Should he pay for the whole month?

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Son in law lives with us. He, our daughter and son all pay keep. Daughter pays less as she is only able to work part time as she was studying but both boys paying 230 a month keep.
SIL has just sent me a text asking can he pay half keep as he is only being paid 14 days this month due to time off.
He mentioned when he gets back from the holiday with us (where we will provide most of the food) that he will go and stay at his dads to save money and not be at our house.
Am I being weird to think he is a bit of a CF? His car loan is 300 a month. And he earns 1800 net a month usually. Apart from his phone he has no other costs.
What should I reply to his text asking to pay half keep this month?

Say no. Your bills aren't cheaper because he's had time off work.

@girlmom21
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The only trouble is- they all think they just pay towards food. They don't realise that by them paying for food it means DH just pays the bills instead of paying for food.

No he should have thought about his time off and the financial impact before he booked it.

He should pay up until the day he goes to his Dads (moves out).

Make it clear that's not the case, and give them a lesson in household finances as they're clearly adults with no idea!

He should pay - he would have to pay a landlord and he hasn’t stopped eating or using electricity etc while he was not working.

also 2 questions
why are they on holiday with you where you pay for food?
is your daughter also moving into the dad’s house?

He should pay what he's agreed. He's not going to stop eating for those 2 weeks is he?

I know this is missing the point of the thread a bit, but why is he living with you when he can apparently live at his fathers? I’d be pointing out to sil that you are not a hotel. He doesn’t get to come and go depending on whether he feels like paying his food and board that month. You don’t give much detail about the holiday, but it sounds like you’re all going away for two weeks? So presumably you’ll also have a loss of income (especially when subsiding him), yet you’ll still have to pay your bills when you get back.

Ignore my first sentence. I had a brain fart and it decided that you said nephew, not son in law.

How come they only think they contribute to food? I mean anyone knows that there are utility, Internet, council tax etc to pay. That they are living under your roof means they need to pay rent, not just for food.
Sit them all down and spell it out.

I really struggle to believe somethings like this....is just incredible the cheek

someone needs to explain to him that isn’t how rent works. If he is old enough to be a son-in-law, he should know this information, but since your daughter has inexplicably chosen to link herself to this man, I would recommend you sit both of them down for some serious lessons on being an adult.