If some major expense comes up we just see how much money we have in both accounts and pay with it. It’s not his money, it’s not my money, it’s our money.
Anonymous 4 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 05, 2020 10:51 pm I beg to differ. I think it could get real complicated real quick. What happens when one of the two doesn't HAVE half? Or what happens if one becomes ill and doesn't have the earning potential to even kick in half? I just think that when you get married, his money is your money. Your money is his money. And there's none of that "halfsy stuff." lol
SisterSomeone wrote: ↑Wed Aug 05, 2020 9:51 pm Pretty much, yeah. I don't get the multiple question marks. It's really not complicated at all. Regular bills, we split them between us so that we both break about even, and big expenses, we literally each pay half. Usually, the way we logistically do it is one of us pays the full tag out of their accounts, and then we balance it out between ourselves privately. We tried having throwaway joint account for a while that we were supposed to use for things like home expenses and family vacations and stuff, but frankly we just found it annoying and more of a hassle than we cared for, so we went back to this.
Anonymous 4 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 5:25 pm Help me understand how it works when couples have separate finances. What happens when you need a new roof? You each pay half???