It’s important to have money set aside for emergencies.

That way, when an emergency arises, you don’t have to scramble to figure out how to pay for it.

In today’s story, one man turns to his girlfriend for help paying an emergency vet bill for his dog, but she thinks he should figure out how to pay it without her help.

Is she’s being heartless, or should he take responsibility for his own dog?

Let’s read all the details to decide.

AITA for Refusing to Pay for My Boyfriend’s Dog’s Vet Bills When He’s Always Broke?

So, I (23F) have been with my boyfriend (27M) for a little over two years.

He has a dog, Buster, who I absolutely love, but the thing is… my boyfriend is terrible with money.

Like, the kind of guy who gets paid and immediately spends half his paycheck on games, random collectibles, eating out, and whatever new hobby he’s fixated on that month.

Then, by the middle of the month, he’s suddenly broke and “so stressed” about bills.

Her boyfriend asked her for a big favor.

Anyway, last week, Buster got really sick and needed urgent vet care, which ended up costing a few hundred dollars.

My boyfriend called me, panicking, saying he didn’t have enough and asking if I could help.

And yeah, I could afford it, but honestly, I was so frustrated because this isn’t even the first time he’s been in a financial crisis over something he should have planned for.

I told him I love Buster, but this was his responsibility, and he should have set aside emergency savings instead of constantly blowing money on nonsense.

He tried to make her feel guilty.

That’s when he hit me with, “So you’d just let Buster suffer?”

Like… no?? But also, why is this suddenly my problem?

I suggested he ask his family or, idk, maybe not act like I’m an ATM, and he got all huffy and passive aggressive about it.

Now he’s been distant, and some of our mutual friends are saying I was heartless for not helping when I clearly had the money.

He won – she feels guilty.

I feel guilty because I do love that dog, and I get that emergencies happen, but at the same time, I’m not his financial safety net, especially when he constantly refuses to be responsible with his own money.

AITA?

He really needs to learn to budget his money and have some money set aside for emergencies.

It’s not her responsibility to pay her boyfriend’s vet bills.

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this story.

This person thinks she should break up with him.

Here’s another vote for ending the relationship.

It seems that everyone thinks they’re incompatible.

This might’ve been the wrong time to set a new boundary.

Her boyfriend is an irresponsible dog owner.

She needs to end the relationship.

They just don’t live in the same reality.

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