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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You say he isn't motivated to do that extra overtime. What DOES he do when he could be doing extra work? If he's just lazing around then next time he gets on your case tell him to shove it and man up. Nothing irks me more than a lazy family man. [/quote]

He watches the preschooler.

But pp is right... it's not a huge deal for me to watch the preschooler instead. Especially if he picks up overtime 3-4 evenings a month. 4 evenings a month and we'd have a lot more breathing room (day work is an option too, but he prefers night).

I'd say childcare duties are 50/50, household duties are 50/50, and income is 70/30 (me/him)...not including health insurance, which is provided by his employer.

To the other pp-- I do agree I should leave home to do work more often.

Lots of great tips-- thank you all!

It really helped to hear different opinions to wrap my head around this. We're still a bit miffed with each other, so I'll draft a formal budget and make sure we're on the same page. It might help him to see that my work isn't "abstract" and the money doesn't float from the sky.

I might even log my work hours, projects, money in, and money out so he sees everything I see.

To the pp who asked what I do-- I'm a writer. I do a lot of copywriting, general marketing, and other writing and web work for various businesses. [/quote]

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