Slightly strange joint account question

Cleaver

MrsManda wrote: »

We also both have 'nice things' money which is separate - mine gets put into my student account by DD every month to spend on anything which isn't budgetted for but I want to get - OH usually buys computer games with his and I buy books
Like you, he earns considerbly more than me and the nice things money actually sprung from me feeling guilty about spending 'his' money - drove him up the wall

Strangely enough, this is exactly how ours started. My OH felt 'guilty' for spening money which 'wasn't hers', yet I couldn't give a stuff. The way round this was to pick an amount per week that each of us can spend on anything, or save for big stuff. Some people think it's a bit anal and a bit childish, but it works great for us. Makes us think about what we want to buy, helps us budget and stops the 'I'll pay for this this time, you get it next time...' stuff.

Mikeyorks

Cleaver wrote: »

We've been together nearly a decade, nothing wrong being organised and slightly clinical.

And ........ guess what day it is tomorrow!