So who runs the finances in your house??

Sweetpotato Chips

I do mostly...but sometimes would like to hand the reins over..but then i get all panicky at the thought of doing that as i am such a control freak lol

jewels.p

Me definitely! My other half just moans when there is no money left in his Bank Account!

Marga

I do as i am the one that uses the money for everything let me explain

my husband runs his own business so his "salary/allowance" comes to me and i ensure there is always food in the fridge, the house is clean,the bills are paid, he has good clothes, the cats are well fed and any kind of entertainment (if we ever go anywhere) i book it.

It has been working like that for the last 5 years and no complains

A-Vic

me as its only me in the house

Sweetpotato Chips

Marga wrote: »

I do as i am the one that uses the money for everything let me explain

my husband runs his own business so his "salary/allowance" comes to me and i ensure there is always food in the fridge, the house is clean,the bills are paid, he has good clothes, the cats are well fed and any kind of entertainment (if we ever go anywhere) i book it.

It has been working like that for the last 5 years and no complains

I am assuming we are all women !! But isn't it funny that Accountancy at the top end is mostly men and at home where the finances really count its mostly women that control it. Should that tell those FD's and MD's something !!!!

Marga

well it takes me a great deal to get him to do his timesheets for his business and it is HIS business although i run it mostly lol!

he is not good with paperwork at all bless him

but then on the other hand to be honest i wouldnt want him to take care of anything as i typically woman probably would end up telling him I CAN DO BETTER lol

Sweetpotato Chips

Marga wrote: »

well it takes me a great deal to get him to do his timesheets for his business and it is HIS business although i run it mostly lol!

he is not good with paperwork at all bless him

but then on the other hand to be honest i wouldnt want him to take care of anything as i typically woman probably would end up telling him I CAN DO BETTER lol

No doubt LOL....Why is then that all the high powered finance jobs go to men, who basically hand their paypackets over to their wives every month lol !!

slackda

oi im a man:P and i run the finances...but my G/f constantly pesters me to keep it in better order ( rather than my curretn filling system of pile (A) important and (B) not so important (C) Junk ). so she knows where we stand rather than it just being in my head....

jewels.p

slackda wrote: »

oi im a man:P and i run the finances...but my G/f constantly pesters me to keep it in better order ( rather than my curretn filling system of pile (A) important and (B) not so important (C) Junk ). so she knows where we stand rather than it just being in my head...

Does Slackda stand for slack dash (being a man) ......................wait a minute it's slap dash isn't it not slack dash!

Monsoon

I do it. Always have done, always will do.
Saying that, I live on my own at the moment
My other half is nicely organised with his money, though, which is good.

taskey

i also am a lady and yes i do run the finances. i am really anal with it too, i have a spreadsheet set up with a forecast (how sad!!), with in my spreadsheet i have holiday and car saving pots, so when hubby looks at it he is all confused and just doesn't ask.

Monsoon

taskey wrote: »

when hubby looks at it he is all confused and just doesn't ask.

Best way

I do project my own cashflow, I have a QB file set up (carried over from when I was a sole trader) and I use it to monitor my current account. As I take money ad hoc from my Ltd Co I have to make sure I'm not going overdrawn (it focuses the mind on credit control! :-D )