From the estate that my H inherited from.... there is a car that needs to be sold. This car is newer and was quite expensive so blue book price right now is 90K. The other siblings didn't want the hassle of selling it (money to be split among all the siblings). When my H originally got the car he complained about having to sell it and told me he'd give me 5K as a commission if I sold it for him. To me 5K is a lot (not as much to my H), and I told him I'd be happy to do it and went ahead and took care of all that. Now, months later he's telling me he only said 1K.
Hey Runningoutoftime... It seems like most of the posts focused on the topic of splitting finances in general. (except for Sara's) Yes, getting in writing would have prevented this situation, but who thinks of that especially with their spouse.
I'm looking at the dollar amounts and personally I can see why you'd be upset. The blue book value is 90K and his recollection is that he was only going to give you 1K?? Isn't this essentially found money for him? Sure he's going to pay taxes on it, but it really doesn't sound like he's desperate for money. I would personally stand my ground on the 5K unless you think it would cause undue stress with the marriage in general. Tell him you remember it being 5K and it wouldn't have been worth your time and frustration to do the 1K. If he insists the agreement was for 1K, tell him to just forget it and to keep the money. I would think he'd change his mind since it really isn't that much compared to the price of the car. It comes down to picking your battles.
