My DH is paying off a considerable amount of debt (almost his annual income before tax), which he is lucky to have had help to consolidate mainly into one loan, but the repayments mean he has little left each month and regularly runs out of cash, relying on me.
He still has credit cards which are only partially paid off, not fully, so, unfortunately, he can continue to borrow.
Today a parcel arrived in the post and I asked what he was expecting. He didn't open it straight away, said he didn't know, and it was one of a range of things ordered for work.
He does have electronic/industry items delivered, which are paid for by the company, but when he opened it, it seemed too much like something he'd buy for himself (not that he'd mentioned wanting anything like it), with only a tenuous link to using on a work callout.
He said it had gone on his company credit card and named the customer it was intended for.
He can replenish normal home office stationery supplies with this work credit card, or pay for drinks during meetings, but customer specific purchases, or expensive equipment (like a printer) go through the office. It just didn't ring true.
And it turns out that's because it wasn't. It cost twice what he said, and he eventually admitted to paying for it himself.
We haven't spoken since I asked why he lied and he had no answer. I pointed out that he was happily getting further into debt for expensive choices, offsetting the things he was working hard to pay back, and I was annoyed to be bailing him out with household expenses and providing the occasional treat (new clothes/takeaways) to enable him to get rid of his debt as quickly as possible, without being completely miserable. He doesn't see why he needed to tell me and can't carry on 'managing' his credit.
AIBU in having an opinion on his spending?