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Originally Posted by SoCalGirl
When a friend of mine told me his wife had asked him about buying a new mixer (~$200) I laughed because I thought he was kidding! I really thought only people in controlling and abusive relationships have allowances or had to ask their SO before making a purchase. 
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Consulting your spouse before making a large purchase is just common sense. If you both just happened to make a $300 purchase that day because you knew there was enough in the account to cover it, you could easily overdraw an account in a hurry. My ex used his ATM for EVERYTHING, including lunch out every day. So, I'd be happily balancing the checkbook, paying the bills, thinking we had money in the account and then the overdrawn statements started coming. He sometimes spent $600-800 a month with his ATM/Visa card without ever telling me or showing me a receipt. I had to find out when the bank statements came. Of course this was before online banking. At least these days, I'd be able to find out what he was spending daily!
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