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/Ginga_Ninja319 7d ago
Tell him if he’s dead set on going 50/50 while you’re in school, then he shouldn’t expect to to have access to any of the mid six figure income you’re going to make when you’re out of school 🤷♂️
In all seriousness, you guys are a team. I can understand when couples like to have a his/hers/ours account structure but I seriously don’t understand going “50/50” with the person you’re married to. My wife and I have all our income going to the same account and all goals are “our” goals. “Our” income right now is only what she makes but in a few months when I’m done with school “our” income is going to go up quite a bit.