Nick Cannon is going into debt trying to keep up with wife Mariah Carey’s lavish lifestyle.

Nick is so desperate to shake his reputation as one of Mariah’s employee that he’s spending large amounts of money on presents for his superstar wife.

“Nick’s sensitive about being perceived as a kept man, so he’s going out of his way to indulge Mariah with lavish gifts and expensive dinners. And the bottom line is that he just doesn’t have the kind of money she has. It’s starting to stress him out,” an insider revealed to The National Enquirer

“Nick is also said to be worried new career opportunities he is being offered are not genuine. It hurts him when people use him to get to Mariah. Or worse, think of him as Mr. Carey.”