06/03/2026
AITA for moving our second car away from the house after my Wife refused to pay for it?
My Wife and I have always only had 1 car until recently. We have a toddler, so she's been mostly a SAH parent to save on childcare cost until preschool, just working a couple times a week here and there for spending money. She brings in around $1,000 a month doing this. I cover all the bills, and I've gotten a few raises and promotions over the past couple years, but not enough to handle 2 car payments.
My Wife has been wanting a car to get around while I'm at work; shopping, events for our kid during the day, etc. I did the math, and told her we can only get a second car if she helps pay for some of it, otherwise I can't afford to pay for it on my own. We were already leasing a newer SUV at the time that she loved and I didn't really care for, so we agreed that she'd cover a $400 monthly payment and I'd cover insurance, gas, maintenance, etc. She was fine with the plan and agreed.
I spent some weeks looking around, then went and bought a car I liked. Now we have two vehicles. I didn't have to pay for the first 60 days on the new car, so let my Wife "save up money" while I continued paying for the SUV payments. 60 days later, Wife tells me she only has $300 of the $400 and is upset that I expect her to pay for the car she agreed to pay for. I just have her send the $300, cover the difference, and remind her that I can't afford two cars, so it's important she budgets the money she...
