Micromanaging for Martial sanity

Ever since the beginning of our marriage, I have handled the finances 100%. I enjoy it and frankly, I'm better at it.

I try to keep Brent in the loop, but it's hard for me to even remember what exactly what we spend every penny on and let him know what our financial situation is at any given time.

So began the "Last Week's Financial Review" email.

I made a chart in Excel, and at the top is Brent's weekly take home pay.
Then I list every day of the week and what we spent on each day - bills, car payment, McDonalds, cat food - everything. Then the next Tuesday, when Brent gets paid again, I email him the last week's spending, and start over for the next week.

I love this, and so does Brent. Now we both know exactly where our money is going. It's simple and easy to read at a glance, and it makes our communication so much better in this area. I give the Weekly Finacial Review 2 thumbs up!