<prompt> Human: Hey guys, Im getting married in November, and Im more the numbers-minded person in the relationship, so its fallen on me to work out our budgeting and stuff. Im wondering what kind of advice you can give on proscons of different ways to split up income, accounts, bills, etc. My vision as of right now is for us to have a joint account for shared expenses and savings, and then each of us have a separate account for personal saving. Right now, our income is a bit unequal, with me making about 60-65 of our household income, and my fiance making about 35-40. Were currently splitting bills out of our own separate accounts along that 6040 line, but if each of us were to contribute, say 50 of our check to the joint account and 50 to individual, the joint account would have that 6040 split built right in by virtue of larger contributions from me.I think its important that each of us have an account for our own discretionary spending and saving, but I also believe a marriage works on the hers is mine, mine is hers principle, thus the shared account. I also think paying along our percentages is the fairest way to contribute, but Im open to having my mind changed on any of the above points. Thoughtscritiquesadvice?  <response>: Every couple is different, and the right answer is the one that you guys talk about and are comfortable with. We use one checking account. Both of our checks go into it, and we pay the bills from there. Savings and investing are spread around, but its all joint money. Communication is the important thing. 