I see lots of choices out there, and different things work for different people... and sometimes things evolve, and like relationships the finances should / will too, even when you don't want them to.
It became clear that when my wife went back to school we couldn't sit and do math or rearrange everything all the time. We just put it altogether.
Nothing is easier when married than just putting it into one pot and it is all "our" money. It's not about who does what (maybe one day someone does more dishes, makes more money) and it's all "ours".
But even than if you have a couple with very different spending and someone is more responsible, I don't think it is bad to establish an "allowance" for everyone for as the article describes "splurges".
The important thing is to always be communicating about it.
It became clear that when my wife went back to school we couldn't sit and do math or rearrange everything all the time. We just put it altogether.
Nothing is easier when married than just putting it into one pot and it is all "our" money. It's not about who does what (maybe one day someone does more dishes, makes more money) and it's all "ours".
But even than if you have a couple with very different spending and someone is more responsible, I don't think it is bad to establish an "allowance" for everyone for as the article describes "splurges".
The important thing is to always be communicating about it.