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Originally Posted by jIM_Ohio
Just because you or I obsess about money does not mean our wives must follow suit. It's probably a good thing my wife wants little to do with financial planning- fewer arguments or debates about it.
My wife runs the day to day check book and pays the bills. She is also quite patient. That really helps when you need s 50k medical bill knocked down to $100 or $1000 with the insurance company.
I handle the mid term and long term plan, and the budget. No guarantee my wife follows the budget month to month, but I know we come close.
The budget is the only thing the two of us discuss together. I do the retirement planning and mid term planning part, she does the checkbook.
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I remmember years ago when DW and I would go to the grocery store with our calculator, we had to back then. When she ran the checkbook, bills got paid late and many times I had to take money from the business to catch her up. Things work much better with me running all the finances. I just wish she would take a little interest in the process.