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[quote=Anonymous]Just went through this with my wife... I make more money, but she does all the budgeting. We used to split everything -- in that I would pay some of our bills, she would pay the others. But that got a little hairy to keep balanced as our expenses and incomes went through changes over the years (e.g. my pay increased, daycare ended, we bought a car, etc.). We've been together nearly 10 years and just finally decided in the last few months decided to pool our resources and let her handle all the bill paying and financial management.

The way we did it is that I just updated my direct deposit to put 80% of my pay into her checking account, she added me to that account, and to put 20% of my pay in my checking account. This way i still have my own money to spend however I choose and she has enough money in hers to handle all the bills and only has to check one account. If I ever need/want more money, I can just transfer it to myself from her checking account, but I have yet to do this.

good luck!

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