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Subject: Re: handling money - (nf)
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Date: Tue, 13-Sep-83 03:44:05 EDT
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orstcs!hakanson    Sep 12 13:34:00 1983


Naturally, my spouse and I aren't necessarily a representative couple, but
here's how we manage our two (currently non-) incomes:

We have a joint checking account which we pay all of our bills out of.
Without going into boring details, we deposit our income(s) into this
account as we get paid.  We also plan to set some aside if/when we have
extra income.

This works really well, especially compared to what we WERE doing.  After
we got married, we each had our own personal accounts, and whoever had
the money paid the bills as they came.  This was a pain for a lot of reasons.

	1) We were paying service charges for two accounts.
	2) We were keeping two sets of paperwork (etc.).
	3) Quite often, since either one of us is liable to
	   work only intermittently (being students), one or the
	   other of us would have all the money and the "poor" one
	   would have to ask for money for whatever (groceries,
	   ice cream, a book, etc.).

Of course, the method we use may not work for every couple.  Now if only
we could keep that stuff from disappearing so fast....  I guess having so
little money to manage makes things less complicated.

Oh yes, I have to agree that money is a major topic for couples in the
early stages of marriage (or whatever).  I can't tell you when the subject
dies down in importance (we've only been married since March), but my
parents still argue about it all the time.   :-)


Marion Hakanson		{hp-pcd,taklabs}!orstcs!hakanson