Perhaps it was the situation of going thru a divorce, but on the 2nd marriage I made the decision to keep separate bank accounts. This is not to say we don't discuss major purchases or perhaps better put, I "float" the idea repeatedly as in the instance when I bought the 2006 K9 in March of that year. I repeatedly mentioned I was thinking about buying a "chopper". Then on that day in March we exchanged our how was your day, what did you do today, etc., when I said, "oh, by the way, Steel Customs is delivering my new K9 tonight.