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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Allowances are 't just for SAHMs!  My husband has an allowance of 350 per paycheck and I have an allowance of 400 per paycheck and we both work.[/quote]

You can't trust each other to simply buy what you need and discuss any wants together? We both work but I don't get the allowance thing unless one or both of you are serious spenders.[/quote]

We trust each other and we aren't serious spenders (if that weren't the case, the allowance system wouldn't stop it from being an issue because we can still spend joint money on stuff for the house, kids, etc.), it just makes life simpler. If I know I need $300 in new shoes for this summer because everything from past seasons is worn out, I don't need to run it by him, I can just decide to do it without having to explain/justify. It's not factor between us if I want to buy department store cosmetics instead of CVS brand or he wants to buy a new set of golf clubs to replace a perfectly serviceable set, even though we're also trying to save for a vacation or new living room furniture. We could work all of this out between ourselves without the allowance system, the allowance system just makes it easier.[/quote]

This is exactly what we do and why we do it, and it's worked for us for 15 years. (We earn about the same, although at times I (DW) have earned quite a bit more). We have literally never argued about money or how to spend it. [/quote]

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