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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look- everyone is being an alarmist. You are young and at the beginning of your marriage, so there is an easy solution. Combine finances completely so that you are in charge of them. He doesn’t know how to be financially responsible so he is embarrassed, but if he is okay with outsourcing to that’s great! My SIL and brother were similar  and after almost 5 years of marriage they have everything combined and she is in charge and things  are peachy. But don’t trust him to do it! The only thing he should have to do is put you in charge of everything because you know what you are doing. You each bring your own strengths to the marriage. Good luck!

Also- can he amend his tax filing?[/quote]

Combining finances completely with someone who is irresponsible with money AND is dishonest is about the dumbest advice I've seen on DCUM.  OP should absolutely keep a stash of pre-marital money in an account that is not jointly owned so that she has an out if her husband continues to squander their joint money on things they cannot afford.  Their joint account can be his financial training wheels, but it should not have enough money that, should he be irresponsible with it, OP is up a creek.

It is one thing to be financially illiterate - that's not unusual and it's fixable.  The lying is what is most concerning, and I hope that they get some counseling to deal with that.[/quote]

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