On Sat 21 Feb 2004 09:32:37a, (Doug Miller) wrote in
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Never had enough $ between us to put in two accounts. When we
married, we became "partners" in life, love _and_ finances. Worked
for us for 32 years...so far. We talk over new tool investments as
well as what we spend on new furniture etc. May not work for others
but it works for us.

Works that way for us too. 19 years (in June) and counting.


SWMBO and I have only been at this for five or six years. We each have a
separate savings and checking plus a "house" checking account so we can
easily see how much we have for toys. I try to put all my tool purchases on
my accounts but sometimes a deal is too good to pass up and she doesn't
mind when I pull some of it out of the house money.

It's a joy to hear her say she feels comfortable with my tool purchases
because it's easy to see I'm looking for the best deal I can find on tools
that are justifiable, ie I'm not throwing money at crap or expensive stuff
I'll hardly ever use. Given that I appear to have a case of arrested
development and at 53 can say I'm probably not going to completely grow up,
it's nice to have that validation. :-)

Especially when I'm about to spend three or four hundred on classes at
Woodcraft between now and mid-May.

Only thing is, now that she knows about the Wreck, she wants a SWMBO t-
shirt.

Dan