Comments on: Money, Money, Money!* Must be Funny, in a Rich Man’s World… http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/10/money-money-money-must-be-funny-in-a-rich-man%e2%80%99s-world%e2%80%a6/ Getting married later in life. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:17:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Suzanne http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/10/money-money-money-must-be-funny-in-a-rich-man%e2%80%99s-world%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-1936 Suzanne Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:07:45 +0000 http://latebloomerbride.com/?p=1251#comment-1936 JeAnne, Good thoughts! Yes, I found out just how Husband felt about money -- and how that related to me -- very early on due to the pre-up process. We have a joint account (for household bills) and separate accounts for everything else. So far, so good. The question I have is -- do most people put in a percentage of their income (so the higher earner puts in more) in the joint account or just splt everythign 50-50 regardless of who makes what? That is an interesting decision to make! JeAnne, Good thoughts! Yes, I found out just how Husband felt about money — and how that related to me — very early on due to the pre-up process.

We have a joint account (for household bills) and separate accounts for everything else. So far, so good.

The question I have is — do most people put in a percentage of their income (so the higher earner puts in more) in the joint account or just splt everythign 50-50 regardless of who makes what? That is an interesting decision to make!

]]> By: JeAnne http://latebloomerbride.com/2009/10/money-money-money-must-be-funny-in-a-rich-man%e2%80%99s-world%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-1935 JeAnne Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:55:38 +0000 http://latebloomerbride.com/?p=1251#comment-1935 When I divorced the first time, any alimony paid would have been paid by me. The Master of the Court who heard and ruled on the case had a very hard time wrapping his head around that. Seperate finances are one option, yet hardly practical for every aspect of marriage. Another perk to the pre-nup is that you both find out before the wedding how you will treat each other (and yourselves) in potentially confrontational situations. It can be a real asset in learning to communicate effectively when you're not in an argument situation. When I divorced the first time, any alimony paid would have been paid by me. The Master of the Court who heard and ruled on the case had a very hard time wrapping his head around that.

Seperate finances are one option, yet hardly practical for every aspect of marriage. Another perk to the pre-nup is that you both find out before the wedding how you will treat each other (and yourselves) in potentially confrontational situations. It can be a real asset in learning to communicate effectively when you’re not in an argument situation.

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