<prompt> Human: When I was married, we had shared finances. Everything was mixed and it worked fine. Well, until divorce. Im considering having my boyfriend move in with me but unsure how to handle finances. I dont think keeping them entirely separate will work because I have two kids and he has one and splitting everything will drive me nuts. But Im not sure its at the stage that whats mine is yours and yours is mine. How do folks work it out in this sort of situation? Our salaries arent much different but he pays child support and I receive it so that alone swings us 2500 difference a month.  <response>: You keep your account, your partner keeps their account, and you both open a shared account together. Talk about it and agree how much youll each contribute to the shared account and what youll use it for and how often, etc. The more clear you are about it the less problems. 