money, morals and marriage

[Englishman2010]

You can't take it with you Terpe, enjoy it while you've got it
Not sensible financial advice, but we all need to live for today as well as planning for the future. I can't see the point of saving hard for the future and being miserable today if you can't treat yourself/family every now and then.

[Peanutz]

Me and my husband have a joint account where our salaries are being paid and all domestic expenses.
We have our separate personal account of which we transfer our personal budget of £500 each every month- we agree that it is a personal money which we can spend to anything we want (it's more of rewarding ourselves a sort of incentive for working hard)
I believe that money matters has to be discussed honestly between couples, there has to be transparency on both sides- it doesn't matter whoever earns more it has to be a shared responsibility and most of all- it's a team work!
I can access my husband account and he can access mine- this is not to control where we spend our money we never control each other but it is a form of trust.

[joebloggs]

our personal budget of £500 each every month- we agree that it is a personal money which we can spend to anything we want

£500 a month, thats not peanutz

[Peanutz]

£500 a month, thats not peanutz

Indeed.

It's not so Peanutzy
Don't blame me if I am addicted in to retail therapy- it is part of my agreement I made with my husband he knows that I have my weakness when it comes to shoes,bags and clothes.
Retail therapy or no italian cooking- I gave him a choice see I am fair