Comments on: Cohabitating http://www.oipom.com/2007/09/08/cohabitating/ Meggan talks about her life, which includes a husband, a little boy, and the hobbies of an eighty-year-old lady. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SWSNBN http://www.oipom.com/2007/09/08/cohabitating/#comment-11470 SWSNBN Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:51:27 +0000 http://www.oipom.com/2007/09/08/cohabitating/#comment-11470 Well, I make all the money right now. My BF doesn't, but he is getting a little money right now, and he mainly uses that for cigarettes. Our rent is based on our income though, so no one is too worried about me (besides me, but I always worry about money. LOL), and we do have a joint checking account. But it's my account, we had to add him so that he could move in with me. He asks if he needs something extra, and otherwise, he doesn't touch the account. So, I guess I buy everything. But he does all the child rearing, so I think it evens out. I'd also like to add that he's taking care of my child, not his. And I couldn't ask for a better father figure, so it makes me being the money earner easier on me. Though I think he feels bad. And I know we won't get anywhere near married until he feels like he is helping support us. So that part sucks. I'm trying to get him to understand that if I was the guy, no one would say or think crap. Maybe we'll get there. I don't know if any of that helps. We do share laundry. Well, I make all the money right now. My BF doesn’t, but he is getting a little money right now, and he mainly uses that for cigarettes. Our rent is based on our income though, so no one is too worried about me (besides me, but I always worry about money. LOL), and we do have a joint checking account. But it’s my account, we had to add him so that he could move in with me. He asks if he needs something extra, and otherwise, he doesn’t touch the account. So, I guess I buy everything. But he does all the child rearing, so I think it evens out.
I’d also like to add that he’s taking care of my child, not his. And I couldn’t ask for a better father figure, so it makes me being the money earner easier on me. Though I think he feels bad. And I know we won’t get anywhere near married until he feels like he is helping support us.
So that part sucks. I’m trying to get him to understand that if I was the guy, no one would say or think crap.
Maybe we’ll get there.
I don’t know if any of that helps.
We do share laundry.

]]> By: George http://www.oipom.com/2007/09/08/cohabitating/#comment-11466 George Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:28:46 +0000 http://www.oipom.com/2007/09/08/cohabitating/#comment-11466 I'm the only guy that comments on your blog. D and I have gotten to the point that we combine everything - laundry, groceries, and finances. It's way easier. I’m the only guy that comments on your blog.

D and I have gotten to the point that we combine everything – laundry, groceries, and finances. It’s way easier.

]]> By: Kelly http://www.oipom.com/2007/09/08/cohabitating/#comment-11465 Kelly Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:10:21 +0000 http://www.oipom.com/2007/09/08/cohabitating/#comment-11465 I am neither married nor do I live with my significant other (as I don't have one :P), but I have just started living with 3 of my Uni friends. It seems that everything is in my name, as I moved in first, and so I'm in the process of getting a bank account set up, separate from my own, where jointly paid for things will go out of. I am neither married nor do I live with my significant other (as I don’t have one :P ), but I have just started living with 3 of my Uni friends. It seems that everything is in my name, as I moved in first, and so I’m in the process of getting a bank account set up, separate from my own, where jointly paid for things will go out of.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.oipom.com/2007/09/08/cohabitating/#comment-11464 Nicole Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:09:25 +0000 http://www.oipom.com/2007/09/08/cohabitating/#comment-11464 Craig and I have been living together for about 4 years now, and I would say almost everything is combined. I would actually really like to have joint accounts - it would make something much easier. Both of us do not work, so we get the monthly money from my family so I end up paying for everything. Craig has started keeping his refund checks from school, but we mostly use that as our "fun" money and pend it on entertainment. My mom gives us a lot of our monthly money so she makes me have an account linked to her, which he then checks all of my finances, hence the fun money when craig gets money. As far as household chores, that generally falls under me. However, one thing Craig does do is the cat box. This has to be done daily and it sucks with 3 cats and he hate it, but he does it. As far a cooking goes, we also try to do it together. It makes it a lot easier and a lot more fun if you are not alone doing it. In the past when our kitchen was a little small for 2 people we would switch off and one person would cook and the other person would do the dishes. Grocery shopping is almost always done together, 100% always if its a big shop, but ocassionaly one of us will go alone. I consider all money our money, and so I do not see it as me paying all of the bills, because I dont really feel like its my money, but I know craig has trouble with it. I can not wait till we both have jobs, then I am sure it will all go to one joint account, its just so much easier that way. Craig and I have been living together for about 4 years now, and I would say almost everything is combined.

I would actually really like to have joint accounts – it would make something much easier.

Both of us do not work, so we get the monthly money from my family so I end up paying for everything.

Craig has started keeping his refund checks from school, but we mostly use that as our “fun” money and pend it on entertainment.

My mom gives us a lot of our monthly money so she makes me have an account linked to her, which he then checks all of my finances, hence the fun money when craig gets money.

As far as household chores, that generally falls under me. However, one thing Craig does do is the cat box. This has to be done daily and it sucks with 3 cats and he hate it, but he does it.

As far a cooking goes, we also try to do it together. It makes it a lot easier and a lot more fun if you are not alone doing it.

In the past when our kitchen was a little small for 2 people we would switch off and one person would cook and the other person would do the dishes.

Grocery shopping is almost always done together, 100% always if its a big shop, but ocassionaly one of us will go alone.

I consider all money our money, and so I do not see it as me paying all of the bills, because I dont really feel like its my money, but I know craig has trouble with it.

I can not wait till we both have jobs, then I am sure it will all go to one joint account, its just so much easier that way.

]]> By: Erin http://www.oipom.com/2007/09/08/cohabitating/#comment-11461 Erin Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:20:45 +0000 http://www.oipom.com/2007/09/08/cohabitating/#comment-11461 We share everything while I control the finances. But our relationship is that of a married couple even though we still need to get hitched. I just find it easier to make sure everything is taken care of if I organize it because my lovely SO is scatterbrained about such things. We share everything while I control the finances. But our relationship is that of a married couple even though we still need to get hitched. I just find it easier to make sure everything is taken care of if I organize it because my lovely SO is scatterbrained about such things.

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