Do you get an “allowance”?

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We have one account, its our money. We discuss all major purchases.

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No. If I need money I just tell my husband and if it's in the budget he gives it to me.

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Im amazed at how many of you answered that you need to ask for money and think this is ok. Just because you stay at home does not mean your partners control the money he/she makes for the family. 
Im on maternity leave right now and not bringing much in but we have a joint account which I can access for anything I need. We discuss major purchases since we are a team but I certainly don’t need to ask if I need a lot of things from the grocery store or something similar.

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No my husband has me on his bank account so if I need something i have my own card.

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I pay all the bills with our acct that’s in my name, his checks go into it as well. If I want to buy something that’s over a certain amount, I usually let him know out of respect. He doesn’t spend money on himself at all and neither do I, so most likely it’s for our daughter and he doesn’t mind. Even if it’s for myself, he doesn’t make a big deal out of it 🤷🏽‍♀️☺️

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No.. if I need money I have to ask for his debt card. Or he sends me $ through PayPal

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My fiancé and I have separate bank accounts. I am a stay at home mom and he works so obviously I don’t have any income and the majority of our money is in his account. I have full access and can use it whenever I want. We discuss all major purchases tho.

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My SO gave me a credit card that’s linked to his bank account. If I need money I use that.

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We discuss anything over $100 just to be sure the money is there and available and not needed for something else, but I don’t need “permission” or an “allowance” to spend what’s ours 🤷‍♀️ we have one bank account and we both have complete access to it.

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I wouldn't call it that but I guess yes - each month we make our budget together and we get personal spending money to buy whatever we want. Usually it's around $100 each but if we want a larger purchase we plan and budget for it together. All our finances are 100% combined

Do you get an “allowance”?

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