItWasTheBabycham · 16/09/2025 00:10

You’re going to have to give us more about the fixer upper OP. If it requires a significant amount of work, and is a nightmare to live in and he really did want a new build I’m not surprised he’s miffed

pancakerobot · 16/09/2025 00:08

What is this hobby?? The internet needs to know.

50Balesofgrey · 16/09/2025 00:07

Bet it's horses!