Spending habits: What amount do you discuss with your spouse?

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Spending habits: What amount do you discuss with your spouse?

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  • 83818
    I check with my spouse before spending anything over $150.
    66%
  • 83819
    Five hundred and above is typically the range we'll discuss before spending.
    20%
  • 83820
    Nothing less than $1,000. He knows I do most of the shopping for our family, so it's not an issue.
    14%

VoteTotal Votes: 150

Some couples agree on discussing specific amounts of money before spending. How does it work in your household?

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Total of 150 votes - click on the "Display Comments" bar below to sort comments

66%
I check with my spouse before spending anything over $150.
99 votes
20%
Five hundred and above is typically the range we'll discuss before spending.
30 votes
14%
Nothing less than $1,000. He knows I do most of the shopping for our family, so it's not an issue.
21 votes
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I check with my spouse before spending anything over $150.

I'm not "whipped". We have a joint checking account. We HAVE to know what each of us are doing or chks could bounce!

    #1
     - Super Dave-351021
     - 4:38 pm EST on Thu Feb 18, 2010
    Five hundred and above is typically the range we'll discuss before spending.

    $150.00???? That means I would have to check with him everytime I got groceries!

      #2
       - z1r2p3
       - 5:26 pm EST on Thu Feb 18, 2010
      I check with my spouse before spending anything over $150.

      wow, we are pretty poor financially so over $20.00 we discuss it.

        #3
         - sunnybunny1269
         - 12:04 pm EST on Sat Feb 20, 2010
        Nothing less than $1,000. He knows I do most of the shopping for our family, so it's not an issue.

        We discuss most things, but I am never asking permission. He and I trust each other to be responsible in our spending.

          #4
           - Jeannette Richards
           - 11:47 am EDT on Tue Mar 16, 2010

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          Comment author avatarCherylS27

          You need to discuss things with your spouse when it comes to finances, couples usually argue over three things, sex, money and kids. This is a simple way of avoiding it, I don't discuss buying cloths becuase they are needed but if it is anything over $200 then I tell him. If I have money saved up for me and I want to spend it on me that is my deal, as long as the family accounts are good and everything is taken care of then my thoughts are that it isn't for him to have a say in the decision but I will let him know what is going on.

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          Reply#1 - Thu Feb 18, 2010 3:08 PM EST
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