Do you hide your spending from your partner?

No i havent but my ex-husband did, and he just wouldnt say anything at all. then when checks started bouncing and I went to the bank to find out what was wrong, he was buying things on the debit card. We got into a hugh fight about it he said he told me about it, all he would say was I went out to eat today or i bought this or that and never would give me a rec. on it. i always tried to keep extra money in the bank for emergency's but he was spending way over. It causes alot of problems, I feel that if you have a joint account you should tell the other person everything not lie because sooner or later they will find out. and it can cause major problems!!!

No, I don not hide it. We have separate money in this moment so I think I can do everything I want with my money. But when we will be a family I will not hide either because I think we should be honest with each other.

If the money I used was my own, I see no point in opening up an argument with my husband regarding the price of the item. The same goes with him. But if the money was for both of us, i.e. for food, rent, and so on, I would tell him the real price. Well anyways he will be able to see it in the log book. We record our past expenses, along with the receipts if possible, so that we will know just how much we spent.

We don't. There is no need for us to do so. We trust each other and know that we're both responsible with our money. He's the income earner. I'm a SAHM. But he never questions how I spend his money. He knows I only get things we need. Even if I splurge a little, he doesn't mind. He knows I won't go off and spend hundreds of dollars without telling him. We always discuss large ticket purchases (i.e. anything over $100).

Not really, not that I hide my expenses from him, but that since he works out of town, he does not really know them. But what I keep from him is my salary--he only knows part of it, but not all. But I share this secret with my daughter. Only the "boys" are unaware--my husband and my son. Let me see, I can't remember having purchased something, then hiding it from my husband. It is because perhaps that I am also earning that he does not really mind so much if I buy something expensive for myself, but which I seldom do. I am not a big time spender, and more often than not, I keep some savings for the future.

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I tell my partner the correct price. But some partners find fault with spouses and always say that they paid more. Others say that spouse is spending a lot. But the spouse wants to buy that item. Hence they hide and tell less price. So it is individual relationship and partner's nature that decides the truth telling or not.

My ex wife hid a lot of spending from me. She had credit cards out in my name I did not even know about. It is my own fault really, I would sign things without reading them because I ahd a blind trust in her. I am reaping the ills of this now. Spouses should not hide spending from one another. It is not right. cheers,