Rich Husband Gets Slammed for Using Food Banks for Groceries

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Jun 9, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

The reason that many wealthy people stay that way is thanks to them being pretty darn stingy. It's always the friend on six figures who is sending the $2 Venmo requests. While nobody likes a freeloader, the irony is that those who don't need to do this can be the most audacious when it comes to taking financial liberties.

A recent and depressing example of this has been found on r/AmItheAsshole, in which a wife complains about the grocery habits of her husband. Clarifying that they have a combined household income of over $200,000 a year, she was horrified to realize that her partner had been regularly using food banks to cut down on their expenses.

Explaining that she had gone to stay with her brother after the shocking revelation, she took to Reddit to ask if she had overreacted. Needless to say, other people were not impressed at her husband's unbelievably selfish actions. 

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    Font - 1 r/AmltheAsshole u/AITAThrowaway012020 16h AITA for leaving my husband at home, while I spend the week at my brothers, because of how he "buys" groceries?
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    Font - I've been in a committed relationship with my husband for 17 years, and overall, things have been great. We've had a few rough patches, but what's important to note is that while he earns more than me and is considered the main provider, I have a substantial trust fund that ensures we're financially stable. I work part-time as a teacher while attending university, earning less than him, and most of my income goes towards tuition. Our household income exceeds $200k annually, while the aver
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    Handwriting - One ongoing issue we have is my husband's frugality. He likes to control my spending and have the final say on how he uses his earnings. It's worth mentioning that I've never used any of his income and have no intention to do so.
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    Font - Today, I discovered our fridge filled with fresh produce and meat that clearly didn't come from our regular grocery store. When I confronted him, he admitted to going to a food bank after seeing a Facebook post about a donation of fresh food. People on social media were already asking if any was left, and there wasn't. I showed him these comments, but he brushed them off, claiming people should have gone earlier. Exhausted by the situation, I packed a bag and went to stay with my brother
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    Font - My husband accuses me of overreacting, being vindictive, and threatens to go back to the food banks regardless of my feelings. His family is also messaging me, calling me an asshole and urging me to stop interfering with his choices. I turned off my phone, but now they're bombarding my brother with messages. Thankfully, he supports my decision and ignores them. All I want is to enjoy the rest of my week without being angry at my husband. Yes, I could let this go and not scold him, but the
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    Font - Few-School-3869 16h Colo-rectal Surgeon [33] NTA. This is completely unhinged. A man making 200k while married to a woman with a trust fund going to a food bank is unacceptable. I couldn't live like that, and I also couldn't live with someone controlling how the money was spent. You are absolutely not wrong to want space. I would want permanent space
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    Font - grmplestiltskn 13h 3 Awards Some rich people would do this not out of a poverty or trauma mindset but out of a wealth-hoarding mindset. They don't tip at restaurants and and they always want a bargain. They see their frugality as the virtue that brings them wealth and often perceive poor people as wasteful (and therefore deserving of their poverty). If his family is like this, too, they probably think taking from a food pantry is resourceful in an Ayn Randian way where self-interest is th
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    Font - twelvedayslate 16h Pooperintendant [69] 3 Awards NTA X1000. Your husband is stealing from people that are less fortunate. I'm frugal, too, and I like to save money where I can. I use coupons, buy store brand vs name brand for some products, etc. What your husband is doing isn't frugality, it's being a shitty person. I would go to the food bank with his photo and speak to the person in charge. Tell them you're very sorry your husband has been coming, but you want to let them know he is not
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    Font - wakandanvibranium 15h 1 Award I cannot conceive the level of entitlement here. That food is designated for people who literally cannot afford to fill their bellies and the bellies of their families. My family needed those donations when I was young, and as soon as my parents started doing well financially they started giving back as much as possible. It makes me sick to think of someone dressing in dirty clothes and conning food out of the bellies of people that genuinely need it. YOU ARE
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    Font - I am seriously concerned that his response to you trying to reason with him is to say he's going to go to MORE food banks. What a vindictive and gross response, considering you have thrown food away due to having too much. My response would be: "fine, you're doing this to save money? For every food bank you visit I will go to the grocery store and spend no less than $500 on groceries which I will immediately donate to food banks. Since you don't care about my opinion on your saving habits
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    Font - twentyminutestosleep 15h girl, why the fuck have you spent close to two decades with someone who tries to control your spending and literally steals from people who can't afford groceries? I don't care that "anyone" can go to the food bank. if you're bringing home 200k a year and get your groceries from a food bank, you're stealing food from people who need the charity. NTA and please oh my god divorce him yesterday
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