She Asked Her Boyfriend To Pay More Of Their Bills Since He Earns Way More Than Her, But He Just Told Her To Pick Up Another Job, Even Though She Has Three
This young woman is 21-years-old and currently a senior in college, attending classes full-time. Additionally, she is in charge of a large campus club that has a packed schedule and works three different jobs.
“But I only make around $200 a week because they are all minimum wage,” she said.
She also has a boyfriend, who she currently lives with. However, he has a very different financial situation than her.
Even though he is also 21-years-old, he does not attend school right now. This allows him to work full-time and earn about $600 a week.
Yet, despite him making three times her income, they still split all of their bills – including rent and groceries – equally.
“This includes when we got out to dinner, where we usually have a, ‘I get you, you get us next time,’ type of deal,” she explained.
But, while she loves her boyfriend a lot, she doesn’t think their current arrangement is very fair. So, she has asked him if they could start splitting their expenses based on their incomes – not just down the middle.
After all, paying the same rates as her boyfriend while making much less at work has left her with negative balances in her bank account.
“And I felt that it was fair since he made more,” she reasoned.
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Well, rather than understanding where she’s coming from, her boyfriend just responded by saying she should pick up another job instead! He even claimed that he wanted her to “hold her own” since they are both adults.
“However, my schedule is already so jam-packed that I barely have time for myself,” she vented.
Nonetheless, she did feel bad asking her boyfriend to take on more of their expenses. So, she can’t help but wonder if asking to change their current arrangement was unreasonable or not.
Can you understand why she believes an income-based expense split would be more fair? Would you want to watch your partner struggle financially while already working three jobs and attending school full-time? How would you feel if you were in her shoes?
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