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[quote=Anonymous]We're in a similar situation, giving money to husband's parents.  The gauge I use is what do they need the money for?  Husband and I are very careful about our expenses, and try to spend as little as we can on ourselves.  Why am I sacrificing a date night to watch a movie at home so that his mother can go to the casino?  There have been times when I've had to bring this up to him.  We do pay their utility bills directly and pay for almost all repairs on their house.  I'd be willing to give them more if they truly needed it.  But often it's just because they are short money at the end of the month.  I also think they run out of money often because they send it to husband's sister who is very irresponsible with her money.

How much does your husband want to increase it to?
I do recommend to try as much as you can to work this out before you go the road of separate accounts.  Working through some of this stuff has often brought my husband and I closer - after we drudge through the ickiness of the conflict.[/quote]

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