How much is your allowance from hubby?

[longing]

Nothing.

Hubby pays for the condo, car, insurance, grocery, tuition and his CC spending.

I pay for the house rent, utilities, shopping na mostly for our daughter and CC spending.

I also have a separate savings account na hindi nya pinapakialaman. Same goes to him but his savings is more for the family.

[hypergalactix13]

wala kaming ganitong setup.. kung sinong may budget, sya ang gagastos. haha.

i have a good paying job naman, kaso halos wala akong savings lately dahil im still paying for my car plus yung parents ko kasi masyado sinuportahan kapritso nung paborito nilang anak (yung panganay naming guy) at yung finances ko ang sobrang naapektuhan.. ayoko talagang umasa kay hubby since sinusuportahan parin nya mom nya, kaso .. onga pala no, asawa na'ko so ako na dapat ang priority. hehe!

what we do now is, para lang fair, since i got my car even before we got married binibigyan lang nya ako ng 10k as his share then the bigger chunk is mine. hindi pa rin kami magkasama sa house everyday kasi malayo ang work nya so i don't ask him to pay for the rent, utilities etc. though yung house na ipapatayo namin this year sya magko-cover lahat. kapag lumalabas kami eh di sya lahat ang gumagastos, kapag may out of town binibigyan nya ako ng extra baon parang estudyante lang. haha.

[ficklemind]

wala   
mas mataas kasi sweldo ko since i work abroad.

we are buying house this year, usapan namin is share kami.
he's buying a car next month, siya lahat bahala dun although i offered na mgshare kahit 5k sa monthly eh no need na daw, kaya na daw niya.
I am still paying pa din kasi for my car na currently nasa parents ko kasi mas need nila.
Si hubby for now since nasa abroad ako,  nasa parents niya muna kaya libre bahay, food, kotse etc although he treats his family na lang every sweldo.

nasa Manila ako every 2 months, sagot naman lahat ni hubby ang gastos - food, gala, gas etc. dun na lang siya bumabawi plus mga gifts.
but when we travel, mas malaki share ko kasi ako naman mahilig dun hahaha kung si hubby tatanungin, isave na lang daw namin ang pera.

pero laging nireremind ni hubby na if back to Pinas na ako for good, may regular monthly allowance na daw ako from him.

[Girltalker2]

Why would a wife need an allowance from hubby if she has work?

Maybe if she is a housewife, need magka allowance.  Pero if ayaw bigyan ni hubby ng allowance pag housewife, the housewife should be able to work and earn for herself nalang.

Unfair din for housewives who stopped work to give birth and raise kids, tapos walang allowance. Dapat meron. If not, housewife should manage the finances na dapat.

[twelvth_goddess]

I don't get an allowance from my husband only because I earn more than he does. We have a monthly budget and we divide the expenses and savings allotment evenly between us but I always have more extra money which I save. However, I could not want more in terms of treats and gifts from hubby. Kaya mas madame ako nase-save talaga cus he likes to spoil me with little shopping trips and dates.

At the end of the day, it doesnt matter lung sino mas malaking salary between us because we help manage our finances together.

[annamarie88]

I don't have a fixed allowance from the hubby.. Since I'm pregnant, tuwing aalis sya to work, magiiwan sya 2k-5k (almost everyday) (or more depends pag 6 days sya may flight), pero lahat yun nauubos ko kasi halos everyday din ako nasa mall.. He pays for everythinggggg din & I have 2 supplementary CC from (BPI Skymiles & Allied Platinum), imagine ang gastos ko talaga.. Hay.. I think I need to start saving yung mga bigay nya para matuwa naman sya sakin hehe Pero pag nagwork naman na ako, more or less ganun din sswelduhin ko, mas masarap lang pag libre (joke)

[RuthEs]

I have business naman but hubby still gives me cash allowance every month. He pays for all the bills and my credit card purchases. If I need more, I just need to ask, but more than enough na ang provision niya. Bonus nalang na I get to save almost all my earnings every month

[gharz412]

Hindi naman ako talaga naghihintay ng allowance from him since I have my job peru nagbibigay naman siya lalo na kapag related sa pagpapaganda.

[Janelc]

I don't get an allowance.  I don't think he should give me an allowance because I work too. He pays for our mortgage and when we eat out. I pay for food and utilities. 

[ReservoirDogs]

I have a family allowance because it's mandated by law due to the nature of my husband's job, but my allowance is not super huge. We live abroad, and my husband pays for everything here, pati mga personal gastos ko. However, I do freelance work so my income goes to our savings and retirement fund.

[skela96c]

Nada. From the start ang usapan namin is 50/50 kami sa gastos. Pero since mas malaki naman yata (because we dont know exact figures of each others salaries) and income nya, mas malaki input nya sa savings namin.

[blackgreen]

Hindi ako bibigyan ni hubby ng allowance. What will I do is ako magmanage ng finances namin. Then we agreed na same allowance kami galing from our conjugal fund. Whatever excess sa daily spending namin from that allowance kaniya kaniya na.

[candy_tone]

when we 're newly weds he used to give me an allowance of 10k monthly. Nag stop sya magbigay after 1 year ngayon khit 1 peso wala humph!
 I'm a stay at home mom and I don't have work. Hubby provides for me when I'm with him shopping on weekends feeling ko napilitan Lang sya.  Parati yan  parinig na more than 10k gastos nman pag nasa mall  . He computes everything including our lunch / snacks or school needs of our son toys, etc. take note minsan Lang Ako buy ng toys for our son  sometimes I don't  buy for myself anymore minsan 1 item Lang /dress  for myself para wala sya masabi. When I compute it in my head di nman aabot 10k mga 5-6 k feeling deprived 

I do have a savings account though. Pero it's my money I'm trying to save sa long term investment para mas malaki interest. Hubby doesn't save he is earning around 50k monthly and I don't know where his money went . He said  kulang pa salary niya sa gastos namin he doesn't like eating dinner at home lagi sa labas kaya wala natira.

