tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post2231606781966522476..comments2023-10-03T14:28:15.645-07:00Comments on Frugal Wife = Wealthy Life: Money and Marriage, Part 2 (Guest Post by Alisha)Carolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13361293553525222340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post-28116218121969706152011-04-06T18:18:23.798-07:002011-04-06T18:18:23.798-07:00Annie - I love the idea of mad money! That seems l...Annie - I love the idea of mad money! That seems like such a nice way of balancing have joint finances, but also having some independence. <br /><br />Natalie - My husband takes care of paying the bills too :) It makes me feel good that I'm not alone on this - something I feel guilty that I we don't split that responsibility.Married In Chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423185837248554988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post-39357338449808460822011-04-06T09:46:55.344-07:002011-04-06T09:46:55.344-07:00This was definitely a hard thing to do when my hus...This was definitely a hard thing to do when my husband and I got married. We had both been out on our own (and single) for awhile and got used to doing whatever we wanted with our money. Needless to say, it was a HUGE adjustment! <br />My husband takes care of the money and pays the bills each month. We also do "fun money" each month that we each get to spend on whatever we want. It's nice to blow through that money and not feel guilty about it :) We're not super strict with our budget ... but we do have set amounts we try to stick to for our various expenses. We tried an "eating out" budget for awhile and that didn't work. Now we just allow ourselves to go out once a week. I think the biggest thing for us has been to be open, be honest, talk about things, and be willing to adjust as necessary if something isn't working.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15710723569638468141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7237510488098484827.post-230650523598851102011-04-06T09:03:25.819-07:002011-04-06T09:03:25.819-07:00I love this series of posts. I'm a newlywed t...I love this series of posts. I'm a newlywed too and my husband and I are figuring out together how to budget, etc. We've had a budget for about 3 months so far and it seems to be working, we've merged everything so we're on one account, one credit card together, etc. I can definitely be a spender, so what's helped is we both have a set amount of "mad money" we can use however we want. That way I really think about how I'm spending my money. We'll definitely do more tweaking to our budget, but we've been open and honest about money from the beginning, which is great.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395964348284894463noreply@blogger.com