We have a joint account. I make the money, she takes the money out. We were very open before marriage about what we wanted our finances to look like, what our 5 yr, 10 yr, 25 yr goals were financially, and we've more or less stuck to them. We make changes to the master plan as we see fit, but it's always a joint discussion. That is what marriage is supposed to be about, I've heard.
I don't know, everytime I see people with separate finances, especially with one person being entitled to spend far more than the other, it just looks greedy on the major breadwinner's part. Make it all even and everyone's happy, at least in my little world.
Like fotze, it makes me feel good knowing that I'm the "Provider". I don't want my wife to work if she doesn't want to, and I'd much rather she stayed at home with the kid(s).
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