how does money work in your marriage?

Whatever works for you.

Some people like to feel like they have their own independence when they have separate accounts and just pay the bills separately, other people are content to pull their money together because they feel more jointed and they know they are working together to tackle the bills anyway, etc.

We have joint accounts because we started off that way and we are both extremely frugal and we quite literally share the same financial goals and treat money very similarly. So for us, it's nice to pull our money together. For others where one spouse likes to spend and the other likes to save, it may be wise to have separate accounts.

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