Comments on: Should Spouses Have Separate Spending Accounts http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/03/06/should-spouses-have-seperate-spending-accounts/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=should-spouses-have-seperate-spending-accounts Where finance and reality meet Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:54:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott @ The Passive Dadhttp://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/03/06/should-spouses-have-seperate-spending-accounts/#comment-70 Scott @ The Passive Dad Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:01:32 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/?p=503#comment-70 Tough subject. I have friends who've made this work, but it's hard not to keep tabs of what each other spend the money on. If you decide to save your $200 each month, would you expect your wife to do the same? Please keep us posted on how your budget discussion goes next month. Tough subject. I have friends who’ve made this work, but it’s hard not to keep tabs of what each other spend the money on. If you decide to save your $200 each month, would you expect your wife to do the same? Please keep us posted on how your budget discussion goes next month.

]]> By: The Weakonomisthttp://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/03/06/should-spouses-have-seperate-spending-accounts/#comment-69 The Weakonomist Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:38:57 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/?p=503#comment-69 Kyle, I was going to say I didn't agree with you until I read the details of the post. I think what you're doing sounds fair. My fiancé doesn't have a spending problem but you never know if one of us might develop one. Let us know how it works. Kyle, I was going to say I didn’t agree with you until I read the details of the post. I think what you’re doing sounds fair. My fiancé doesn’t have a spending problem but you never know if one of us might develop one.

Let us know how it works.

]]> By: Kylehttp://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/03/06/should-spouses-have-seperate-spending-accounts/#comment-67 Kyle Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:54:12 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/?p=503#comment-67 <a href="#comment-66" rel="nofollow">@Dollar Power</a> I don't necessarily agree that you would be setting yourself up for divorce. No one is trying to Hide anything it is just a different method of addressing our money. Not sure how it will work out yet but it is kinda like the Envelope system using actual accounts instead of envelopes. @Dollar Power
I don’t necessarily agree that you would be setting yourself up for divorce. No one is trying to Hide anything it is just a different method of addressing our money. Not sure how it will work out yet but it is kinda like the Envelope system using actual accounts instead of envelopes.

]]> By: Dollar Powerhttp://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/03/06/should-spouses-have-seperate-spending-accounts/#comment-66 Dollar Power Sat, 07 Mar 2009 14:41:52 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/?p=503#comment-66 I think that people who have different accounts are setting themselves up for divorce. I think that if you can't come to terms with the spending then you might as well give the ring back. You said your already put on a 200 buck "frugal" allowance each. Then why "hide" the money. You already know that that 200 bucks is free spending. Who cares if it's on nails or gardens. You already ok'd the money so why does it matter where it goes? I think that people who have different accounts are setting themselves up for divorce. I think that if you can’t come to terms with the spending then you might as well give the ring back. You said your already put on a 200 buck “frugal” allowance each. Then why “hide” the money. You already know that that 200 bucks is free spending. Who cares if it’s on nails or gardens. You already ok’d the money so why does it matter where it goes?

]]> By: Mikehttp://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/03/06/should-spouses-have-seperate-spending-accounts/#comment-56 Mike Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:03:23 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/?p=503#comment-56 I bet people who stick solely to joint accounts are more likely to get divorced. However, I would also want to talk about our separate spending. It's not cool to buy something that will annoy your spouse despite it being your own spending money. I bet people who stick solely to joint accounts are more likely to get divorced. However, I would also want to talk about our separate spending. It’s not cool to buy something that will annoy your spouse despite it being your own spending money.

]]> By: The Personal Finance Playbookhttp://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/03/06/should-spouses-have-seperate-spending-accounts/#comment-55 The Personal Finance Playbook Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:47:21 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/?p=503#comment-55 We do it almost exactly the way your thinking of switching over to. We do it almost exactly the way your thinking of switching over to.

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