More confusion today. This time about money. When this all kicked off, my husband yelled at me to close the joint account. I saw no urgency but have opened a new account which my tax credits are now paid into. There are still standing orders on the joint account, all insurance. The money that goes into it is mine and was our joint tax credits until they didn’t receive a form. I tried to sort it out and when I told my husband I needed his help he told me not to be stupid, so I didn’t do it. My husband has plenty of form in thinking he has far more money than he actually does, and blaming his wife for not making up the shortfall. I am not the first wife.
Anywayyyyyy… I have sorted out my tax, my tax credits, the new account, and not quite got to where I can close the joint account and shift everything over as there is still money being paid into it.
Today my husband said to me that he has noticed that I hadn’t been using the joint account. I haven’t used it because I didn’t want it to get overdrawn and I wanted to move everything over when it was in credit and I knew how much per month how much I could expect, including any tax credits.
He questioned me about what I had been spending money on. He has never before taken any interest.
He also told me he had taken out insurance for one of our animals through the joint account. He may be right. The insurance company has agreed to go back to the original phone call to listen to who got the insurance started. I remember doing it. I remember discussing the options because said animal had been with us for a while without insurance, and had to be 3rd party at least. The insurance company is looking into it because the insurance document has his name at the top. I find this strange because I have always done the animal insurance and I remember asking them to make it so that he could be paid a cheque instead of me as he has often paid the bill. The vet bills have always so far been far smaller than any insurance premium over the years, so I’m not sure why I did that.
I guess I am doubting myself. But it’s my husband’s name at the top of the document and he says he did it.
I really hope to take the animals. I am responsible for health, parasite control, vaccs, training and behaviour, grooming and sometimes food. He is responsible for mostly buying food and untraining, and paying a few vet bills.