tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27323317.post811015014210951299..comments2023-09-18T01:43:16.566-07:00Comments on Red Headed Femme: Money Changes EverythingBonnie McDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03844134292228113704noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27323317.post-4071704591383037132007-10-02T15:42:00.000-07:002007-10-02T15:42:00.000-07:00I agreed with PJ, when my wife went back to work I...I agreed with PJ, when my wife went back to work I asked her to pay for daycare and I pay for everything else (mortgage, cars, insurance, food, etc.) Our daycare is 1100 per month, but she really can't complain since I pay a significant amount more than her a month in bills. If she made more I would ask for a larger share of all the expenses to be paid for by her, but in this situation I want her to have some money left over. PJ's solution is the completely fair solution.Matt M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01971902676310385936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27323317.post-21468585789207782422007-08-09T21:50:00.000-07:002007-08-09T21:50:00.000-07:00I don't quite agree with that. I think even after ...I don't quite agree with that. I think even after marriage, a husband and wife should still control their own money. I think what should happen is that a separate checking account is set up strictly for household expenses, and each partner deposits an agreed-upon percentage of the paycheck. All household expenses--mortgage, daycare, utilites, et cetera--are then paid out of this account. The leftover money remains in each person's control, and neither one tells the other what to do with it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15058219643912780497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27323317.post-53139125502658886102007-08-09T09:31:00.000-07:002007-08-09T09:31:00.000-07:00Perhaps the problem is that some married people th...Perhaps the problem is that some married people think in terms of <I>his</I> paycheck and <I>her</I> paycheck, rather than <I>our</I> paychecks.Machthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496087495904724449noreply@blogger.com