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We do what princess does - we have our own accounts we get paid into then we have standing orders that go to a joint account where bills come out from. The difficulty with us is I earn more than him :/ I'm having to be a lot more careful (which is hard for me!) as I have a lot more outgoings than him. I'm hopin to reduce those before bubba arrives.
It is a big worry we have as I'm not see whats gonna happen when all I get is stat maternity pay. I keep wanting to bury my head in the sand but I know that wont get us anywhere!
For a start, we both contribute to a savings account who h we will use to buy baby bits as and when we need them (luckily family are buying the big bits for us) so we will try to use as little of that as possible so we have somethin to live off. It's really hard!
it is really hard isn't it. i think that now its all getting closer we have to start thinking about it. my OH earns a lot more than me and will be opening an account to pay for the baby for the next year, so money for anything baby needs such as clothes, paying for me to take him swimming or to mummy and baby clubs etc. which is great and i know i'm lucky to have that. i feel that in a way he is kind of forgetting about me. he wants to get this expensive car for himself which he can afford, the money for the baby is covered which is great and he is putting aside money to cover my bills when im not paid but i just dont know how i'm going to live, it kind of hurts to think everything my baby has will be bought by either my OH or family. i spent £20 of my own money the other week on a blanket and room themometer and my OH said to me i shouldn't be spending that, i should be paying towards my credit card debt - he said he will pay for the baby stuff. he just doesn't get that i WANT to buy my baby some stuff
sorry, i didnt mean for this to turn into one big moan from me lol!
good news is, i came up with a plan for us to sort our finances when i go back to work which is what the original thread was about
xx