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[quote=Anonymous]Oh, OP, I feel for you. I am in a similar boat and am very close to divorcing my husband. He quit his well-paying professional job when our twins were born 5.5 years ago saying he could get an even better job, which never happened. He does look, and has had a few periods of under-employment thrown into the not-working periods since then. And he did go back to school. All that might not push me over the edge, except that he WILL NOT STOP SPENDING. Since he quit his job, he has taken out $60K in student loans to get another master's, which didn't get him a job. He has charged almost $20K on credit cards, mostly for random stuff like coffee, books, beers, etc. We owe $16K to the IRS for back taxes on the separation money he got from the job he quit, but spent the money instead of saving it for taxes. I feel like I am on a runaway train of debt with no end in sight. I've tried talking, budgeting, putting him on an allowance, yelling, crying, sending his resume to everyone I know, but nothing changes. He says he can't do well in interviews and has to spend money as an outlet because I am unsupportive and anxious about money. I have lost all respect and love for him. But I'm afraid to leave because I will be responsible for half of the debt and I can't pay it. Of course, I can't pay it now either. My poor kids. What to do?[/quote]

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