Comments on: Guest Post: Why Every Woman Needs Mad Money

By: Relationship advice that makes a difference

Relationship advice that makes a difference — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:10:31 +0000

Lots of information to digest. I\’ll need some time to think about this.

By: Girls Just Wanna Have Funds-Personal Finance For Women

Girls Just Wanna Have Funds-Personal Finance For Women — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:04:57 +0000

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By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:12:35 +0000

It is wise to have a little extra income set aside for each partner to be able to spend/save/hoard at will. I will never understand why another drill bit is needed the same as he will never understand the need for another pair of black shoes - He can spend his money and I can spend mine as I please without question, without worry. This said, these accounts are funded after all else is taken care of.

By: J dawg

J dawg — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:57:03 +0000

We just talked about this over at undertrader.com. While I like the article from the standpoint of yes women should have some money to get back home with (pre-marriage) I strongly disagree that you should have hidden money in a marriage. But I think that this is the point of an Emergency fund. If you have one premarriage and you move in with a guy who turns out to be a loon, you can use it to get back home. But after you are married if you should be moving all money together. You are married, partners, bound together as one , the symbol of the ring representing having no beginning and no end.

By: CreoleInDC

CreoleInDC — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:40:30 +0000

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By: savvy

savvy — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:21:54 +0000

I agree that it’s healthy for spouses to have their own money to spend as they choose. However, I don’t think it should be a secret. Hubby and I have joint accounts as well as a separate accounts. At any time, either of us can access the other’s account (we added the other’s name to the individual accounts when we got married) but never actually bother to do so.

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By: That Saddity Chic

That Saddity Chic — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:43:21 +0000

I made sure I had my mad/f-you money when I quit my job 2 years ago to start my own business. If I hadn’t been saving so diligently I would have been stuck there much longer. About 8 months ago this money came in handy again. I had just moved in with my fiance who lived 2 hours away. We had gotten into a heated arguement and he demanded that I move out of his house. It all worked out beteween us but I felt so secure while packing my things. There was no begging to stay because of not having my finances together. I know that anything can happen in a relationship and women need the mad money so they don’t become stuck in relationships that are compromising, unhealthy and abusive. Ladies we must have this money set aside for unforseen situations like this.

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By: 2million

2million — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:42:46 +0000

I think this is great advice for man or woman. It gives you a bit of a comfort zone in a relationship regardless of who is managing the money in the relationship. 2million's last blog post..Financial Incentives for Going Green?

By: Sara

Sara — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:00:28 +0000

I absolutely love this article. It is extremely good advice for star-struck new lovers/newlyweds, especially coming out of college or high school. And it applies to men too!