After losing her finance job, this mother has stretched her savings, taken odd jobs, and relied on relatives to keep her family afloat. Meanwhile, her husband works part-time and now insists on spending thousands to attend a destination wedding. With rent already behind and borrowed money covering bills, she cannot understand why a tropical vacation is even up for discussion.
Let me confess that when I read this story, I couldn't believe my eyes… how crazy people can be sometimes. In this case, the "husband" (with quotes, because he doesn't even deserve that title) was so infatuated with going to this wedding that he even forgot that the family didn't have any money to pay the rent on their home. Not having enough to cover basic costs has to give you a sign that things are not going in the right direction…
I do understand that we all deserve good things from time to time, and that's okay to enjoy a tropical vacation and a wedding… but not if the family cannot afford it. According to the story shared in r/relationship_advice, the only reason as to why the family was not evicted from the house is because they managed to get some money from friends to cover rent and basic taxes. And somehow, the husband insists he goes on this trip and spends thousands of dollars.
Honestly, how can he be so selfish? They have two kids to feed, and their unemployed friend, by the way, is also staying in the house with them. Sometimes, life teaches hard lessons from time to time, and this is the time when they should be ready to make a life change and to make good decisions when it comes to their finances.