Do you hide Salary details from your partner?

India
December 1, 2010 3:37am CST
Hi friends, It's first day of month when we get salary in our account and so did I get it today. I was walking with a friend of mine and he got the SMS for salary credit and said " Hey I got the Salary Credit SMS, let me delete it first before I forget to do so". I said why are you so worried to delete the SMS, he said "My wife will be able to see the amount credited in my account and will demand things". I was just laughing about it and he deleted the SMS. I never do this as we understand the ground reality on money matters for sure and do not feel a need of hiding financial details from my partner. Do you hide Salry or any money matter from your partner? If yes, why? Thank You.
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12 responses
• United States
2 Dec 10
I am not married to my guy. And I don't discuss my salary with him. If he asked point blank what I make, I would tell him but I see the point of telling him. Our relationship isn't based on money. He doesn't Have to support me like he would in a marriage.
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• India
4 Dec 10
You have a good understanding and that does not call for any explanation so that is just great. Thank you for sharing.
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@shia88 (4571)
• Malaysia
2 Dec 10
Hi, Since I am not working, I do not receive monthly salary into my bank account,but I do not have the need to keep my bank account so confidential. Both me and my husband are trusting each other and we do not hide anything about our bank account. ALthough we have separate personal bank account,but we do share our burden together. He can view my account and I can view his account anytime we want.
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• India
4 Dec 10
It is good that you both share money details with each other. Thank you for sharing.
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
2 Dec 10
Hi Ajay, No I never did hide my income or anything from my husband, boyfriend. I have had it done to me though and I found it insulting and unfair. If we are in it together then we are in it together. Its just wrong. If he is afraid his wife will demand things then it shows that they need to talk and come to some sort of agreement on spending. My personal experience with men hiding their income has been that they hide it not so much to keep me from spending it but so that they can spend more on their own selfish wants.
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• India
4 Dec 10
hiding things whether its money or something else is disrespect in relation, it says that one does not trust the other. Thank You for sharing.
@kquiming (2997)
• Philippines
1 Dec 10
i don't.... i guess there's no need to. and if he demands for something i cannot give, i simply say no, and explain why, and he understands...which almost never happens anyway, i think i'm the one who does more of the demanding (lol).
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• India
4 Dec 10
True, there is no need to hide because both will need to manage things together and it is mustual understanding. Thank You for sharing.
• India
1 Dec 10
Ajay beta My earnings from different sources is an open book, not only for my wife, but also for my sons, i have many bank accounts, in all my wife and any one of my sons are joint account holders!! Money is root of all problems as well as happyness in a family, so there must be full transparency. One CA takes care of my tax matters, he knows every thing.. Thank you so much for sharing this story.He should not have deleted the sms. Professor ‘Bhuwan’. . Cheers have a lucky day ahead. God bless you. Welcome always.
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• India
4 Dec 10
Truly said Sir, money is source of happiness and at the same time can cause bitterness in family or relationship so better to be transparent. Thank you for sharing Sir, have great time ahead.
@Suggar (3606)
• Bulgaria
1 Dec 10
Hello friend, i wish i was doing it long ago, when we were much better with the money, that we are now This is how we would have some saved money, to use now for expenses. But no, me and my boyfriend work together and we never hide things from each other. We may have some secrets, but the secrets are not about money. I'm good at making budget, and i try to damp the expenses as much as i can. The reason is that if we save money from something, we will buy something else, which is a good idea. For now, we live poor, not because we don't receive good money, but because we have large expenses. Some of the things are from my boyfriend's past, when he took credits from two banks. Now we have rent to pay and everything else, caring for our own life, so ... damping is something, which works pretty good for me. I'm not exactly the typical kind of woman, which is spending as much money, as she have. For me saving is something better, so if i have 5$ i know what are our priorities and i know that food and bills are first things, which we need at home. Everything else is on second place.
• India
4 Dec 10
Glad to know that you are good at making budget and money allocation for things in life. This way definitely you will achive good things in life. Thank You for sharing.
@silentwill (1685)
• Philippines
2 Dec 10
No, it's something that we've always shared.
• India
4 Dec 10
Great, thank you for sharing.
@Elixiress (3878)
1 Dec 10
I don't get paid on the first of the month as my pay is four weekly rather than monthly. Regardless of this when I get paid I don't tell my boyfriend but if he asks then I don't hide it from him either. It doesn't bother me whether he knows or not, he asks to borrow money from me every so often but he does give me a date at which he will pay it back ... usually when his student loan comes through.
@Elixiress (3878)
4 Dec 10
I think money matters should be disclosed before marriage, because you don't want to marry someone who you think has loads of money because they spend a lot and then marry them finding out that they are thousands in debt. Personally, I'd like to know what I am taking on when I say "what's yours is mine".
• India
6 Dec 10
I did not talk money before marriage, that is least priority for me to talk. It would be good to understand and assess financial position before marriage. Thank you for sharing.
• India
4 Dec 10
I think, this is not necessary or an obligation or expected to disclose salary before marriage but for a married couple this would be unfair to hide things. Happy that you maintain good relation on money matters. Thank You for sharing.
• India
1 Dec 10
No way.I think it is very wrong to hide things from your partner especially your salary.Your partner needs to know it.After all you are sharing your entire life with him or her.I for one never hide my salary from my partner.Being transparent is the first step to being trustworthy.
• India
4 Dec 10
Well said, being transparent should be the first step to form great relationship. If I can share all my life with her, money is just secondary thing. Thank You for sharing .
@Chortaga (97)
• United States
1 Dec 10
I have never hid my financial details from my partner and he doesn't withhold his from me. What's mine is his and vise versa. Plus, it would be very difficult for him to hide something from me now considering him and I have the same bank account.
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• India
4 Dec 10
Great, this is part of trust in a realationship. one should not hide things from partner. Thank You for sharing.
@puccagirl (7294)
• Israel
1 Dec 10
Absolutely not. I do not think that is a good thing to do, and I do not see how it would benefit anyone. Not to mention how bad I would feel about lying.
• India
4 Dec 10
I believe a good person who respects relationship and trust will do so. Happy to know about you. Thank you for sharing.
@oligel (130)
• Philippines
1 Dec 10
i cannot hide my salary to my partner because she's in our accounting department and she knew my salary. and she's the one who get my salary because she's the one to do the budget. hehehe... we also have one bank account
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• India
4 Dec 10
Nice, she is the finance and home minister for your home. That is a perfect thing one should do. Thank you for sharing.