'Selfish' Husband Spending Inheritance on Car, Friends-Only Trip Dragged

A husband has been slammed online for spending his recently received inheritance on a new car and vacation rather than sharing the money with his wife.

Mumsnet user OldAgeWorries shared concerns Wednesday about her husband's money decision, and hundreds of replies flooded in.

Earlier this year, money advisors Royal London released the results of a survey that asked couples about the impact money has on their relationships.

It revealed that 3 in 5 couples have argued about money, with the most common cause being overspending. One in 4 consider their partner to be irresponsible with money, and a third admitted to keeping financial secrets from their partner, including hiding savings pots and secret debt.

The Mumsnet user explained that she and her husband are married and in their mid-40s. Having been married for five years, her husband has young adult children and they share a small mortgage.

She explained: "We've always overpaid to protect us in old age as neither of us thought there would be any inheritance from anywhere, and too much fun in our 20s—and children in his case—meant little pension provisions until much too late."

But recently, her husband unexpectedly inherited a substantial sum from an unmarried great aunt: "Somewhere in the region of 5 years worth of our joint salaries," explained the poster: "Not life-changing or enough to retire on, but still a nice and slightly unexpected bonus. He was not close to the aunt and didn't see her regularly so this sad occasion doesn't have a huge emotional toll."

When her husband received the money, he made it very clear that it was his—and when he started sharing his plans for the money, his wife was shocked.

"He's buying a fancy new car, paying off some small credit card debt, and going on a boys' holiday," she said: "I have no problem with the holiday, this was planned, but I also have a small debt and for him to pay this off for me wouldn't make a big dent in his money."

Upset that her husband decided to spend the money on himself, the woman took to Mumsnet to ask if she was being unreasonable and said: "Am I being unreasonable to think he's being incredibly selfish or is he right and the money is his to do what he likes with?"

In more than 150 replies, Mumsnet users rushed to side with the wife as many agreed that the husband was wrong to be spending the money alone.

"I'm with you here," said one reply: "You're married. In this situation, since there is no emotional attachment and he is just spoiling himself it's very selfish."

Another commenter wrote: 'What a selfish a**hole. I couldn't call a man like that my husband."

"To be treating himself and not doing anything for you is really pretty mean," said another reply.

Newsweek was unable to verify the details of this case.