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Originally Posted by Jason14h
How many of the people with shared accounts have a hidden personal stash of cash somewhere ? I call this the gambling , drinking , hidden presents , etc fund
I know at least 50% of my buddies have a hidden stash of some sort! And not for anything scandalas. As an example for betting of the British Open this weekend!
Things their wife may not be pumped about them spending the shared funds on !
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Its not necessary from my end.
We both have separate credit cards that aren't analyzed by each other.
They may get paid from mutual funds, but Im never in a position where I'm like, "why is it so high this month?". There needs to be a level of trust there that when splurges and stuff happen that its done responsibly and within designed parameters and set out budget from the onset.
If at the end of the year we have mutually failed to reach financial goals we can have a discussion and analyze what the reason was and if it made sense. Hasn't happened in 5 years yet. And can comfortably say I have done plenty of drinking, gone to hockey games, and pretty much done whatever I felt like doing (within reason) where I felt like I had to hide a stack somewhere to make it happen.