Originally Posted by QuiltingNinaSue
After 45 years of marriage and raising two girls and a boy, its OUR famly, OUR money, and OUR sewing room and OUR stash. He does ask before he uses any thing in case I have mentally planned a project. We talk over major purchases before we spend the money. There is only so many $$$ in retirement; not enough to argue over.
I must say that I loved all your "ours". So many of the young couples (and some in the middle) now seem to say "my money" and "his ( her) money". I cannot understand that for some reason. I thought marriage was a union. My DH and I have money in each of our pockets (kind of an allowance) each week but the rest is "ours" and we decide how and when to spend it. I am not sure I could do this any other way. Of course we do have our own rooms now that the kids are gone but they are not off limits to either of us. Your comment was refreshing!!!