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OP here:  How did you guys handle the downpayment on the house (I assume the "loan" you're referring to is the 10% differential over a few years)?  I don't think 50/50 or even 60/40 is going to be an option for us.  Also, did you guys get a prenupt/postnupt just in case?

My thought, which I'm pretty sure she'll agree with, is that all child related expenses would be joint.[/quote]

Boy, that's a long time ago.... Let me think....

I think the downpayment was 60-40 too. The loan was only $212k though, so it might be a bit more eye-popping of a difference now than it was for us. And yes, the "loan" meant the differential.

No nupts, pre- or post-. And considering we weren't married when we bought the house, I can see now why both sets of parents freaked out a bit. But it worked out.

It sounds like your situation is a bit more uneven than ours was (and it was probably only three years before I was able to go 50-50, I think it happened on our first refinance). But even though I still make less than he does, we still put the same amount in the joint account each month, even though that means it's a higher percentage of my income than his.

It's probably a good thing he wasn't too persnickety about "his" money and me not being an even partner in the early days, because I've now got a pretty big inheritance coming, and if I had heard too much of that, I might be about to parrot it back. :)

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