  OH cannot handle money, sigh  (6 Posts) DingbatsFur Sat
19-Oct-13 19:54:06  My OH cannot handle money or a basic credit
card. He is 40. For whatever reason (largely due to OH either
working outside the country or not having a regular income due
to the nature of his work being tied to the construction
industry) I have always been in charge of the family's money. I
pay most of the bills and OH pays for the car (MOT, petrol,
services though I pay for car tax and towards his insurance). I
do not drive the car but I do ride in it so it only seems fair.
OH will often pay for food shopping, but usually only groceries
here and there. Childcare costs for the 2 kids is split equally
between us due to childcare vouchers deducted at source. OH
changed career last year thankfully but still earns half what I
do. I really don't mind paying for most things but I have asked
OH on a couple of occasions to come up with whathe felt was a
fair sum for his monthly running costs so we could then start
saving money. I have asked -