Part 3The $200 Allowance: How I Made My Penny-Pinching Husband Pay

The next day, the local dairy delivery service called me. "Hey Emma, your milk subscription expires next week. Would you like to renew?"

To make sure we got fresh, high-quality protein, I had set up a daily organic milk delivery for the three of us.

Three bottles a day cost about $150 a month.

I wanted to renew it, but when I went to pay, it showed insufficient funds. I only had $200, and I had already paid a $60 water bill that morning. I was short.

Mark was in the bathroom. I knocked on the door. "Honey, transfer me some money. I need to pay for the milk delivery."

Dead silence from inside.

I knocked harder a few more times, but Mark acted like he was completely deaf.

I realized he was ignoring me on purpose. I started to get angry, but the delivery rep was still on the phone waiting for my answer.

Left with no choice, I just paid $50. "Just renew it for one person for this month."

The adults could skip the milk, but Mia was still little and needed the calcium.

Just as I finished paying, Mark walked out.

He peeked at my payment screen and put on an exaggerated look of pleasant surprise. "You only spent $50 on milk this time?

"See? I told you giving you $200 at a time would work! You're already learning how to save money!"

I laughed out of pure frustration.

He clearly heard me knocking and asking for money, but he deliberately ignored me.

And now he was praising me for saving money?

I only ordered enough for Mia! Of course it was cheaper!

"I didn't have enough money, and you didn't—"

Mark suddenly cut me off, grabbing his breakfast from the table as he headed for the door. "Alright honey, gotta run! I'm gonna be late for work!"

I stared at the front door in stunned silence, watching him hurry away.

It was just a milk subscription. Did he really need to run away like he was dodging a restaurant bill?