RE: Erika and Charlie Kirk Fairy Tale: "Have More Children Than You Can Afford" and "Leave the Finances to Your Husband"
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We recently set up a trust, so she is pretty protected anyway
That's the point. My husband handles the checkbook because when I tried a made a mess of it. But we both know where the money is and we are both beneficiaries on our retirement accounts. Everything is jointly owned. That makes us both safe.
I always try to keep her involved and let her know what is happening
Yes! And I'm sure if you are making a big move, you will ask her...like, I'm buying a house, or I'm buying a car, or I'm investing our retirement savings in the stock market instead of bonds (an example).
Still, we never made a significant financial decision in this house that was individually decided. We always agreed and always both had an equal stake.
I wouldn't be able to turn my finances over to any one. I think you can appreciate why, given what I just wrote in this blog :)
Yes, I can definitely understand your position. We decided a while ago that anything under $50 we could pull the trigger without checking first. Now that we are more financially stable we have become a little more lax with that, but nothing major happens without the other knowing.