When my husband, Greg, said we couldn’t afford preschool for our daughter, Emily, I believed him. I cut back on expenses, worked longer hours, and sacrificed my own needs. But one day, I found an envelope in a junk drawer that revealed a chilling truth about Greg,

I had been looking for the perfect preschool for Emily, and Little Explorers Academy seemed ideal—though costly at $1,100 a month. I tried to convince Greg, but he firmly rejected the idea, claiming we couldn’t afford it. His refusal didn’t sit right with me, especially considering our finances weren’t dire, and we lived comfortably,