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Re: Marital Finances
[Re: Jpurdue]
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05/24/19 02:46 AM
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Joined: Aug 2013
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Pinkus
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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I have my account and she has hers. She pays specific bills and I pay the rest. I pay for most major family purchases. I have never seen her bank statement and she never sees mine. Works great for us. Exactly the way we do it . Same. I assume all you guys most of some degree of income equality between you and your spouse right? Mine stays home now, but before kids when she worked I made about five times as much as she did. This whole separate account thing just wouldn't fly. I'd be living like a rock star and she'd be living like a pauper. Not sure how that wouldn't breed jealousy in a relationship. We do money this way, I make more than her, but to even thinks out I pay more of the bills. Works for us.. both have plenty of play money and plan big purchases or house upgrades together and both contribute to the cause.. usually take turns paying at the grocery store.. being a man I always pay for dinner tho lol. I can say money is one thing we dont fight about, now if I can just figure out the other 20k reasons she gets irritated lol
Last edited by Pinkus; 05/24/19 02:47 AM.
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Re: Marital Finances
[Re: Bissett]
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05/24/19 02:53 AM
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 38,941
chickenman
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We share accounts and all that. Just have a budget set on Mint.com that we follow so we know where we're at. My wife handles most of the bills/budgeting which is a great thing because we have been able to save a ton of money over the last few years. If it were up to me, I'd have a brand new boat and all that and nothing in the bank Same here. Mint has been good so far.
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Re: Marital Finances
[Re: Jpurdue]
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05/24/19 04:00 AM
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Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 3,313
John Peebles
TFF Team Angler
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Same bank account for 25+ years. She pays all the bills. Any purchase over 1k has to be discussed, but that is rare and usually something that benefits both, ie... she has wanted a flat top stove for a long time. I had no problem with that.
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Re: Marital Finances
[Re: Jpurdue]
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05/24/19 09:35 AM
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Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 1,827
skeeter175
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Whats mine is hers and whats hers is hers,she pays the bills and I get a little to live on.
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Re: Marital Finances
[Re: Mark Perry]
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05/24/19 12:53 PM
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 50,043
fouzman
Methuselah
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Methuselah
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We both work. All monies earned go into joint accounts and savings. She manages our finances and pays all bills. We have -0- debt and buy what we need/want. But we always discuss big ticket items before pulling the trigger. Where is the Fouz I used to know????....you done went and got all domesticated on us.... Trust me, Mark. With Allie managing all the finances, we're MUCH better off!
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Marital Finances
[Re: Jpurdue]
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05/25/19 02:31 AM
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Joined: Oct 2018
Posts: 8
PredatorPDL
Green Horn
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Green Horn
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She paid cash for the house so I pay all the bills. Separate bank accounts but she has a linked card for groceries
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Re: Marital Finances
[Re: Jpurdue]
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05/25/19 03:58 AM
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Joined: May 2004
Posts: 13,654
Tiltman
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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Single joint account for 33 years since before marriage, she manages most of it we discuss bills etc every few weeks. We also work together at our business same thing just do it together
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Re: Marital Finances
[Re: fouzman]
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05/25/19 07:03 AM
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Mark Perry
Super Freak
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Super Freak
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We both work. All monies earned go into joint accounts and savings. She manages our finances and pays all bills. We have -0- debt and buy what we need/want. But we always discuss big ticket items before pulling the trigger. Where is the Fouz I used to know????....you done went and got all domesticated on us.... Trust me, Mark. With Allie managing all the finances, we're MUCH better off!
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Re: Marital Finances
[Re: 1ShotNoKills]
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05/25/19 10:26 AM
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Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 41,232
CCTX
mapquest
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mapquest
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I just save everything in a separate Swiss bank account under an LLC she doesnt know about
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Re: Marital Finances
[Re: Jpurdue]
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05/25/19 01:42 PM
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Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 21,745
junbengreat
not so great
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not so great
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I work and wife stays home to raise kiddos. We have a joint account that covers all expenses and I have a separate bank account that covers all my fishing expenses which my wife doesnt not have access too.
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Re: Marital Finances
[Re: Jpurdue]
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05/25/19 10:46 PM
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Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 2,581
GROD
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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One account... both work.. make a decent living nothing fancy. If she wants something she buys it and I do the same. Within reason of course.
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Re: Marital Finances
[Re: Jpurdue]
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05/25/19 11:01 PM
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 4,035
machinist
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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Ok don't ban me for this but some of the young guys need to hear it. A guy I worked with and his wife were arguing about money. She worked as a manager at a local business. She made decent money but James made the most. He paid all the bills except her car payment. He said she was always complaining about being out of money. James said he finally got tired of hearing it and told her: You have your own pu$$y, you don't smoke or drink. He said a $100 should last you at least a month. I spit Dr. Pepper all over the break room when he told me that.
I fish on the edge and stay out of the middle
99 BassCat Jag w/225 Merc Optimax Retired TXU Outage Manager
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Re: Marital Finances
[Re: Jpurdue]
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05/25/19 11:33 PM
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Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 12,315
tmd11111
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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Joint checking and savings. She makes double what I do, what's there to complain about?
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