The person managing household money deserves cooperation with the records, not only opinions about the result.

Whoever handles the accounts absorbs a job with two halves: the arithmetic, and the chasing. The chasing is the part nobody sees, since it consists of asking for receipts, remembering what a charge was for, and waiting on answers to small questions. Opinions about the outcome arrive freely; the paperwork that would make the outcome accurate arrives slowly.

Where someone else keeps the records in your home, hand over your side without being asked twice. Answer the small questions the same day, because they are small only for you. And if you want a say in how the money goes, take part in the recording rather than reviewing the summary.