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Basically all money is our money, jointly. We consult each other on purchases over ~$500, but otherwise don't worry too much. We are in the minority of both be
by rufius 4y ago
Basically all money is our money, jointly. We consult each other on purchases over ~$500, but otherwise don't worry too much.
We are in the minority of both being in tech, however she has maintained a job at a large tech company for upwards of a decade and gotten excellent performance ratings so she gets a lot of equity. I have hopped a little, going to small startups and large well known ones. In terms of sheer cash, she has basically always made more than me since we were ~26-27. We pace each other in "career growth", but if you're looking at real dollars we can use today, she makes more.
On paper, right now, I make more. But the equity piece of my comp is in a non-public startup and that's fine. It's beer money - hopefully it'll be worth something at some point, but I save and plan like it's not part of my mental model.
TL;DR - we treat our money as one big pile and consult each other on the bigger purchases.