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How do you budget as a couple? (thelemmy.club)

submitted 2 days ago by heydamianc@thelemmy.club to c/personalfinance@lemmy.ml

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I'm curious how you budget as a couple or budget with family. Does one person take the lead and it's their duty? Are you equal participants? Does each person leverage their strengths?

What works for you?

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

One person makes a proposal. The other either says it's okay, or makes a counter-proposal. Revisit after a month or two, and adjust as necessary.

It's like the other parts of a relationship: identify problems, seek agreement, make suggestions, back off when necessary, check to see if changes have improved anything.