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Originally Posted by James81  The biggest thing, I think, is individuality. A think one of the hardest hurdles to get over in a marriage is losing your sense of individuality to the marriage. People no longer look at you as one person, but, rather, a couple. If you can find ways to retain your individuality (and thus your individual choices), I think you can save yourself some tension.
Plus, it automatically alleviates any "fights" you might have over who spent what. When you have your *own* money, that no longer becomes an issue. |
James, do you think that couples with separate finances are as efficient at saving for retirement or some other large goal as couples who make all financial decisions together? It seems that separate finances introduce the risk of working towards two different goals, and therefore being less likely to reach either than if working together towards a single goal.
Although, as I type that, I realize that you may not see that as a bad thing. I guess if the goal is to maintain individuality within a relationship that may extend to retirement plans and large purchases as well.