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A husband tells his stay-at-home wife they can’t buy a new car unless she gets a job
He wants to save for retirement and their kids’ college while she accuses him of being cheap
Now, he’s wondering if prioritizing savings has made him “the responsible villain”
A man turns to the Reddit community for support following a heated argument with his wife over whether or not it’s time for a new car. He admits that the conflict has left him feeling like “the responsible villain” in his marriage, while his wife plays the “happy go lucky one that has no care in the world.”
The husband shares that his wife is a stay-at-home mom to their two kids, who are now 15 and 13. “I do most of the budgeting and finances, but try to involve her, but she’s simply ‘not interested’ she says,” he