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Originally Posted by The Big D  I find the whole separate finances thing to be somewhat delusional. The fact is that whatever financial choices you make explicitly affect your spouse no matter how much you pretend they don't. When you buy that video game, it costs your spouse just as much as it costs you, regardless of which nominal account it came out of. |
When you're talking about spending money, I don't agree with you. Me buying a DVD with money that we agreed is my own money has no more affect on her than me buying a DVD has an affect on you right now. The effects of that spending only come into play when you use money that's not specifically designated as spending money.
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Originally Posted by The Big D If you're not adult enough to handle joint finances, you probably shouldn't have gotten married in the first place. |
I think you've got that backwards. Any Tom, Dick, or Harry can dump money into one account and manage finances that way. I think it takes MORE maturity to handle separate accounts because it does get a bit more tedious to manage.