Traditionally, the man/dad/husband controlled the household operations. Mainly because he was the bread winner. He made the money that supported the family and was responsible for the clothes on everyone’s backs and the food that calmed their hunger.
Well, it’s 2009 and the man is no longer the soul provider and sometimes is not the bread winner. Women make tremendous contributions to the family and in many cases, their income is necessary to the living situation.
With powerful women like :
- Indra Nooyi – PepsiCo
- Irene Rosenfield – Kraft Foods
- Andrea Jung – Avon Products
- Oprah Winfrey – Harpo
- Carol Bartz – Yahoo
You have to wonder, do they really rake in all the dough so their hubbies can tell them how to spend it?
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Being that I am single, I am in charge of my household. Growing up, when I wanted something I went to Mom. When I wanted to go out and do something, I went to Dad.
I let my ol’ lady handle the money, she hunts for deals and has more of an interest in making our money work for us.
The person who makes the most money or has the most interest in money typically handles the financial decisions. More often than not, that is the man.
I would have to say it is a mutual agreement between both in how and who handles the money/operations. I would have no problem handling the operations, but I would not be with a woman who also could not handle the operations.
I think several instances have occurred where a man controls everything and something happens (hospitalization, death, MIA) and the woman is left with a house that she has no idea how to care for or maintain.
I pick the man for the following reasons: If the wife/SO is one one these “powerful women” then she is most likely too busy with work to handle household operations. If the woman is not like the ones stated above, the man should run it anyway. Since he has the bigger brain and all. It’s science.
When you say I do…the man is the head of the house. So hopefully in making a good decision on who your husband is, you will be able to trust him in that position to have say over the household. I also believe that the wife should be able to offer advice on the issues of the house. Especially with the money/the operation of the household. Like Derrick mentioned, if anything ever happen to either person, they won’t be in the dark.
It should be mutually decided & fully understood by both.