> Why commingle finances at all? If you have children I'm not sure how you can avoid this. You have to share the care of the kids. One of you is going to take

> Why commingle finances at all? If you have children I'm not sure how you can avoid this. You have to share the care of the kids. One of you is going to take a hit in your earnings. Be that in extra sick days or for her the maternity leave. I don't think you can account for the work sharing evenly, so I don't think it's fair to try and account for the financial sharing.