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What should he spend money on?

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Moneywoes22 · 22/06/2022 11:47

Genuinely interested in opinions here.

DH has had some cash flow issues due to delays in getting paid as he changed jobs recently. All fine, but has meant that I've covered car expenses that normally he would cover.

(We both pay for different things in the house etc which is proportionate to what we earn and it works out fairly evenly. Usually we each pay for the usual expenses for our own cars)

He wants to go away for the weekend with friends. I have no problem with that, but I know it's usually expensive (for us) (not uncommon to be £150+ down after a weekend).

IABU to think that he should prioritise repaying me for the things I've covered while he was short of money, before spending that kind of money on fun stuff?

I really don't mind him going but the money thing has annoyed me if I'm honest.

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xogossipgirlxo · 22/06/2022 13:44

I would just ask him when he's going to pay you back. Maybe he was planning to do it straightaway when the weekend away is over? I understand your annoyance though. My brother in law borrowed some money from us and while my husband couldn't get him to pay us back, BIL happily admitted that in the meantime he bought new iPhone and other sort of stuff. It was the last time we lent him money. He won't get even a tenner from us.

Moneywoes22 · 22/06/2022 17:38

Thanks all - really helpful to get all your opinions. We've discussed it & he's transferred the money over since, so all good.

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