Paul* manages his finances “to the penny”. If he buys a packet of crisps when he is out, he records it in his account book at home, noting down the exact amount. But it’s not just his own spending he keeps a watchful eye over. If Paul’s wife Susie* buys anything when she’s out, Paul knows — and he records that too.
In fact, Paul keeps tabs on quite a few parts of Susie’s life. He and his wife share all their emails and texts with each other. They do “everything together”, he says.
