How do you manage your finances?

[Awesomecakes]

Hello there, married couples!

I just want to ask how do you guys handle or manage your finances after marriage? Do you combine both of your income and get your expenses from there? Do you still manage to save? And lastly, do you still set aside a part of your income to support your own family? Do you still ask your or make paalam to your spouse? Thanks!

[j.adore]

Our plan is to combine both of our income on a monthly basis then allot into parts:

Savings - This is the most important part, the first to be taken from our income, and will go to a separate account.

Expenses - We'll use a checking account for this one to pay for amortizations, utilities, daily expenses etc.

Fun fund - This will be for our dates, gifts, trips, etc.

Parents - We will deduct an equal amount per month for both sides (pwedeng ibigay regularly o ilagay sa separate account for later's use).

[ikaela]

Similar thread: Money Set-Up When Married

Madami nag-share ng ways/techniques nila diyan sa thread, plenty of tips to pick up!

[BWL Plum Angel]

hindi kami magkahalo ng pera, bukod ang wallets 
walang tanungan kasi hindi naman kami palagastos ng pera for our own use..
lahat para sa family namin..

when it comes to expenses, pantay kami gumastos...
but since si hubby ang lalaki, sya ang madalas magshell out ng pera para sa gastusin...
i help whenever i can and volunteer to pay for things kapag namimili kami or bayad ng bills...

so far, never pa kami nagaway sa pera