Well -- I think maybe sitting down and looking at finances together so that he felt included might have been more palatable to him. But if you had already done that, I think making your expectations clear is perfectly fine.
Did he get upset because of how you said it or because of what you said?
I mean, if you had known upfront that he would give you the full amount for sure every Friday, you probably wouldn't have felt the need to state it -- am I right?