Who Pays the Bill?

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hk blues
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12 minutes ago, BrettGC said:

Not really, there's no real norm, different couples do it differently.  

Personally I couldn't be bothered and the wife has proved time and time again that she's a champion with money and budgeting.  So one less thing to worry about to my mind.  Yes we discuss the bigger decisions but day to day she runs the show. 

Pretty much the same as the UK.  My dad would get his wages and give my mum 'the housekeeping' money and he would take care of all bills, clothes, holidays etc.  In both my 1st and 2nd marriages we did the same.  When my 1st marriage ended one concern I had for my 1st wife was how was she going to cope with suddenly having to deal with all aspects of the budget but, not surprisingly, she did.

AFAIK, in Japan the wife manages all aspects of the finances and gives the husband pocket money. 

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BrettGC
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1 hour ago, JJReyes said:

Funny story about American securities companies arriving for the first time at the potentially lucrative Japan market.  They were inviting salarymen to expensive sales presentations where it is customary to give gifts and provide food while pitching about their investment products.  Everyone was polite, but no sales.  In the meantime, Nomura Security executives were laughing their heads off because it was the wrong audience.  Wives control the family finances including investments.  Nomura's sales force consisted of women who held Tupperware like parties with gifts and food for the participants.  At the time, Nomura was the world's largest securities company.

No market research is a bad thing in any country; it's day 1 stuff.  Bet someone got their butt kicked for missing that one.

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hk blues
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6 hours ago, mountainside said:

Her very fine family has never inquired about our finances, and has never asked for contributions other than small ones for funerals/wakes or family reunions, or once for a medical emergency.  My wife tells me what is asked for and why, and how much we should contribute.

Sounds pretty much exactly like my family, including the medical emergency part.  Good people with good morals.

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JJReyes
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2 hours ago, hk blues said:
7 hours ago, BrettGC said:

No market research is a bad thing in any country; it's day 1 stuff.  Bet someone got their butt kicked for missing that one.

 

The image is a dominant Japanese male and a docile wife who walks three feet behind.  Who in the West would imagine that the husband turns over his entire salary and she returns to him a small weekly allowance.  Husband also has no say in how the children are raised.

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