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Who takes care of the finances


Maddie&EthansMom wrote: In your household?

Scotty used to and by that I mean he has seriously neglected them these past couple of years. He used to be so anal about it and knew EXACTLY to the penny how much was in our acct. He has not a clue now. I told him last night to get all the bills organized and hand it over to me. wink.gif It is driving me mad. wacko.gif

5littleladies replied: I used to but Dh was very irresponsible and was spending money like there was no tomorrow and I would get soo stressed out about it when I tried to pay the bills. I finally told him I couldn't handle it anymore and now that he can see where the money needs to go things run much more smoothly. smile.gif

Kaitlin'smom replied: That would be me, always has been. probably always will be.

When we first starting living together (we were engaged) he told me "you have to handle the bills I am not allowed to have a checking account' ohmy.gif He had messed on up way before we got together and it scared him off of paying bills. I dont mind, infact I am working on a new budget for the new year need ot pay a few things off.

Boys r us replied: Well, we each have certain things that we pay out of our seperate accounts.
Actually Rick pays for everything except for I pay for child care and groceries!
We have joint savings that we each put a portion of our paychecks into, but we don't really ever mess with that money..so I guess we're each in control of our own finances...but as far as paying the household bills...he does it. I like it that way b/c I deal with bank accounts all day long at work, the last thing I want to do when I get home is fool with anymore of them..and besides...if he does them..he pays them..I like to have my spending money instead of having to rake it over to the bills! LOL

TANNER'S MOM replied: We each pay the bills together. And we each keep each other in check. If I start to spend to much he says something to me and then same for him. We have an agreement that any purchase over 100.00 other than groceries gets discussed. And we have decided that we have no money..we aren't ever going to have money so there is no need to fight over money. That being said we still get stressed at Christmas with 4 kids to buy for. unsure.gif

A&A'smommy replied: dh does, I use to but I was always SO distracted right after I had Alyssa so he took it over... he doesn't do a very good job wink.gif

coasterqueen replied: I used to unti lDH realized the mad shopping sprees I had run over a few years time blush.gif that landed us in a tiny bit of debt blush.gif . So now he takes over the finances. It's best for me because I'm terrible with cc's. blush.gif

amynicole21 replied: We both do. We use Quicken and both log in to enter our receipts. When one of us sees that something needs to be paid we go online and pay it. It works out really well for us.

mrshires replied: Jennifer, are we married to the same man? wink.gif

Mine's JUST like that! It was very hard for a while, because I like to be in control and know exactly. His version, even now when it's working, is we have about.... if.... and I don't know if..... It drives me CRAZY!! So I just check the bank account online every week or so, but don't ask him about it smile.gif

Amanda

kimberley replied: how do i even begin to answer this question? i keep track of what we owe and write out what is due and when... i have no money to pay them.... then collection agents call and harass me. wacko.gif DH pays what he can when he think of it.

MomToMany replied: I do. I pay the bills, keep track of the accounts, everything.

Sunflower04 replied: Mark another one for the ladies... I do all the bills. blink.gif

kit_kats_mom replied: Me...I handle all finances. I use quicken though and he is welcome to check it out any time...even though he doesn't.

During the end of the month family meeting (Saturdays during lunch), I print out a cash flow report, account balances and detaild report of spending. We then compare that to our budget to see if we strayed too far or if we are doing really well....we usually stray but we are getting better. LOL

ediep replied: DH does. He pays all of the bills and handles all of the investments. He meets with a "money guy" every so often to work on it.

~KARA~ replied: The first year dha nd I were married he wouldnt let me touch the check book. Now he will be the first to tell you he makes it for me to spend it(meaning bills and such)

gr33n3y3z replied: I do the truck payments,auto insurance payments and electric he does all of the other bills online and handles all of the investments and all other accounts with banking

darrylswifeskylersmom replied: darryl makes the mmoney but i actually go anmd pay the bills@!
he gets side tracked with money! dry.gif mad.gif

~Roo'sMama~ replied: Dh does... I hate paying bills. tongue.gif But he's not very good at doing it consistently. I like the way you do it Amy... maybe we should try that. wink.gif


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