We just have one account right now. My husband just made his own business full-time, so there's no extra money to go into personal accounts right now. I typically handle the bills and such in our house, so I always know how much is in the account. My husband will occasionally ask if we have enough in the account for him to buy things, but he's not asking permission, just checking the balance. I figure if I can buy a new purse every once in a blue moon, I can't question him. I just want to ensure we have enough to pay the mortgage. Some of his friends tease him that he's asking, but like I said, he's not asking "can I buy it?" but "how's the account?"
As for gifts, he never sees the bank statements so I just put his on the debit card. He takes out cash.
It's worked really well for us.
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