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adunk9 t1_j9v7rfn wrote

Reply to comment by Effin_Batman1 in LPT: Maintain separate bank accounts when you get married by The_Stein244

Exactly. The above advice only really works if incomes are similar. In my household I make 4x what my S/O makes. If we both contributed 90% of our incomes, I would have a lot left over. Instead we get an even, weekly allowance, that we adjust based on our bills/debts. Less debt = more allowance. I don't make comments about how she spends her allowance, and she doesn't comment about how I spend mine.

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Effin_Batman1 t1_j9va0bs wrote

Yea, at the time I made more than her and she was on my case about the multiple swipes a day for things like sodas or snacks or whatever. So she budgeted it all out. gets all our bills paid and gives us some so I can do what I want and not hear it about what I do. Now she makes more than I do and all it means is the fun money goes up some and we still happy.

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adunk9 t1_j9wh3jo wrote

Couldn't agree more! We definitely dont complain at each other about money, because my S/O would barely be able to afford their student loans without my income, and I had a ton of Credit Card debt when we got together. We're both working through it and know things will get better over the next 2 years.

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