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grapefruit / 4085 posts
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.
eggplant / 11716 posts
I make the payment for/pay:
-my student loan
-medical bills (it's my insurance)
-my credit card
-our nanny
He makes the payment for/pays:
-mortgage
-car insurance
-property tax
-HOA
-all utilities
-his credit card
clementine / 955 posts
@oliviaoblivia: ditto
All our bills are on autopay so I honestly don't even think about it.
eggplant / 11716 posts
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.
pomelo / 5129 posts
@Anagram: DH and I are sort of that way.
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.
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.
apricot / 485 posts
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.
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).
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.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
I handle all bills.. The only bill that I don't see/send payment for is his creditcard.
cantaloupe / 6923 posts
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.
pomelo / 5791 posts
I do. I don't trust anyone with money. I have issues. DH is aware/cool with it.
apricot / 483 posts
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.
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