Are husband required to "SURRENDER" their ATM cards (salary) to their wives?

Hey, by just reading the title perhaps those who are still single could not relate with this. It is fine, you may give your opinion based on your perspective if ever you get married. Hehe.
Actually I was just curious so I decided to write and somehow I would like to know everyone's stand with regards to this.

When I was still a kid, I always witnessed my parents having an argument due to financial issues. My Father most of the time does not "REMIT" his income to my Mother. Don't get my Mom wrong, she is just mad as all my Dad's income was all spent into vices. 😬

We are also aware that the OLD tradition was, the husband would give his income to the wife and the wife would be the one to budget. That was because women are just staying at home to fulfill her role as Wife.

Nowadays things are different. There are even a lot of working moms, raise your hands if you belong.

So here are two different scenarious;

When my older sisters got married and I was in high school, that time, I knew that their husbands " ATM's card" was on them. It was surrendered, lol! Thus I could sometimes hear them and complaining it was hard to budget. Like their husbands want this and that, spend this and that but income is not enough. So it was hard . It's was so challenging to balance when income is deficit versus with expenses right?
So I told them , maybe it would be better to return the ATM's card to their husband then they will be the one to do the budgeting.

Yet my sisters do not agree as they say, it's the wife's responsibility.

That made me think, aw it's hard to be a wife.

I got a different perspective when I started working.

It was just normal conversations with my female officemates that time that are married. Most of them are actually married . I was surprised upon knowing that most of them are not holding their husband's ATM cards. They are just dividing the expenses at home. Maybe not that equally divided, lol! They don't give a demn, if their husband would spent their remaining penny into something they want as long as they provided what they need to provide at home. In addition the same applies with them with regards to their salaries. Oh, that was cool, right?

For sure there would be no arguments about financial matters.

Same goes with my male officemates. Though there are some who chose to give their ATM to their wives but maybe only 1%. I remember one of them, which was our Area Sales Supervisor told me that he already surrendered his ATM to his wife. I was in awe as I did not expect it. Yet he added that his wife was already pregnant with their first baby so she doesn't want her to be stressed. But what happened after his wife gave birth? Well he takes back his ATM card. Awit! , I laughed the moment I knew about it. He further told me that he is making sure that he provides all the needs at home.

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My opinion;

In my case, if you're going to ask me, it's a NO. My husband's ATM card is not on me. Hehe, is an OFW and when he stayed here for two years after we got married he was jobless so there is none to be remitted or to be surrendered, lol! Though he says, he is sending all his salary to me. He just got some for his monthly allowance. His remittances varies, yes I know how much is his salary as stated in his contract. Yet it is not fixed, they sometimes have OT.

If you will ask my point of view with regards to this, I am okay if he would give his card to me. I am okay if not and we will divide expenses at home.
Life is hard now, with an ongoing price hike with everything couples should really help each other. Aside from that I don't want to have issues with regard to financial aspects. It is not healthy at all.

Yet whay important is which ever set a couple into, they both agree with it. Right?

How about you? Are husband required to "SURRENDER" their ATM cards (salary) to their wives?

I would like to read your comments, opinions at the comment section.

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