<<<QOTD 12/14/09>>>

Spring143 Posted: Dec 14, 2009 07:43 AM

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Thanks so much Kim for making me botw! You did a great job & had some pretty wild question!!

This was a question that they asked in Pre Cana class that I found pretty interesting.
What is the amount of money you feel that you can spend without telling or discussing with your fh? What do you think he would say? When you speak with him ~ask him & compare.

I had said 175 & fh said 200. That wasn't that far off. There was one couple that said 50 & the other said 5000.
I honestly thought that fh was going to say more--just because a few years ago he bought a car without telling me--glad those days are over!!

es2189 Posted: Dec 14, 2009 07:49 AM

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jcreilly Posted: Dec 14, 2009 07:54 AM

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I say $200

AandA2010 Posted: Dec 14, 2009 07:56 AM

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Great Question!!! I am going to say around $200-$250, but I am def going to be asking him this one later!!!!!

MisyMiss32 Posted: Dec 14, 2009 08:00 AM

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I would say anything over $200.00 normally for us. During this wedding planning though is a differnet story?! Probably anything over $50.00!!!! LOL! it's making us BROKE!

Junebride2010 Posted: Dec 14, 2009 08:04 AM

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I would say 100$

MikesBride2B Posted: Dec 14, 2009 08:27 AM

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Well, FH and I each have our own checking accounts, along with a joint checking/savings. As far as I'm concerned, he can spend any amount he wants out of his personal money...that's what its there for and the same goes for me.

As far as the joint checking/savings goes, we tell each other every time we use the money in there, unless its a small purchase (a meal for FSD or something like that). I tell him when I pay bills out of there, we let each other know when we transfer money to or from there, etc.

FutureCap Posted: Dec 14, 2009 09:17 AM

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good ? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hmmm i want to say $150, but I could spend that grocery shopping and at BJ's on house and food stuff and we would not have to talk about that! LOL!
i guess $150ish maybe $200 assuming is was not something we would purchaes regulary!

AdriandSteve Posted: Dec 14, 2009 09:21 AM

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hmm.. Maybe $200. We don't live together yet so it's not that big of a deal.

MrsC2010 Posted: Dec 14, 2009 09:23 AM

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Posted by MikesBride2B

Well, FH and I each have our own checking accounts, along with a joint checking/savings. As far as I'm concerned, he can spend any amount he wants out of his personal money...that's what its there for and the same goes for me.

As far as the joint checking/savings goes, we tell each other every time we use the money in there, unless its a small purchase (a meal for FSD or something like that). I tell him when I pay bills out of there, we let each other know when we transfer money to or from there, etc.

same exact thing for us....from our own accounts we dont have to tell each other what we are spending. From our joint we opened for our wedding...we tell each other if we take anything from it.

JennandAnthony Posted: Dec 14, 2009 09:27 AM

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I dont think we really have a price. We usually make purchases and then say 'oh I bought this today' and it just becomes a conversation. I do believe we would discuss big purchases like cars, houses, puppies, etc.

20mrsc10 Posted: Dec 14, 2009 09:30 AM

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this is a hard one-as of now, everything is still separate, so neither of us really 'clear' anything with each other...

but idk 300-400?

M_Berk-Glenn Posted: Dec 14, 2009 09:31 AM

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Posted by MikesBride2B

Well, FH and I each have our own checking accounts, along with a joint checking/savings. As far as I'm concerned, he can spend any amount he wants out of his personal money...that's what its there for and the same goes for me.

As far as the joint checking/savings goes, we tell each other every time we use the money in there, unless its a small purchase (a meal for FSD or something like that). I tell him when I pay bills out of there, we let each other know when we transfer money to or from there, etc.

Same here! If we use out joint account its usually for the house (bills, food, ect)

little j Posted: Dec 14, 2009 09:33 AM

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wowwww. well tihs is a great question! will need to ask FH

i would say like 250, tops. cuz otherwise little expenses can add up QUICK

AngnShaun Posted: Dec 14, 2009 09:38 AM

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Since we both have our own seperate accounts... we've never really asked each other for permission to spend our own money... which is probably why were in the situation were in...

NanandEric08 Posted: Dec 14, 2009 09:39 AM

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Congrats on BOTW! I would say around $200 although he recently felt the need to buy a thousand dollar shed and told me AFTER he purchased it!

miamimerger Posted: Dec 14, 2009 09:40 AM

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Probably $200-$300.

Future Mrs P Posted: Dec 14, 2009 09:41 AM

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I think anything over $250 we would usually talk about. I am the bad one though, if I see somethign cute on sale I need to have it which is so not good