<prompt> Human: My fiancee and I pool our money into a joint account. Right now, we have to ask the other one for permission to make purchases for personal things - like clothes, shoes, etc. This is causing some unnecessary friction!I dont like this system and want to change it so that we have an X amount each to spend, no questions asked. The thing Im torn on is whether the amounts should be equal. I make about twice what she makes, and like the idea of pegging the monthly transfer amount to annual salary. At the same time, Im not against having it be equal.Have any of you done something similar? Any suggestions?Thanks, PF!  <response>: I think equal amounts is more reasonable than pegging it your salaries. There is no right answer here, but I figure you should view your joint account as our money and personal spending allowances pulled from that account should be equal. 