How My Wife and I Split expenses in our marriage

@notesbynathan

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Why it worked

The video likely resonated with viewers due to its relatable topic of financial management in marriage and the creator's transparent approach to discussing finances. The mention of making his wife 'work optional' also taps into aspirational themes for many couples.

Summary

The creator explains how he and his wife split expenses in their marriage, with him covering most of the mandatory expenses and her using her money for trips and savings. They also maintain separate and joint savings and investment accounts.

Structure

1Introduction to expense splitting
2Creator's higher income and how expenses are divided
3Wife's contribution to savings and discretionary spending
4Joint and separate financial accounts
5Future financial goals and creator's desire to support wife's dreams

Product placement

The video mentions SoFi for checking and savings accounts, and a joint brokerage account. The creator also shows screenshots of an emergency fund and a joint investment account.

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How My Wife and I Split expenses in our marriage (30 yr old married man who wants to make his wife work optional) EMERGENCY $22,695.22 Current balance INVESTMENT JOINT WROS $78,840.78 $78,840.78 +$735.06 (+0.94%)* 4:01

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How my wife and I split expenses as a man who wants to make her work optional one day. #spending #money #transparency #budget #PersonalFinance

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Transcript

Yesterday I got a bunch of comments like this. Since y'all are obsessed with my marriage and my sexuality, we're gonna talk about how we handle finances together. It's quite frankly, the rest of it is none of your business. Foremost, to lay the groundwork, my wife and I pretty much make the exact same amount. I literally 3 grand more than she does. Largely, expenses, utilities, groceries, mortgage, going out, gas, it really ends up on my card most of the time. The, uh, largely use her money for trips or for things that we're really saving up for, like furniture for the house. Now, our house money really is a team sport. And I think that makes some people mad. Also got a few comments that were like, the worst part of that video is that he makes his wife pay half of the mortgage. At the end of the day, you can get to goals a lot quicker if you do them together. Genuinely, what good is money if you can't spend it on someone that you love? We have a checking and a savings account with SoFi. She has a checking account that she's used since she was 16 or something like that. We do have a combined emergency fund and a savings account, and we also have a joint brokerage account. She has her own Roth IRA and 401k and I have my own 401k. That's not to say that you can't combine them. For the lifestyle that we live, we're pretty much in a good spot. However, she has a lot of goals and dreams that I would love to help make come true. Money is in the way that I'm putting myself out there on the internet and I'm trying to make money on social media so that my wife can be work optional and those