He pays for grocery, gas, salary ng Yaya... The rest is provided by my MIL electricity,  tuition fee, water....

[imeego]

I dont know if i can call it allowance (coz di naman direktang sinabing allowance ko yun hehe) but hubby gives 5k weekly when we go to the mall with our kids so that i can buy whatever i want, but mostly sa kids ko din naman ginagastos, pero pag di naman nagastos o naubos di na din nya kinukuha.. if ever magkulang, he gives extra pa din.  Di sya strict sa budget..Plus, kung may gusto akong bilhin like jewelry or bag, inform ko lang sya so he can pay for it..Im a full time mom and i dont have any income, so he provides everything...Medyo galante sya coz accdg to him kaya nga daw sya nagtratrabaho eh para mabigay nya lahat sa amin...

[Girltalker2]

when we 're newly weds he used to give me an allowance of 10k monthly. Nag stop sya magbigay after 1 year ngayon khit 1 peso wala humph!
 I'm a stay at home mom and I don't have work. Hubby provides for me when I'm with him shopping on weekends feeling ko napilitan Lang sya.  Parati yan  parinig na more than 10k gastos nman pag nasa mall  . He computes everything including our lunch / snacks or school needs of my son toys, etc. take note minsan Lang Ako buy ng toys for my son  sometimes I don't  buy for myself anymore minsan 1 item Lang /dress  for myself para wala sya masabi. When I compute it in my head di nman aabot 10k mga 5-6 k feeling deprived 

I do have a savings account though. Pero it's my money I'm trying to save sa long term investment para mas malaki interest. Hubby doesn't save he is earning around 50k monthly and I don't know where his money went . He said  kulang pa salary niya sa gastos namin he doesn't like eating dinner at home lagi sa labas kaya wala natira.

He pays for grocery, gas, salary ng Yaya... The rest is provided by my MIL electricity,  tuition fee, water....

Sis, when you say 'my son', anak nyo ni hubby mo or anak mo lang?

Baka may savings naman hubby mo, di lang sya vocal about it. Since you also have a Yaya, you might want to start working again.

[candy_tone]

I mean our son.. hehe I'm positive na wala savings account si hubby.  I don't think he would allow me to work lalo na ngayon that our son is studying and  I should be the one to fetch him to school. I'm thinking of an online business para may extra income.

[Girltalker2]

^ this. For me is unacceptable. Ayaw ka nya payagan magwork pero di ka nya bibigyan ng allowance? Mas masahol pa sa Yaya ang gawa mo. Buti pa si Yaya may sweldo at freedom to buy stuff on her own.

[fionaapple]

^ my husband and I are both working but I earn more than he does. He does not give me an allowance but he gives all of his earnings to me. We combine both our incomes and I am the one who manages our budget. I give him money according to his needs. He does not ask for a lot of money since my husband does not have vices. He loves to read and he is addicted to buying books as much as I love clothes. I have cut back a little on shopping since we are saving up to pay my car loan in full next month.

From our combined income, I earmark amounts for savings, car loan payments, amount for our house's downpayment (monthly installment for 12 mos), gas money, cellphone bills and insurance payments and our contribution for household expenses (to be given to my mother-in-law). We deposit the different amounts to our different bank accounts depending on the purpose. For our "wants," we ask permission from each other to spend money.

My husband is a hardworking and caring person. Thus, I think it is enough that he gives all of his money to me. I told him that I want him to have his own money and savings so that he can buy what he needs even when I am not around. So i told him that after we have paid my car loan in full, I will let him keep his additional bonuses and I will only get his salary from then on.

I am so proud of my husband because he does not have any insecurity about me having a more lucrative career than him. he supports me all the time.

[blackgreen]

^sis fionaapple, same tayo. Ganyan din magiging set-up namin sa bahay. We are very lucky na ganito hubby natin. Wala insecurities whatsoever sa career and sa income natin.

[fionaapple]

^sis fionaapple, same tayo. Ganyan din magiging set-up namin sa bahay. We are very lucky na ganito hubby natin. Wala insecurities whatsoever sa career and sa income natin.

Oo nga sis. mahirap din kasi kung ikaw na nga kumikita ng malaki tapos stress pa ang dala ng husband. mas maganda yung tulungan na lang. walang bad vibes. I still respect him as a husband kahit mas malaki ang sweldo ko sa kanya. It was never an issue for us. Even before I got married, alam ko naman na mas malaki talaga ang kita sa career ko but it did not make me love my husband any less.

Mahirap lang din talaga yung situation ng ibang sisters natin dito na wala na ngang work ang guy, wala pa ring kusang maglinis ng bahay, magluto, maglaba at mag-asikaso ng kids. Mas ok kasi kung yung lalaki na lang ang gagawa nun kesa naman dagdag gastos pa by hiring a househelper. Kung sa amin mangyari na mawalan ng work si hubby, siya na lang papagawin ko ng gawaing bahay at papakuhain ko siya ng home-based job or magtatayo ako ng business na pwede sa bahay like tinda ng mga cold cuts na pambaon, itlog, load, etc.