we are still running on a tight budget which doesn't make her very happy since she doesn't have extra money to spend when she'd
She should work more if she wants more money. Don't be Mr. Moneybags for her anymore. Also, I'm happy to read you go things fixed on the financial side. That's what a smart, strong person would do.
I am kinda catching up, so this may have been addressed already. But I am a little confused by your original wording. You said "I" made a budget and a plan. So was this discussed with her? Did she agree to it? I know that a big issue in my past M was that I was in charge of everything financial and so I was always the one saying "NO" to what my XW wanted. I think that she felt like I didnt want to do anything even though in reality, I was feeling all of the financial pressure and she wasnt really involved. So how did you work on this budget and how did you make sure your finanicial goals were aligned with her? I mean, maybe you were trying to get this all paid off in 2 months, but she would have rather done it in 4 while living a little more loosely? Just trying to understand your dynamics a little more.
