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[quote=Anonymous]I'm really surprised by the number of people who have separate financial accounts.  We set up a new checking account when we got married, both our incomes are directly deposited, and we have never ever fought about money, as we are very aligned in our financial strategy and are very pragmatic.  I never "ask" before I buy - but we talk about it because it's respectful and is smart to avoid a situation in which I pay for summer camp and a sofa at the same time he buys a bicycle and a suit.  We meet our financial planner together.  Our 401Ks are separate because they have to be.

Funny, I am a card carrying feminist, and I don't think it adds any independence to have a separate account.  I am rather appalled at all the women who earn more than their husbands, and seem to calculate that into their advantage.  That seems to replicate the centuries of women being somehow beholden to their husbands because they were the sole breadwinners; it really shouldn't matter who earns more in terms of their "right" to joint money.  I earn more than my husband; it's all our money.

Ultimately, it's important that people have the same values in terms of money, and communicate openly.  [/quote]

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