From the perspective of what Harley preaches, that couples need to be one and share things to feel inclusion, I agree with joint checking accounts. But there’s no way in h*ll I’m ever going back to that. It took me months and hundreds of dollars in overdraft fees to closedown our joint account. Up to then, fighting over finances was a MAJOR issue. I have taken complete control of my income, have paid down almost all our credit card debts, and we no longer fight over money.
My W now has a job so that is a big difference. I pay all the bills and she does what she wants with her money (usually paying for kids’ cloths and the like). Just be careful not to create a monster where there isn’t one now.
