Show me the money!!

Ironandwine69
Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
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Who manages the money in your household? Your spouse? Your partner? Your mom?

How do you ask for an allowance increase?

Asking for a friend.
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  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »
    Im a grown *kitten* woman and I make my own money, I aint gotta ask nobody for nothing

    So, you got no advice for my friend?
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    My accountant gives me a per diem based on my financial goals.
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    cee134 wrote: »
    My accountant gives me a per diem based on my financial goals.

    You must be rich
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  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    gottabeeleighv wrote: »
    @cee134 was badering me for money yesterday!

    I guess the accountant is being an *kitten*
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    Mr_L33 wrote: »
    I make stupid decisions with my money

    I can manage yours if you want
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    I manage it, but there are no restrictions on how it's spent or who spends it. Both of us are frugal in most regards (except books!) and if we need or want to make a large purchase, we usually just ask the other and discuss it. Has worked well for us for 10+ years. :)
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    gottabeeleighv wrote: »
    @cee134 was badering me for money yesterday!

    I guess the accountant is being an *kitten*

    How do you think I can afford an accountant. I collect my debts.
  • AndyCool22
    AndyCool22 Posts: 131 Member
    We use the Dave Ramsey plan where my wife and I each get an allotted amount of "Pocket Cash" no questions asked and it's in the budget.....once its gone its gone.....unless we want to modify the budget to increase that and take away from another category....
  • bigphatcat
    bigphatcat Posts: 7,843 Member
    My wife and I rob banks regularly. It’s more about where we hide the money
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    gottabeeleighv wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    gottabeeleighv wrote: »
    @cee134 was badering me for money yesterday!

    I guess the accountant is being an *kitten*

    How do you think I can afford an accountant. I collect my debts.

    Didn't work with me

    So far.... you should be getting some phone calls today.
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    AndyCool22 wrote: »
    We use the Dave Ramsey plan where my wife and I each get an allotted amount of "Pocket Cash" no questions asked and it's in the budget.....once its gone its gone.....unless we want to modify the budget to increase that and take away from another category....

    Is that the jar guy?
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    gottabeeleighv wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    gottabeeleighv wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    gottabeeleighv wrote: »
    @cee134 was badering me for money yesterday!

    I guess the accountant is being an *kitten*

    How do you think I can afford an accountant. I collect my debts.

    Didn't work with me

    So far.... you should be getting some phone calls today.

    Meh...I'm not scurred....

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  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    bigphatcat wrote: »
    My wife and I rob banks regularly. It’s more about where we hide the money

    You mean she makes you Rob banks while she gets a pedicure next door, amirite?
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    gottabeeleighv wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    gottabeeleighv wrote: »
    cee134 wrote: »
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    gottabeeleighv wrote: »
    @cee134 was badering me for money yesterday!

    I guess the accountant is being an *kitten*

    How do you think I can afford an accountant. I collect my debts.

    Didn't work with me

    So far.... you should be getting some phone calls today.

    Meh...I'm not scurred....

    Get a room already.
    Cee, I'm running a BOGO special today only
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  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    Mr_L33 wrote: »
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    Mr_L33 wrote: »
    I make stupid decisions with my money

    I can manage yours if you want

    that would require me to have money in the first place. ;)

    You can make money with my ideas.
  • michael1976_ca
    michael1976_ca Posts: 3,488 Member
    my mom still gives me money lol jk
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    _barefoot_ wrote: »
    My husband takes care of the money , so yeah I do have to let him know if I take money and I am ok with that .

    So.... you're not a grown *kitten* woman?
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  • huntersvonnegut
    huntersvonnegut Posts: 1,177 Member
    We have joint checking and savings accounts. We both pay bills. I stop off at the bank or atm to get our spending cash. She typically does our taxes but they’re not complicated and I could do the turbo tax too. Neither one of us are spendaholics so we don’t need to “discuss” most purchases. It’s worked for over 30 years.
  • Buff_Man
    Buff_Man Posts: 623 Member
    Allowance? Nobody told me about this
  • Buff_Man
    Buff_Man Posts: 623 Member
    I'm not doing that thing with the bottle and rubber glove
  • Iron_Muscle_
    Iron_Muscle_ Posts: 5,095 Member
    I just need someone to manage mine for me. I’m too lazy to do it. Any takers???
  • Buff_Man
    Buff_Man Posts: 623 Member
    @gottabeeleighv will do it for favours
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    My wife handles the household finances. We both handle our own personal finances.

    We have several bank accounts. We are both on all of them, but there is one account just for Household stuff and we both contribute equally.

    Allowance? We both have done well in our careers and both of us are financially secure. We rarely discuss money until just recently, and that is because we are retiring in 2019 and we are trying to make sure we are debt free at that time.
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  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    edited February 2018
    Ironandwine69 wrote: »
    4legsRbetterthan2 wrote: »
    Im a grown *kitten* woman and I make my own money, I aint gotta ask nobody for nothing

    So, you got no advice for my friend?

    2 pages later, if you are still interested.

    Not sure what the situation is for your friend. If they are a kid an asking parents for an allowance I think they are just at the mercy of the parents. Otherwise, get a job.

    If its a husband wife and someone is SAHP then I think its fair to approach the household income as belonging to both. Pay the bill, blah blah, evenly split the fun money left over.

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