She Wants Her Boyfriend To Get Rid Of His $600 Monthly Car Payment Because They Have A Baby On The Way, And She Already Pays For All Their Household Expenses By Herself
This woman and her boyfriend are currently expecting, and she’s actually due to have her baby any day now.
But, ever since they moved in together two years ago, she’s been the main breadwinner, handling all of their expenses.
“I pay for rent, utilities, and groceries for both of us, plus my own bills,” she explained.
“He pays for all of his bills, including his car, but he rarely chips in for the household since he’s been jumping from job to job since we’ve been together.”
So, now that they have a baby on the way, she’s getting concerned about their finances. More specifically, she believes that her boyfriend is spending way too much on his car payments.
Apparently, he absolutely loves his car– which is a 2016 Honda Civic– but he pays a whopping $600 for it every single month.
That’s why, while she has tried her best to “make do” with their current budget and prepare for the baby, she’s also told her boyfriend that he might be able to help out more with their household expenses if he was able to lower his car payment.
“I also mentioned using his car as a trade-in for a newer, ‘family-friendly’ car with a lower payment or refinancing,” she added.
However, her boyfriend just gets upset whenever she brings up his car payments and hasn’t made any effort to change the big expense.
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It’s also important to note that even though her boyfriend doesn’t have great credit, meaning she wouldn’t be able to help him refinance, she did offer to financially pitch in for the trade-in option.
Regardless, her boyfriend is against it, and it’s really starting to tick her off.
“I know he loves his 2016 Honda Civic, but I’m getting frustrated by the lack of financial help, especially with a baby on the way,” she vented.
Not to mention, she will be going on maternity leave soon, so their budget will become even tighter.
So, despite her boyfriend continuing to promise that he will “help soon,” she just doesn’t believe him– especially because he’s been saying the same thing for the last two years.
And now, she’s been left wondering if wanting him to finally get rid of his $600 car payment is really so unreasonable or not.
Can you understand why she’s so frustrated with their current financial situation? Do you agree that his car payment needs to go before she has their baby? How should she handle this situation?
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