Because of my math skills, (or lack thereof, these days) it’s probably a good thing I live alone.
The bills would all be paid in full, but we’d probably starve on what was left!
Money is the one thing that can break a marriage when other things can’t. That’s one area where compromises MUST be made, and I learned this the hard way. But it’s good you are able to work things out in a way that reduces the all-around stress.
He couldn’t be stopped from spending money, even when we needed it for the bills. It was a power thing, in addition to his just basically being a spender. I should have dumped it on him years earlier :-).