Yep, and half the mortgage is technically his too....so if I keep it then he is just paying his half this month. Sorry just had to get that off my chest.
The thing about it is that I was going to give him half. He insisted that I keep it all. Then as soon as he gets mad at me "half that money is his!" I don't even really mind giving it to him if he is going to use it for things that would help his financial situation. I know him. He would have that money spent today. Yeah, he may take care of the phone but then he would buy video games, and other fun things. I would rather save the money in case I ever get in a bind on the house. ...but if I dictate how he spends it then I am controlling.
No, unfortunately reverse psychology doesn't work on him.
One thing that irritates me is that if we were living together then we would actually be saving money. I give my mom money each month that I wouldn't have to give her. We are both paying for cable/internet. His phone is $100, and I could add him to mine and the total for both would be $100. I figure we could save about $500 a month just by simply moving back in together.
