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Old 11-08-2013, 12:36   #4
Pete
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Wife's bank account

When we were moving around a lot I always set up an allotment for almost all of my base pay at a local bank and gave the checkbook to the wife.

That was her "keeping the house running money". My EOM pay went into my checkbook and was mine. Tax free zones, et al was a windfall for me - so I had to buy a bunch of gold jewelry for her with it.

The advantage for her was she knew exactly what she was getting each month.
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