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We are not married and so do not have joint accounts, but we usually discuss nearly every purchase with one another and split costs of joint resources (food, apartment stuff, trading off on movies/events/DVDs, etc.). Though we provide input to each other regarding purchases/sales/money management, we can't/don't prevent each other from making certain purchases and whatnot. I gave him a nudge to trade in the truck for a fuel-efficient car, he is helping nudge me to sell the second horse who is draining 1/4 of my income every month just in board alone. We're a team, and we try to be financially careful and smart, but sometimes we both make impulse purchases and whine about it later. I think that's normal.
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