Woman Gives Breakdown of R8,9k Monthly Expenses in Her Home, Says Hubby Gives 90% of Total

• Maurine took to TikTok to share her monthly expenses of R8,990 per month, with the bulk of their budget going to shopping and rent
• Some netizens took her on in the comment section about the amount she was spending and also the 50-50 concept of spending on couples
• Maurine revealed that her husband takes care of 90% of their budget

A woman identified as Maurine has shared her monthly budget and revealed that her husband takes care of 90% of the R8,990 needed to cover it every month.

Maurine's rent costs R2.3k

The monthly budget breakdown, shared on TikTok, showed that most of the family's money goes to paying R2,389 for rent and R1,406 for groceries.

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The helper walks away with R843 while electricity costs R492 and water costs R281 per month.

Breakfast for the whole month takes up R872 while lunch for the entire month costs R654 and supper's cost for the month is R168.

Maurine said:

"It's a man's job to provide essential needs for his family; woman is helper and should not only chip in when necessary. Men and women ain't equal that's not how God created us. Whne you do 50-50 with your man and still do you natural dutie sof a woman like childbearing he will become redundant and lose his role as head of the family."

"In a household a woman can pay the housegirl, buys foodstuffs. Items such as food, rent and schoolfees housld be handled by the man," she added.

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When someone had a problem with the amount that she paid her housegirl, Maurine said:

"It depends on the size of your household, hun...my nanny only takes care of me and our daughter; hubby works away. That R844 is very fair," she said

See the video here

Reactions to the budget breakdown

Social media users took to the comments to say their piece.

@Ashus Cakes exclaimed:

"In Islam husband takes care of all plus extra for your spa, dates and pocket money just for your savings."

@Dan commented:

"Marriage is 50/50, So Contribution should be 50/50, Marriage is not a man's burden."

@princesseve said:

"My husband to be is being paid 13k,let me run for my life."

@they.call.me.kimmie added:

"Now I feel i should cut down on my expenses..Wi-fi pekee nalipa 3500 …I think hapa ume spend vizuri sana aki."

@alyc a.omondi commented:

"Let him contribute to the major staff.. I will handle the food ."

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@Blacked said:

"Mine does everything I have never worked since he married me + he opened me a business and that is one thing i will forever be grateful for."

@Apple Pardon S reacted:

"Waaaa....me monthly me and hubby spend less than 15k."

Mzansi divided after lady shares how she and boyfriend split bills

In other budget-related stories, Briefly News reported that a South African woman named Thando Makhubu shared a TikTok video detailing how she and her boyfriend split their bills. They have a non-traditional system where each covers different categories of expenses.

The video sparked debate, with some impressed by their system and others feeling the boyfriend pays too much.

Source: TUKO.co.ke