My husband Barry and I got married in 1978, and for the first half of our marriage, he and I maintained separate finances.
Our approach worked fine for the first few years because life wasn't very pricey where we lived back then in Bellingham, Washington.
When Louisa Rogers and her husband Barry first got married, they kept their finances separate.
We still had separate finances at the time.
Combining our finances not only helped us relax, but we've also become more creative and generous both with time and money.
Persons:
Barry, Louisa Rogers, I'd, we've
Organizations:
Palo Alto, USAID
Locations:
Bellingham , Washington, Palo Alto , California, California, Windy Hill, Alto, Palo, Oaxaca, Mexico