How do Polish couples manage their financial issues?

share everything or be financially independent?

financially independent

share everything

Financially independent.

Lets vote ;)

independence - dependence: 2:1 so far (and one undecided;))

Men work, women spend.

share independance :)))))) lol

maybe in Poland, but not always the case in other countries with Polish people.
Share bills and food, but keep separate bank accounts, dont get joint credit cards and maintain a secret source for emergencies.. thats my advice...not romantic, but practical.

I agree.

joint account for bills, everything else in your own account works a treat....also when you go out they pay :)

good advice

That's good advice sapphire, that's what I did when I was married, but when the jerk gave me divorce papers, everything gets split in half. I had more savings in my account than he did, so the jerk took half my money I worked so hard for.
Better advice: keep your money under a matress.

oh dear.. my bf is trying to get me to take out a loan for him as he cant get any credit.. but I dont wanna do it.. much as i love him.. money is the root of all evil and the cause of more relationship break ups than anything. My partner is still legally married and doesnt want to get divorced cos his house is in the name of his ex.

if I ever divorced my husband i fear loss of all the TVS in my house.. lol

yes , I have to do the same as far as seperate bank accounts. people frown
at his work saying, why dont you have joint? he admits that he is the spender
in our house and if it was up to him we would be broke..

I tell him his A** is on fire on payday, we sing that song burn baby burn to him
on payday,, lol.. and lord knows I cant give him a shopping list and send him on his
way, tried that once, thats all it took, he came home with gadgets instead of groceries!! first and last time!! lol

sometimes people say this to me too... but i just say NO

just say YES, SI, TAK to that J

go with your gut feeling sapp, he has to do this himself.. its not your baggage.

good one bubba!! lol

you are right P - I have enough financial baggage of my own

and dont let him use the but dont you love me line,, yes love is strong, but he has
to not bring you into his delimmas, that would be bad, we all want to help but
your right, money is root of all evil, he has to do this for himself and keep u out
of his financial debt..

why cant he ask a parent or sibling to co-sign or take out a loan? this would be
more respectful..

you can blame that one on me, this way he wont be mad at you :))) K

thanks have a good weekend..his family are poor Poles dont you know :)

What about mixed Polish / non Polish couples?

M Cdn / F Polish couple - combined...

sorry sapp, didnt mean it to sound so mother like :)

ive co-signed for my nephew, and it fell back on me and I just wouldnt want you
to end up with same situation. he may be true to his word, I didnt have a gut
feeling with my nephew I trusted because he was family and look what happened..

its really a not a easy topic because it involves a whole lotta trust. if you feel that
I guess its your call, but I felt whole lotta trust too for my nephew and he
shucked his responsibilities.. thats family were talking about too, something I didnt
expect and fully trusted.. just never know.