There seems to be a whole lot going on here that you and your husband really need to discuss.  I would really urge you to confront him about the entire matter rather than just doing what he is doing: sneaking around behind your back.  If you want to know the "status" of the money then I can indeed tell you what the general rule is: money earned during the marriage is considered to be marital funds, meaning that legally it belongs to both of you. But I am in no way telling you that it is okay to take hidden money any more than it is okay for him to hide it.  Good luck.