Who should handle family finances: The husband or the wife?

[purple]

Money is one of the causes of marital conflict.Who handles family finances? Is it the wife or the husband At these times when both the husband and wife are working, do you have separate accounts when all funds must be conjugal?

[sassy_faith]

Both me & my husband are working....so we both handle the finances....we have a conjugal account. If ever I need money, i can get some anytime, even without his knowledge & vice versa. But I let him know that I took some money in our account. Trust lang for each other.

[twalalyn]

i'd also say both...both should know where the flow of the money goes para way away kng magka short2 na... i really learned a lot from my parents regarding these things...

[psyd_1]

both..

[evs]

i kind of handle it......but my husband knows what comes in and out....tinood baya mao gyud ni maka cause sa away sometimes...

[diem]

[font=arial][b]I think its ideal that it would be both the husband and wife that should do it together, particularly if they're both earning money. This way pressures are alleviated, decisions can be made together without misgiving, and everybody gets a clear picture of where they are.

My family has only like two credit cards (I don't have one, don't trust 'em) and these mostly reserved for emergencies such as appliances and bills, only and only when both my parents decide to.

[pOiSoN_iVy]

in our family, my mom handles the family finances, but if i'll soon have a family of my own, i would prefer that both my husband & i handle it.

[purple]

I think when it comes to finances, it's better if the husband and wife will decide who will be the treasurer of funds. As with a company only one should handle the finances, transparency should also be there. Its better if the one who handles the funds knows how to budget. I have a relative whose husband is earning a lot abroad but he gives to his wife what he earns. His wife is a gambler and extravagant type. Wala gyud na save tawon even if hapit na muretire. In the book the millionaire next door, there was one thing common to millionaires when asked all their wives know how to handle money and are not into high consumption living.

[majer]

im the one who handles family finances but i will inform my husband if ever naay e withdraw nga big amount sa bank but in normal cases dili man siya mo question kay trust man siya nako.

[chadix24_7]

if magminyo mi. ako ang mu handle sa money.

[dicoy]

If magminyo ko.. akong asawa nalang akong pahandle-on sa kwarta oi.. kapoy man gud kwenta ug kwarta, samot na ana pagbudget... hehehe

[sheeshcute]

In some cases it depends. kung kinsa ang maayo mo handle og kwarta, dapat siya
ang incharge sa finances sa family.

[stradnus]

corek si sheeshcute..,
kay naay ubang wife gastador kaysa husband...,
like me, ako nag budget, apilan sad ug budget ang family entertainment para dili ma-boring para sad walay kosmod ang wife.., hehehe..,

[shiftleft]

Before after we got married, I thought and I really expect that our family will be a sort of like sa ako family wherein my papa submits his payslip and allotment to my mother.. and mama do all the budgetting and stuff. But it never happened, promise, la pa ko kakupot sa salary sa akong husband. at first i was sad na ingon ana ang set up but later on, ning go nalng ko sa flow. Since hubby earns more than i do, he mostly pay our bills, and i do the grocery.

[Streetcar]

If i happen to be married, i dont want to handle the monies i can give my paycheck to the husband and he can take care of the finances for us then for me, mangayo na lang ko ug weekly allowance. I have been handling money all my life being the head of household. For a change, i dont want to handle money na i want the man to handle it for us. Dili ko hilig mag shopping sab. As you see being single you do have all that freedom and you just get to a point that you get tired of material things and you stop shopping other than what is necessary for the family. I've lived my single life to the fullest. I used to shop my clothes at Gucci, Hermes Paris, Celine, Barra of Italy and all the fine stores in the States. Then as i got older, my priorities changed specially with kids to take care of. So nawala tanan to akong mga hilig for designer stuff. I still have the freedom to choose where my money should be spent but i just dont do those things anymore. So for a nice change, i want to take a break from money handling and delegate that over to the man of the house