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Romijn and O’Connell Reveal Separate Finances and Shared ‘Community Pot’

In their first public account of private money rules the pair described how they balance work with parenting under a pact set at engagement.

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Overview

  • They maintain completely separate bank accounts, a pact they first made when they became engaged in 2005.
  • They disclosed on July 17 on SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live that they contribute quarterly to a shared “community pot” for their daughters’ and household expenses.
  • Contributions to the community pot are adjusted so the partner earning less at the time pays less and the other covers more.
  • The arrangement has governed their finances for nearly two decades as they juggle acting careers and parenting.
  • They also agreed that one parent will always stay home with their twins, Dolly and Charlie, to ensure continuous parental care.