Where Did His Salary Go?

Summary

My husband of ten years had never brought home more than three thousand dollars a month.

He claimed he was constantly making mistakes, incurring three-hundred-dollar or five-hundred-dollar penalties that stripped his take-home pay down to a meager two thousand. For years, my own salary was the only thing keeping our heads above water, paying off the mortgage, the car loan, and our daily expenses.

But then, our seven-year-old daughter was severely injured. I had no choice but to quit my job to become her full-time caregiver, leaving the entire financial burden on his shoulders.