My GF and I just had a row about this issue and she is unable to see it my way. Am I wrong?
Here's the deal, we moved in together about a year ago and when we did we talked about how we should pay for everything. We split the rent and utilities in the middle, and when it came time to figure out how much we should each put in for daily expenses and living costs, I said suggested we each put in a percentage of our take home income.
I felt this was fair. She thought so too.
So I bring in €4200 after taxes. She said she brings in €2700 after taxes. Now, here's the thing, at the time she did say "I pay myself €2700 each month". She's a freelance so I figured that made sense. So we move forward putting in 15%.
I never thought about as lots of freelancers are on a monthly rate, or daily, or weekly. Fair enough.
But, months later, I find out that she invoices €80 an hour, for 32 hours a week, every week, every month. Over €10,000 a month. She pays herself the €2700 and leaves the rest behind, in another account, for taxes, health insurance, and pension.
So all this time I've been paying the majority sum out of my salary, while also trying to save and "pay myself". I'm lucky if I can put aside €500.
I knie her costs are greater; taxes, etc. but she's easily saving a couple thousand a month.
I found all this out and she says "it's apples and pears. I'm a freelancer. It's different."
Am I wrong? I'm not happy about it and we can't see eye to eye on it and it bothers me. I feel like that be been taken advantage of. She is a good person, but this thing bothers me. She obviously sees it quite differently.
Help me out, guys and girls. I don't want to be upset about this and I hate that it's a thing. I feel if the situation was reserved she would see it differently.
Submitted April 07, 2017 at 10:35AM by RoseyOneOne http://ift.tt/2p9HMNA
