https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:42:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills/page/2#post-2631144 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 14:39:59 +0000 smocks 2631144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do, 100%. I'm honestly not sure he even has login info for our bank accounts online. He's perfectly happy to not see any of it, and I'm perfectly happy to have a handle on it myself so nothing gets lost in the mix. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills/page/2#post-2631060 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:43:27 +0000 ValentineMommy 2631060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do. I don't trust anyone with money. I have issues. DH is aware/cool with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills/page/2#post-2631052 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 13:36:21 +0000 anonysquire 2631052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We actually have separate accounts and then a joint. But my husband pays the bills from my account with money he puts in. And then we save on his account and the joint account is just for whatever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills/page/2#post-2630882 Mon, 03 Oct 2016 10:38:41 +0000 snowjewelz 2630882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I handle all bills.. The only bill that I don't see/send payment for is his creditcard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills/page/2#post-2630076 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 13:45:04 +0000 kes18 2630076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pay all of our bills. I also do all of the spending (groceries, clothing, etc). I manage everything. My DH isn't a big spender/shopper so he might spend $10-$50 a month on himself, if that.<br /> I don't have the utilities on autopay because I like doing them all on one day (online- no checks being sent) and I record down each bill every month so I can track them (for electricity, water, gas) to look at my averages. I do mine on the 1st each month along with my mortgage. Most of my other bills do autopay (student loans, daycare, life insurance, gym).</p> <p>DH doesn't have really anything to do with the money! He runs his own business so he has enough on his plate (and those finances to manage). Plus, I like being in control. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills/page/2#post-2630005 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 12:22:33 +0000 MaryM 2630005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: DH and I are sort of that way. </p> <p>He organizes our finances and keeps better track of them because he gets paid biweekly and I get pain monthly so I'm used to wanting to just pay everything at the beginning of the month, but he knows when the other paychecks are coming. </p> <p>The man can NOT open mail or remember deadlines though. So I open the mail daily, and if there are bills, I put them in a clip on the fridge sorted by date (next due on top) so he can see what's due next. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills/page/2#post-2629895 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 09:40:04 +0000 Anagram 2629895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I kind of don't like our split right now--I wish DH would just make all the payments. He has all the autopay ones, and I have the weird ones that are one offs (like random medical bills that are one offs, like paying a medical supply company for a nebulizer, or paying a place for blood tests). And the problem is that I'm forgetful and I suck at remembering the deadlines, so I often end up paying a late charge. But Dh is super responsible and would never pay something late, so I wish he would just do them all. Unfortunately, he doesn't want to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills/page/2#post-2629886 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 09:28:02 +0000 arosebyany 2629886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: ditto :wink: </p> <p>All our bills are on autopay so I honestly don't even think about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills/page/2#post-2629759 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 07:14:35 +0000 ClairHuxtable 2629759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both use our joint account to send various payments. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills/page/2#post-2629758 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 07:13:55 +0000 Anagram 2629758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I make the payment for/pay:<br /> -my student loan<br /> -medical bills (it's my insurance)<br /> -my credit card<br /> -our nanny</p> <p>He makes the payment for/pays:<br /> -mortgage<br /> -car insurance<br /> -property tax<br /> -HOA<br /> -all utilities<br /> -his credit card </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills/page/2#post-2629756 Fri, 30 Sep 2016 07:04:10 +0000 fancyfunction 2629756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The majority of our bills are on autopay. The ones that aren't go out from whoever sees the bill first and makes out the check. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629669 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 22:04:19 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2629669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>either of us. Big ones like rent and preschool are on autopay. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629656 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 21:32:23 +0000 Foodnerd81 2629656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Dh does all the payments. He needs to know exactly what money is where and how much is owed, and it would drive him crazy when I wouldn't know the balance on my credit card at any given time. So eventually we moved to him paying all of it which works for both of us. I focus on saving money on what we buy. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629610 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:15:25 +0000 catomd00 2629610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pay everything but the mortgage. DH is horrible about keeping track of stuff like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629609 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:11:02 +0000 delight 2629609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Guess we are the odd ones out. We don't have joint accounts. I pay our mortgage, property insurance and car insurance. DH pays all utilities and daycare. It works for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629473 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:55:06 +0000 chopsuey 2629473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have joint accts. I send out bills. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629469 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:51:40 +0000 MrsSCB 2629469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband does, but I think they're all just automated. Actually I usually do the rent, but he does electricity, car payments, etc. we have separate accounts and credit cards, but we both contribute to a joint account that we use on bills. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629437 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 17:11:14 +0000 MaryM 2629437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All our accounts are joint</p> <p>If it was set up before we were married (insurance) it's autopay. </p> <p>If I set it up (electric) it's paperless and I pay online</p> <p>If we get a bill, DH pays it. He's an old soul and likes to actually go to the AT&amp;T store (and such) to pay bills. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629419 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:24:58 +0000 Bibliolove 2629419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH keeps track and sends bills, I look at it to get a feel for what we are spending though. all of our accounts are joint. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629405 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 16:01:55 +0000 josina 2629405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used to just split them, but DH recently took over all finances. It was super hard to hand over all control but we're saving money so it's working. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629402 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:56:36 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2629402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Joint account. DH is in charge of paying everyone except for the housecleaners- I write and hand them a check. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629381 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:46:13 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2629381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pay a couple, he pays a few, and we have auto pay for the rest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629379 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:44:52 +0000 MrsBrewer 2629379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I make sure all payments go out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629375 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:41:44 +0000 youboots 2629375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most bills are on autopay. I make transfers for some bills. He does for others. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629372 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:38:57 +0000 Alivoo01 2629372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do all the paying from our joint account. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629370 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:29:16 +0000 psw27 2629370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We each schedule and pay attention to different bills but all from the joint account. We each have 1 credit card the other doesn't use and then various bills are in each name (like I have electric and natural gas, while he has cable). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629364 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:22:06 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2629364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All of our accounts are joint, but I physically pay the bills most of the time. Only when he randomly sees something is due does he take initiative to pay it. I'm fine with that. I'm the type A personality and went to school for accounting, so it's what I'm good at and what I prefer. I'm also a little anal in balancing our checkbook, so almost nothing is on autopay. I want to be sure I know the exact cash flow in and out of our checking account. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629363 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:22:06 +0000 codeitall 2629363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It used to be me. Then maternity leave happened and I managed to pass off some of the bill-paying to DH. Most of it is automated, but anything involving a check comes from him, and I just remember/remind on the rest.</p> <p>We should probably parse it out more evenly so nothing gets lost, but it is working fine for now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629360 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:19:06 +0000 NorthStar 2629360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am an accountant, so yeah, I pay all the bills :silly: I can't give up the control. LOL. But, everything is paid out of our joint accounts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/who-pays-the-bills#post-2629359 Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:18:32 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2629359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have joint accounts, but I pay all the bills.<br /> DH used to pay bills in his name and I paid mine, but he consistently forgot and ruined his credit. So I took over 😛 It's been five years of me paying his bills lol </p>