Who is responsible for bills in your family?

Do you ever wonder if other families do things the same way as you? Take something as common as paying bills. Who in your family pays the bills? Wife? Husband? Neither

I’ve even heard of couples where the two sit together and pay the bills.

I believe that both the husband and wife need to know how much is being spent and on what at all times. However, do the husband and wife need to sit together and pay the bills together? Seem inefficient to me. If I am paying bills I think my husband could go do a load of laundry. However, I can see where this concept does have some good points to it. Focused attention by both parties. Chance to discuss unexpected expenses. Chance to discuss budget changes. Makes both people feel responsible for the success (or failure) of the budgeting.

How do you handle this in your family?

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