My wife and I have ran our finances this way for 7 of the 8 years we have been married. To me, it is the only way to do it “fairly” and with minimal fuss. Some of those commenting need to re-read the suggestions, because they are misinterpreting them.

Do you really need the sink to cook a meal? I mean if the pan you need is dirty, that sucks.. but handwashing 1 or 2 items takes less than a minute each. It’s annoying and looks horrible, but c’mon, it has no bearing on cooking a meal.