A woman recently took to social media and shared her dilemma of having to share the cost of everything with her husband, whom she has been married to for 8 years.
“We split the bill on everything, including the costs for the children.”
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When the woman said everything, she meant EVERYTHING. When it comes to food, her husband was so precise that he wanted to split the bill even for banana fritters (pisang goreng) that he brought to his parents’ house.
“The snack was RM6. He paid for it first but when I get my pay, he will give me a list of items that he had paid for earlier.”
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With such “precision”, does that mean the man earns less than his wife?
According to the woman, he makes RM2,000 more than her, but she did not specify her husband’s job. If you’re wondering why the man wanted to split the bill on everything, the woman has an answer.
“He said he gives me money every month, which is RM400 but I use that mostly for the kids.”
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“This is not your husband, this is your housemate”
Social media users, on the other hand, were shocked and some even found it hilarious that 8 years into the marriage, both of them still have to split the bill.
One user suggested she start doing the same and track the finances.
“This is not a married couple, this is a pair of housemates, and even a housemate isn’t that calculative when it comes to banana fritters.”
Another user saw this matter as nothing but treating his wife like “cashback”, and said,
“If that’s the case, when he has claimed more than RM400, tell him the cashback is fully capped.”
“This thing does happen. I have a friend whose husband only buys her the necessities. When it comes to other luxury spending she has to pay for them on her own. If she plans a holiday, she has to fork out 100%. The reason being that his wife was the one who invited him.”
To all the lovebirds out there, what will you do if your partner wants to split on a snack that’s less than RM10?
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