Hello, why neighbors, my name is Jesse Meekham and this is podcast number 162 for you need a budget where we teach you four rules to help you stop leaving paycheck to paycheck get out of debt and save more money.

And again, this is part three of a seven-part series relating to managing

money with your significant other. Once you've decided that you're going to take

the plunge, you've decided that you're going to take the plunge, you've tied the knot, you have joined in all sorts of ways,

it's important that you join finances.

There are tactical reasons for it.

Some people say things like,

it's not a joint venture, you know, that you're one, you know, you're combined, you are one unit now.

I believe that you are one, unified it the reason for the joining of

finances if you just wanted it purely from a pragmatic standpoint it makes things

simpler if you've listened to the prior to podcasts, if you are each clear on your priorities,

and if you have laid it all on the table, if you are following Wineabs four rules.

It is very, very easy to manage your money combined.

We have seen some crazy, crazy things people have done over the years.

Assigning someone to pay specific bills like they're a roommate,

making every single, I kid you not,

making every single transaction a 50-50 split transaction between husband and wife where each bears 50% of the burden.

I mean, from a unity standpoint that rubs me wrong, but to each his own.

From a money management standpoint, just looking at the time involved and the mental

overhead, it is pure insanity. So whether you feel like this moral drive to be

one in that way that we don't have to go there I like that but you may not and that's totally

fine what I'm trying to talk about here is just the tactical like nitty gritty

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