How should a couple arrange household expenses in y2k? do bread winner and home maker still exists? and do you agree with bills sharing at 50/50?
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Its all about partnership.There are so many facets to a successful relationship and finanace is one of them.I understand that many couples argue about money leading to breakups.It may be better to discuss who pays what before you start and to have regular sit downs when you discuss the bills and your joint finanace.You may decide to have a household account into which you pay a sum of money which is then used to pay the bills depending on what each of you are earning.If one of you is better disciplined in this area then perhaps it is he/she who deals primarily with it.Start as you mean to go on.Have a budget and stick to it, but above all communicate, communicate and communicate.There is no reason why there shouldnt be bread winner and home maker.Its a partnership.
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In some countries where I came from, most of the wives are staying at home and taking care of the cooking, cleaning, washing and taking care of the children and buying (when husbands pays money for)groceries and other small expenses and wives personal expenses too, but most of the families, husbands are one taking care most of the household expenses. I seen In some families, If wives or husbands works in high paying jobs, they both share each other on every things and If one of them get low salary, have to think & understand the situations and to share according to that. My husband told me that, in USA, if both of them work, have to share every things together. I don't know , is that true?
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in the united states it takes 2,3, maybe even 4 incomes just to make ends meet... as such both spouses must be bread winners. it won't be long now before this aristocracy reaches it's flash point and we have a revolution... sad that we are too stupid to learn from france and russias history.
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In Y2K? I guess the only way to do it is to have done it in the past perfect tense.
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no, i do not agree with sharing bills 50/50...what if one makes $500,000 per year and the other only makes $75,000 per year? yes, breadwinner-homemaker relationships still exist. couples figure it out all kinds of ways...
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In a relationship, whats mine is mine. When I bring a bigger TV, she brings a better couch, I have a better bed.... it is irrelevant... But I always know and speak about relationships ending, ...as they do..., and how bills are 50/50, stuff is as you brung it. And if you better yourself during the process, good job!
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my wife and I share the expenses as they come along....so its whomever can afford the cost of whatever at the time best. so I guess its 50/50. we are both equally responsible for our household. and it has worked quite well for 15 years now.
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