When they lived together, Stephanie and her husband maintained separate bank accounts, splitting everything 50/50. In 2001 they married, continuing their financial arrangement. Then came the kids, starting in 2008. “That's when things started to change,” said Stephanie, granted a pseudonym by Salon to discuss her situation due to safety concerns.
The couple realized Stephanie’s paycheck wouldn’t go any further than the cost of daycare, so she quit her job; her husband made close to six figures. According to Stephanie, he asked: “How are you still going to bring income to pay your share of the bills?”
