My DW doesn't care about our finances at all. As long as she has her mad money and there is enough in the checking account to make her feel secure, she doesn't complain. I handle our retirement accounts, our EF, and our savings. She just signs the paperwork when needed. That being said, our EF is in a money market mutual fund that is attached to my Roth account, so it's in just my name, but she's the beneficiary. I don't actively hide accounts, or funds, but at the same time, I don't advertise how much we have because she's a spender and would want to spend it. The only time we go over what's in the accounts is when one of us wants to spend a large amount, like a vacation or something in that regards. Otherwise, we just save the mad money for a little bit and use it as we want. It's actually a lot more annoying that DW doesn't care about finances, but at the same time easier because I can handle them on my own w/o worrying about her input. Which is why I found this site to begin with - you guys have a lot more experience than me, so why not take advantage of other peoples mistakes and not repeat them.
|