Should you know your partners salary?

[buttons]

i'm just wondering if people think they should know their partners salary and vice versa?
you could argue it's their money and they don't need to tell you the details but i think it's a bit different if you're living together and trust each other.

i know my partners salary, i knew it from the day he got his contract and it wasn't a big deal cause we are open about how much money we have and he also knows my salary. neither of us have asked for each others money or anything like that!


what u think?

[Kardan]

Yes - how can you plan a life together financially without knowing it?

[scottish]

Yes but when I win 130m on the euromillions it's going into a secret account

[buttons]

Yes - how can you plan a life together financially without knowing it?

i suppose you could both agree to put in the same amount without telling each other how much money you have

we put an equal amount of money into our accounts for bills each month even though one earns more than the other

[Cow]

Well it does help understand you can and can't afford.

[Expling]

I think it's rather important yeah because some people would say the old 'what's mine is yours' quote and stuff
It's important to know because it means you're open with your partner and you don't have anything to hide, it's also quite important for you to know how much you've got to spend between you

[Kyle]

only if it's necessary e.g. bills payments
not really relevant otherwise

[lawrawrrr]

I wouldn't say it's necessary with a new partner but it's something that might come up in conversation, a lot of people (especially young people) complain about low salaries a lot and usually it would be with a partner that you complain about it to!

If you're living together and financing things between you then I think you should though, otherwise you can't plan very easily or fairly...

[Absently]

I know roughly what he earns but not an exact amount and I don't care too much really. We split everything evenly and take turns in paying for fun extras. We're both pretty open with showing each other our bank accounts, so there's nothing secretive in our relationship about what either of has and tend to give each other our cards to pay for stuff, if it needs be. At end of day, as long as we can both afford our bills, whatever is left over is up to him what he chooses to do with it and same for me. Although, we do have a savings account now, so a chunk would go into that before going wild

[Inseriousity.]

maybe not straight away but eventually you should be close enough to know that sort of thing. I can't really think of a normal* reason to keep it from someone you love.

*'i'm like walter white and have a secret drugs empire' isn't normal but understandable reason for example lmaooo