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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jedidajah Otte

‘It underpins everything’: how people in a relationship manage their finances

Young couple discussing over house expense bills and laptop in living room
Scores of people felt that money had become a central topic in their relationships in recent years. Photograph: Wavebreakmedia Ltd IP-211210/Alamy

When Laura, a teacher from Manchester, first moved in with her now husband, money was, she said, “almost a non-topic”.

They earned similar amounts, split the bills, were often both skint and “felt like equals navigating a fun but slightly precarious time together, with separate bank accounts”.

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