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[quote=Anonymous]Always totally separate; the only thing that is joint is our primary residence.  I provided the high percentage down payment; he did the mortgage, now paid off.

I pay certain types of expenses and he pays the others.  We are both high savers, but there are some things I buy that he would not agree with.  For example, my last car purchase was American and he thought I should buy Japanese.  But since it was my money, no real disagreement about my choice.

Where it really matters is retirement investments.  I am all equity.  He does not trust stocks and invests only in real estate, which I could not be bothered about on my own.  Since the accounts are managed completely separately, we have no arguments about investment style.  I have willingly given up my interests in his real estate investments; they are in an LLC with the children as successor owners.

I do the taxes, so I am very knowledgeable about his investments and income.  I report to him periodically about my income and investments, but honestly he does not seem that interested.  He simply signs the tax forms I prepare.[/quote]

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