Joint accounts and buying gifts

2futurepilots · **Joint accounts and buying gifts**

Those of you that buy gifts for your spouses for various occasions, how do you manage to do it without him knowing (with a joint account)? Or how does he do it without you knowing?

Just curious. Any thoughts.

calimari · 10-24-2007, 02:55 PM

My husband doesn't handle any of the finances at all, so that's easy enough. For me, he tends to hit the ATM for cash & buys the gifts cash, so I don't see them. Or, he shops so late that I see them in the charge bill AFTER Christmas.

WaxChick · 10-24-2007, 03:18 PM

I pretty much take care of the finacials. WHen it comes gift buying time we always figure out a set amount we will each spend on eachother and then take that out in cash and each use cash.

melsb · 10-24-2007, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by calimari

My husband doesn't handle any of the finances at all, so that's easy enough. For me, he tends to hit the ATM for cash & buys the gifts cash, so I don't see them. Or, he shops so late that I see them in the charge bill AFTER Christmas.

I could have written this post.

ember15 · 10-24-2007, 04:42 PM

Again Cash or he tells me not to look at the statement and shops later.

allgirls · 10-24-2007, 04:58 PM

I usually tell dh not to look at statements or take out cash. I have also bartered for dh's gifts.

allgirls

Kellyandgirls · 10-24-2007, 05:01 PM

I have a cc that I use for dh gifts when I need to be a secret (they are paid off in full right when we get the statement wich is after he gets the gift!! but all I can use it for is that (its only in my name) and emergencies.

Adda15 · 10-24-2007, 05:43 PM

I too handle all the finances. Like others have already said, we decide on about how much we are going to spend. I don't look at the CC account right before Christmas

Claire · 10-24-2007, 05:55 PM

He just charges it and I don't look too closely until after Christmas. Most of the time I have asked for something specific so it is not a big deal anyways.

NikkiR042 · 10-25-2007, 12:37 PM

I always wondered this! We don't buy each other gifts anymore really. He handles the financials so he sometimes gets me anniversary/birthday gifts, but, we don't get eachotehr anything for xmas. This year we have our little guy to buy for. So, that will be fun!!!