Do you give your monthly earnings to your spouse?
By dorisday1971
@dorisday1971 (5657)
Philippines
November 28, 2009 6:07am CST
Do you keep your money together? I have friends who keep their own salary. In other words, they don't give part or whole of their salary to their wife or husband. Each spouse has his responsibility to pay the bills, buy food, etc. Some don't even know how much is the monthly earnings of their spouse.
Me and my husband are open with how much we each earn each month. In fact, it's me who gets his whole monthly salary as his ATM was given to me. I also tell him how much I earn and we keep a bank account for our savings. He just ask money from me whenever he needs it or he would use his credit for his personal expenses. I take charge of our finances at home and do the budgetting. It is quite a tough job for me but that's my responsiblity as the keeper of the house. So far, we have no financial issues at home for I always tell him what are our expenses and where does his money go. I am doing my best to stay on our budget most of time for I don't want to lose his trust on me.1 person likes this
9 responses
@dorisday1971 (5657)
• Philippines
29 Nov 09
My husband knows how much I earn and I also know how much he earns. It is nice to share on everything and dream together. We talk on what investment we will have or on how to spend our earnings. We may not have much money and I am always on a budget, but being open with how much money we have helps in many ways.
have a wonderful day.
@soledadclickz (1106)
• Philippines
28 Nov 09
Hi. My husband also gives all his earnings, including the payslip, to me every payday. Our earnings are combined together. I prepare our monthly budgets subject to his approval. I am also in-charge of monitoring our actual monthly expenses.
@dorisday1971 (5657)
• Philippines
29 Nov 09
You are blessed to have a husband who trust you. The budgeting part may be tough but it gives us fulfillment when we can stretch the little extra amount.
Have a good day and thanks for sharing.
@highflyingxangel (9225)
• United States
30 Nov 09
My salary is mine. What my partner earns is theirs. I don't expect them to hand over their money because they earned it and since I earned mine I sure hope they aren't expecting me to hand mine over. It's not like I wouldn't help them out if they needed it but they never ask. I do offer but usually they refuse. So what can you do.
@Porcospino (31365)
• Denmark
29 Nov 09
My husband and I don't share the same account, but we share the money that we earn. My husband pays our rent and most of the bills. I pay a few bills and I buy our food and the other things that we need. When my husband has paid the rent and the bills there is no money left, so if we have a lot of bills I transfer some money from my account to my husband's account. The rest of the money on my account I transfer to the account where we keep our savings. That account belongs to me, but we share the money that we save, and we always discuss how to spend it.
@lindiebiz (1006)
• Canada
29 Nov 09
I really like the system of budgeting, it is the best for families. However, most families are not like that and they have a lot of problems when one party spends some much and gets broke and causes problem for the spouse. Most men don't like to tell thier wifes how much they earn and in such situations, i don't feel I am obligated to tell you how much I earn even though I may do it because it is the right thing to do. However I will not give my eanings to my spouse unless it is a consensual decision, I would pay the bills I am supposed to pay and thats it
@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
28 Nov 09
We do not hide our earnings from each other. My husbands check goes directly into our checking to pay bills. There is not much left over, and when I get my earnings, we use it for perks. It may be something we need or would really like to have. Alot of the time it is nothing more than getting gas cards for our cars.
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
28 Nov 09
My husband and I have joint bank accounts and all of our money goes into the accounts, which we both have access to. Marriage is a partnership and, in my opinion, that means sharing your finances as well as your responsibilities equally. If he ever wanted to separate our money and divide up who would pay what I would see him as more of a roommate than a husband.
@savypat (20216)
• United States
28 Nov 09
All of our money goes into the same pot, and all of the bills come out of it. I do keep my internet earnings in a different account and use if for very special things, it's not very much ever.
