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Originally Posted by The Big D  If the expense is small enough that it can just be absorbed without affecting everyone's fun money, that's great but it's not the situation I'm talking about. |
I donīt really think this situation would be any different if they would have joint accounts...
They would simply say, we have 1000US, all our bills together are 600US, so we have 400US free spending this month. I see this great sunglasses that I want so I check in with my partner if this is ok (if it is above the limit that we stated, it might not be, that is different per person). My partner hates sunglasses but knows that I love them, also knows that we have plenty of money in the account so I buy them... big bill comes in... same story.
I truly think it is a matter of preference. I like everything together, with seperate accounts for savings. Others might like different things.
It is nice to hear different point of view though..
I can imagen when it comes to kids from a previous marriage that I would set up seperate accounts, but 1 for the kids (and ex) and one for the partnership.
It is up to the partners to decide if the new partner also pays a bit into that or not.