So I just need some feedback here on whether I am being taken for a total ride here or not. My SO and I live next door to each other - we have 4 bios each so living together is a little tricky. SO is building a home on his block that will (when finished) be big enough to accommodate all of us. He is self employed in the building industry and while that has provided him with income his work is drying up. I have NEVER been reliant on him financially. What my issue is is that SO always seems to skive off paying his share of the day to day expenses.

Ok I'll try not to ramble too much but all advice is super super welcome. BM (need I say more) get along fine with her at times but she is a freak!ng biatch to me most of the time I have just chosen to ride the high road. When she drops off SD11 she comes in and usually makes a song and dance over something. Every time we relax the boundaries she starts calling my SO wanting favours etc (most recently was a piece of corrugated iron for her shed!) so here is a record of the last 2years.