<prompt> Human: My fiancée and I are getting married soon and are trying to decide how to split our finances. Right now we are both graduate students making similar salaries, so well split things 5050. We have chosen different career paths however, with me choosing a path where I should be earning 100kyr, and her choosing a path that should earn 80kyr. What does personal finance suggest? How do married redditors earning different salaries currently handle their finances?  <response>: my wife and I pool our income together. She makes upper 50 i make about 42.We tell each other before we make big purchases. 