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From: wombat@uicsl.UUCP
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Subject: Re: finances and marriage -- pulled over - (nf)
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Date: Sun, 20-Nov-83 22:35:48 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 20 22:35:48 1983
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uicsl!wombat    Nov 20 13:52:00 1983

We have a fast and loose two-pot system, I guess. Since he makes about
4 times as much as I do, he pays bills and house payments. I buy
groceries and usually pay for mail-order books. None of that
receipt-saving and such every month. For large expenses, it varies,
depending on who has how much money at the time. He paid for the
car. I paid for the kitchen table and the sewing machine. Some
of this will change when I graduate and we both have real jobs,
though. It also helps that income exceeds spending by enough not
to have to budget or any of that other gross stuff. We also would
like to start a business in 5-10 years, which will certainly
affect how finances are handled. I doubt that there is any single
'best way' for a couple to handle money.
						Wombat
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