Finances: 50/50 split or not?

[nyr818]

I want to hear some feedback/comments on how finances are divided between a married couple. Is it a 50/50 split? Or is it like dumping all money earned or received in one account and spend accordingly? How do you and your husband allocate the money you have?

[56Marmywife1997]

We have joint accounts. He makes the money and I budget and pay the bills. No major purchases are made without first discussing it.

[CowgirlMama0508]

This is exactly what my DH tells me.

We have 1 bank account. That's where paychecks go in and bills and shopping come out. It's OUR money.

Quoting my3girlz135:

My hubby works and i stay home....he says if he earns it...its both of our....he says if i earn it then its my spending money but of course i dont see it that way. We both share...its OUR money. Our marriage is a partnership.

[Jenni_Lynne71]

We have separate accounts. He pays the rent and utilities, car and truck insurance, cell bill, and his credit cards. I pay for all groceries and household items, and the truck payment; also if we order out or eat out, I will pay for that also. Depending on who has the money at the time, we take turns buying the bigger items. We are not married tho either; he makes about 600 more a month than I do, too.

[JennPearce]

We have one account. I make sure the bills are paid & then we budget our money from there. :)

[BaileynMe]

DH and I have separate accounts. I'm on his, but he never wanted to be on mine. He takes care of the bigger bills, like mortgage and car, because he's the higher earner. I take care of water, gas, daycare, and HOA. If either of us have any issues paying anything, we talk about it. I've paid the car a few times, like when insurance premiums were due, and DH has paid utilities when I've paid off medical bills, stuff like that.

[jbjb1024]

This. Both our checks go in. I pay the bills.

Quoting AlannaMaria:

We have one account. It's both OUR money

[kellysp6637]

 The money we earn is pooled and the bills paid out of the joint account.  I have never had any interest in living like a room mate...

[beaugrl0824]

We each have our own money and we each have our bills that we pay.

Separate checking accounts and savings. Nothing is combined

[MomOf2LilGirls]

We have one account.  And I normally pay the bills and let him see what's left over. 

[Italiana26]

 Since Marrying my husband, I have become a stay at home mom/housewive. Leaving all the financal support on my husband. We have a joint account, not only does he pay for the finances since being married, he also is paying for my bills from before we were married.