My SO came home from university yesterday and told me all excitedly "I have a new client!" (for those who don't remember, he loans out money to people he works with and charges them a huge amount of interest. It's mostly small amounts- even just $10 here and there. [it sort of amazes me that people don't even have $10!] Sometimes larger amounts- $400, to those he trusts. He makes really good money with it and it almost doubles what he actually gets paid.)

Well his new client is his boss and friend. Who wants to borrow FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS!!! He restores old cars and he wants to buy another one and start working on it. I was immediately really upset because didn't ask me about it first. He tells me "yeah, but it's not your money, it's my money" (meaning it's from the money he has earned, not from my paycheck). I reminded him that it was no longer his and mine, but ours. When I got a raise at work I didn't think "yay! Now I can buy more shoes!" I thought "yay! Now we can afford more things"

So we talked about it and he agrees that it was wrong of him to not consult me first. He says it's a good business and that he really trusts his friend. He says "think of someone you really trust" I told him there's not a goddam person in the world I would loan $4000 to. Not even him, before we were married.

But, he's convinced he did the right thing so I didn't get too mad. I mean, what's done is done, no need to stew over it. When his friend pays him back he'll be paying back $4600, so we'll make $600 off the "loan". I told my SO he needs to buy me jewelry and a nice dinner with that money. He agreed.

*sigh*