Mom lets 2 fully grown, employed children move back in rent-free, expects her husband to cover everyone's bills, pushing him to accept a permanent out-of-town work contract and move out

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AITAH for moving out after my wife let our kids move home?
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Two hundred dollars. Each of them makes more money than he does. They sat down, looked at the vibe, and landed on a hundred bucks each as their contribution to the household that is actively saving them thousands a month. That is not a number that came from financial stress. That is a number that came from confidence.
So the guy did what any reasonable person would do after being told he was heartless for suggesting his adult children live in apartments. He took a work contract that gets him out of town for a month at a time, put his share of the agreed budget in the joint account, and checked into a hotel with a $160 daily living allowance and absolutely no one asking him to wait for the bathroom.
He ate breakfast out. He ate lunch out. He visited family in Ireland on his week off. His wife started raiding her savings because $200 a month from three working adults does not cover four people's groceries, which is a thing everyone in that house understood and only one person was willing to say out loud.
$I am absolutely a grumpy old b\\\\\*d. I like my privacy. I like not having to wait for a bathroom at home.$
The kids, both adults with careers and rent-free living situations, responded to their father's financial concerns by running straight to their mother. He is not exactly thrilled about that. Nobody can blame him.