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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have been married for over 35 years, and DH and I have always kept out money separate. We split costs, usually by category. For example, I provided the down payment for the house and he paid the mortgage. He is free to spend money on things I wouldn't--a fence around the yard is a recent example--and I can spend money on things he wouldn't (private trainer for an adult child with some medical issues). It helps that we are both generally frugal and that our incomes have been remarkably similar over the years.[/quote] I haven’t been married this long but this is how we do it too and it works great for us. We have never felt like any less of a “team.” [/quote] I had a friend who did this with her husband and everything worked well for 20 years until he started making a lot more money. I think it works best when the incomes are similar and there are no kids. [/quote]
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