Comments on: Blending Finances with a Partner http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2008/12/05/blending-finances-partner/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:16:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Meints http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2008/12/05/blending-finances-partner/comment-page-1/#comment-46246 Meints Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:18:11 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=1790#comment-46246 My partner and I of 3 years do well with our money management. We own a house and 2 cars together. What we did was take all of the bills (mortgage, cars, insurance, utilities). Then those are our combined bills. We pay based on our income. Since I make 70% of our total income. I pay 70 % of our combined bills. He pays the other 30%. We both have our own checking and savings account for our own bills, and whatever else we want. This has worked out great for us! :-) My partner and I of 3 years do well with our money management. We own a house and 2 cars together. What we did was take all of the bills (mortgage, cars, insurance, utilities). Then those are our combined bills. We pay based on our income. Since I make 70% of our total income. I pay 70 % of our combined bills. He pays the other 30%. We both have our own checking and savings account for our own bills, and whatever else we want. This has worked out great for us! :-)

]]> By: Kansas Sebastian http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2008/12/05/blending-finances-partner/comment-page-1/#comment-46236 Kansas Sebastian Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:12:29 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=1790#comment-46236 My husband and I have been married now over 21 years. Initially, we began our relationship with two separate checking accounts. As our relationship grew we began intermingling our finances. After about the 10th year, our money was so entertwined we gave up trying to keep them separate. It's a natural progression of a marriage. You know you're committed to each other when your personal pronouns change from "mine and his" to simply "ours." My husband and I have been married now over 21 years. Initially, we began our relationship with two separate checking accounts. As our relationship grew we began intermingling our finances. After about the 10th year, our money was so entertwined we gave up trying to keep them separate. It’s a natural progression of a marriage. You know you’re committed to each other when your personal pronouns change from “mine and his” to simply “ours.”

]]> By: Lily http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2008/12/05/blending-finances-partner/comment-page-1/#comment-46207 Lily Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:15:10 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=1790#comment-46207 My significant other and I have our own accounts and expenses, however we share all home expenses in half. How fair is this? Well I'm not sure since we both earn different amounts of money and different stages in our life together. When she has more money she will pay more not out of obligation more out of I'm the one who has more and when I have the surplus I pay more bills. We've always done this and thus far no consequences. We both agree that the object is to make sure our living arrangements are always taken care of, we have a common objective "to not live on the streets LOL" and we are in a committed relationship so that helps too. I think what people do is fine as long as both parties agree. Great Blog by the way! I love the picture on top! My significant other and I have our own accounts and expenses, however we share all home expenses in half. How fair is this? Well I’m not sure since we both earn different amounts of money and different stages in our life together. When she has more money she will pay more not out of obligation more out of I’m the one who has more and when I have the surplus I pay more bills. We’ve always done this and thus far no consequences. We both agree that the object is to make sure our living arrangements are always taken care of, we have a common objective “to not live on the streets LOL” and we are in a committed relationship so that helps too.

I think what people do is fine as long as both parties agree.

Great Blog by the way! I love the picture on top!

]]>