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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just found out my husband has been lying to me about money. He has been lying to me about how he has been spending it. We have debt now. He is depressed and I am concerned he is going to start online gambling. [b]Are there any resources for the spouse[/b] in this type of situation. Or any suggestions for how I can protect myself? We have a little baby. I am having a hard time figuring out what to do. [/quote]

An anonymous gambler's addiction line may be a good place to start. Call from a blocked number, or a dummy Gmail account if you are concerned about privacy.
If you are asking how you can protect yourself from being impacted from your spouse's spending - you can't really. It does take agreement and being on the same page if you are going to share finances, or agreeing to completely separate and draw a line where you can share those liberties until behaviors change.

It is OK to have a little debt. Everyone here looks down on it, but the truth is it doesn't have to be a lifetime sentence if you develop a plan to manage and get out of it, and stick to it. You can. And he can. Consider talking to a financial counselor or googling plans on how to get out of debt, or options to restructure your debt if you cant afford one. Update your budget (or create one) to account for the baby expenses, and maybe your DH can consider something part time (temporarily) to help prevent a timeline setback and contribute more to the debt payoff/savings.

I'm sorry this happened. Stay encouraged and I hope you find helpful advice here.[/quote]

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