The magic number for marital financial bliss is a mere $400.

That's how much, on average, that couples said it's all right to spend without first talking to a partner, according to a new survey of 1,500 couples by Ameriprise Financial. That threshold grew with age, rising from $100 among millennial couples to $500 for boomers. A third of the couples surveyed didn't set a number.

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