Payday loan?
DS7 and I were walking home yesterday from school. He told me that after catechism on Saturday he went with "Daddy to pay a bill." As I was taking kids to my Mom yesterday evening we passed by a cash advance place. DS7 said "that's where I went with Daddy to pay a bill." It dawned on me that he has been using cash advances for the last year.
My STBAXH has a full time job. After he pays me child support and alimony he is left with a good amount around 1800 per month. He lives with his mom, doesn't pay bills there, only has credit card bills which add up to less than 400 per month.
I forced my X to get his own bank account this past February. Within the last year he would often ask me for a blank check (which is needed for cash advance). I would give him one, never thought much of it. *We don't share an account anymore*
A few months before I filed for divorce my X would take 200-300 dollars a week from our joint account. I would ask him about it and he would never give me an answer. I have questioned him if he is using drugs. He said no but it didn't sound convincing. I had even brought it up to his Mom she seemed confused but not surprised. I have no actual proof or have seen any drugs in his possession. But I can't shake this feeling that the cash advance is being used for something illegal.
His behavior and appearance is never good. He has enough money left over to get by especially for the fact he pays no major bills. I would often see charges after we split that he would visit this mini market in a bad part of my town where it is known for prostitution and drugs. Do I sound crazy? I guess I've been putting everything together from the last 2 years. My gut feeling is telling me more is to come and that money is being used for illegal activity.
Does this sound like something anyone else has experienced before?