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The family budget handover: when one partner manages the money

The short answer: in many households one partner runs the finances – which works until illness, separation or death makes it a crisis. A 'budget handover protocol' – shared visibility, documented accounts, both partners able to operate essentials – is unromantic and essential.

Von Leutrim MiftarajGründer von BudgetHub, MSc Innovation Management (FFHS)

The minimum both must know

All accounts and where they're held, recurring payments and how they're paid, insurance policies and where documents live, pension fund and 3a locations, and access arrangements (not shared passwords – proper authorisations).

From knowledge to shared practice

A monthly 15-minute money review together beats any document: both see the same numbers, decisions are joint, and the 'knowledge monopoly' dissolves naturally.

Shared visibility, built in

A shared budget hub gives both partners the same live picture – the protocol becomes a habit instead of a binder.

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