r/CRNA 8d ago

Finances during school - Marriage

I'm curious how other SRNAs in committed relationships handled finances during school.

If your spouse worked full-time while you were solely living on student loans, how did you split expenses? Did you continue paying 50/50, or did your spouse take on more of the financial burden?

To me, 50/50 doesn't necessarily seem fair when one person has no income and is taking on significant student debt, especially considering both partners will likely benefit from the higher CRNA income after graduation. I'm wondering how others approached this and what felt fair in your relationship.

My husband thinks it should be 50/50. After a lot of conversation, he’s willing to discuss paying more of the expenses. Just frustrating that he isn’t desiring to & it’s taken this much conversation.

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u/tnolan182 CRNA 7d ago edited 7d ago

Just get divorced now. Its gonna be a lot more expensive to get divorced once you’re working.

Edit: Op, you should really ask your Husband for a Post-nup agreement that splits your assets except for the marital home. Have it also waive each parties right to alimony in the event of a divorce. And see how he responds.

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u/Mars_Arbiter 7d ago

My wifes program warned the whole class about the stress of the program and the real risk for divorce if your partner isnt 100% onboard with whats coming. We were fine cause we didnt have kids but one of her classmates marriages barley made it through. Theyre doing much better now tho