Homeowner Joins The HOA Board Of Directors, But The Position’s Compensation Quickly Becomes A Source Of Tension Between Him And His Wife
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Shared expenses can get strangely complicated when saving money starts feeling like earning it.
After joining his HOA board, one husband gets the household’s $400 monthly fee waived as compensation for his volunteer work.
He wants to keep the entire savings himself, while his wife argues their previously shared bill should benefit them both equally.
See why one very welcome rebate turned into one of their biggest money fights.
AITA I don’t want to split the rebate I receive from being on the Board of Director’s of my HOA with my wife
Wife and I own a home in an HOA.
We split the mortgage and HOA fee 50/50.
Recently a vacancy opened up on the Board of Directors and I applied for it and was chosen to serve.
As compensation, the HOA fee ($400) is waived for our unit.
His wife had a suggestion.
My wife wants to split this windfall 50/50.
I feel since I’m on the Board and do all the work, the $400 should be all mine.
He’s thinking about giving in.
She thinks if I keep the $400 it’s tantamount to her paying me $200 since our overall housing costs have dropped $400 but she doesn’t benefit financially.
This has caused some of our worst fighting and I am leaning towards just giving in and splitting the money even though I do all the work. Am I a jerk?
Is it a good idea to split the money, or is his wife being unreasonable?
Let’s see what advice Reddit has to offer.
This person is on the wife’s side.
This person uses coupons to make a point.
Another person feels bad for the wife.
Everyone seems to be on the wife’s side.
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It’s not worth fighting over.
He initially viewed the waived fee as compensation for his board work, but eventually understood why keeping it meant his wife effectively kept paying him $200.
After Redditors reframed the benefit as free HOA service for their household rather than a personal salary, he agreed to split the savings.
Sometimes the quickest HOA dispute to resolve is the one happening inside your own house.
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