AITAH for asking my husband to pay for his food even though I use SNAP to pay for groceries?

AITAH for asking my husband to pay for his food even though I use SNAP to pay for groceries?

My husband and I pay bills from separate accounts. We do not share our money. I applied for SNAP and pay for the household food with it. He is an immigrant and is not eligible for SNAP. I buy groceries, his included and use SNAP to buy them.

The bills and apartment are under my name, so he gives me money to pay for HIS half of the bills. We are going to make a budget together to see what we spend money on — his request. I think that I should include his groceries in what he should pay me. I have not talked to him about this yet, but he seems to think the SNAP benefits are ours. I disagree. AITAH if I ask him to pay HIS (not the baby’s) part of the groceries?

EDIT: So clearly many of you don’t know the SNAP system. Yes, I had to report his income, but I get no money for him because hes not eligibile. If I go over the SNAP allotment, I have pay for the food. And he requests things like ribeye steak. I tell him we cant afford expensive food but he doesn’t care.

Aditionally, I don’t work. I have a good job that let me take time off and my parents send me money so I can stay home with the baby. Its not much and I’m racking up credit card debt. We have separate bank accounts, and I pay most of the time if we go out to eat because he thinks I should.

Since so many are saying I’m a man… this is an account I use so people can’t try to stalk me. This is the internet. Half of you probably aren’t you.

Thanks for your contributions. Reading all the people who disagree with me has just made me feel more secure in asking him for him to pay for his food. Also, I don’t realize how many people were against the idea of stay at home mothers. It’s an interesting change in society.

I’m making another edit because y’all dont know how SNAP works. 1) I told them about my parents sending me money AND my husband’s income. I still qualified. It’s not for you to decide who qualifies. 2) sharing the food I buy with SNAP is not illegal or fraudulent. 3) just because my husband is ineligible doesn’t mean he’s illegal. And just because he’s my husband doesn’t mean he’s automatically a citizen either.

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