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[quote=Anonymous]My spouse is vaguely aware that we have such things as college savings accounts for the kids, retirement account, etc. etc. but he could not tell you the amounts or anything like that. I make all the money in our home, take care of all taxes and bill paying, and my spouse has some investments from before our marriage that give him a small amount of dividends so he has spending money without my giving him an “allowance.”

I do it all because I am more forward thinking and a planner and more detail oriented. Sometimes I consult with him because he actually has better mathematical skills. I’ll say, “I’m thinking we should refinance our mortgage,” or whatever, and explain why, and he’ll think about it and usually agree with me. He’s an intelligent person, and we share the same basic approach to finances.

I do not enjoy financial planning or dealing with all this stuff. But I could not leave it up to him because he would just fail to do it. He has other fine qualities and I love him dearly. But he will not do this in the same way that I would not cook dinner every night. It’s just not my thing.

I have a large amount of life insurance that he is aware of and there is a folder with financial information, a cheat sheet, in our filing cabinet he can turn to when I die. I assume he will just hire someone and hand them this piece of paper.[/quote]

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