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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the PP that calculate contributions based on % of earnings...man that's tough.  You're a team right?  I'm assuming that when the high earner was interviewing for a higher paying job or hustling for that promotion, the spouse had to pick up the slack around the house.  Or they helped prep for said interviews/etc.

I don't think I could be with someone who believes their earnings are just theirs and they only need to put in just enough to joint acct to cover essentials.  But...to each their own. [/quote]

You make so many assumptions... so, so wrong.

How about ... many years ago DW, the low earner, talked to me about her issues with money, relationships, etc,, and said that *she* wanted the certainty of knowing she’s contributing there even though my earnings and resources far exceeded hers. So we agreed to do it and revisited and kept going. After about 25 years of marriage my parents died and we had a cushion not requiring her to contribute, so that’s what Inoffered and she agreed. She does many other things including her professional training (landscape design) That contribute significantly to the value and beauty of our house.

Some of the judgmental assumptions made here sure put the “ass” in assume.  :wink:  :idea: [/quote]

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