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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Curious who handles all the bills and finances of the household?  In most I know it’s the dads, is that typical?[/quote]

As we close in on the year 2020, there really shouldn't be that many bills to handle. You can pay for most things on credit cards and then autopay the full balance every month (obviously the cardholder should be looking through periodically to make sure the expenses are valid). Mortgage payments, utilities, etc. can be automated as well. Handling the overall financial picture is not something that requires day to day input either. Maybe once/quarter or so. In my family, that's done by the mom because it is related to my professional training and experience. [/quote]

Sure you can automate paying utilities. But there's still work in setting it up, monitoring it, budgeting, assessing one-time purchases, changes as family finances change, etc etc etc.  It was never just about opening the envelope and writing the checks.  [/quote]

Maybe it's because I'm a financial professional who does things like mock up my tax return at the end of the year to make sure we've paid in enough well before filing time - but none of these sound particularly time consuming or onerous. Again, I'm the mom. [/quote]

Camp registration is just once a year, and while it is a busy season is probably on par to doing taxes and all the bills and account management.

We have many bills that we can’t automate (SACC, electric bill) and someone should still login every month and confirm nothing fishy.  So it’s on a schedule and detail orientated similar to other mental load items, but I thought most DH manage it — but I guess not?[/quote]

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