He asserts that it is crucial for both partners in a relationship to be actively involved in managing family finances to prevent resentment.

“This is one more example why it is so crucial for both people in a relationship to have an active role in managing the family finances. There can never be one money person because this is an example of what happens when there is.”

The speaker feels that the historical arrangement of handing her paycheck to her husband resulted in a lack of financial agency.

“I think maybe I put myself in a position to be a secondass citizen like right away.”

Joint financial accounts generally improve the financial and relational outcomes of a marriage.

“All the data points to your relationship will work out better in general and financially if you are taking a team approach to your finances.”

Joint accounts are generally more effective than separate accounts for managing a household's finances.

“Completely agree, completely agree with you on this that having a joint account puts you in the best position to work as a team,”

The speaker admits to having treated his income solely as his own money throughout the marriage rather than as joint funds.

“I very much treated the money that I've made as mine truly like I've never considered it our money.”