re: Married men of the OT

Amazing even a dumbass thread can even go 2 pages. I am not helping.

OT? you post on that cesspool? GTFO clown.

Me 25% Her 75%.

Still cheaper than divorce. I spend money on whatever I want, but she she just spends money.

Joint acct for bills. She spends 60-80% of her acct from month to month check. Im more of 5-10%, put $ in savings/401k/investment. Dont ask about my MIL and the crazy amount of debt she/her husband is GAINiNG after RETIRING.

Pretty close to even if I had to guess, but never crunched the numbers. She drives a lot more for work, so spends more on gas and lunches out(I bring my lunch to work 90% of the time), but I have a few hobbies that I spend on that even that out.

She does have a ton of vacation/comp time built up and takes a bunch of long weekend trips that likely pushes her over the top. But she usually takes our kids with her so I don't look at it as her spending.

She spends more but it's because I tell her to. I like good groceries.

This is why you should have a joint checking for bills/groceries and put the rest in separate checking accounts. Then she can spend as much as you want and I can save as much as I want.

To answer your question, my wife's credit card bill is usually $1000+, where mine is usually between $400-$500

My wife and I both have money going directly into 401(k)s each pay period. She makes more than I do so its not a real issue at this point. It sounds like they have different spending habits that have the potential to cause problems and that could be fixed with separate spending accounts.

I would assume that before he would retire, he would take into consideration the financial stability of the entire household. Or he could just be an a-hole and eat ribeyes while she eats ham sandwiches . But that's a bold strategy.