We have two small children 1 and 2 year old. As you can imagine, it’s hard having two kids back to back. Although it’s very cute seeing our kids grow, it takes a lot of work every single day. I was stay at home mom until the oldest turned 2 but I recently went back to workforce so that I can support the family.
We really don’t make much. Both of us combined 90k a year.
I have been happy going back to work with a prospect of making more money by moving jobs in the future.
On the other hand, my husband has been feeling pressured and years of our relationship being sort of broken, he told me he will start playing poker once a week 400$ every time to hopefully support the family.
The thing is he is still saving money and paying rent and we don’t have debt. But that instant money approach really aches my heart.
Years back during Covid, he played online poker, got cheated and lost about 80k. It was nuts. Since then he hasn’t played. He said that he was lost and feeling unsupported so that’s why the decision came in.
I believe that the current decision of playing poker is also coming from the same reason no matter how many times he said it is not and my assumption kills him.
I don’t think his decision will move us forward.
Do you support your husband’s hobby like this? Does your husband have expensive hobbies like this? Or addiction?