# Sharing categories with a partner

**URL:** <https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/sharing-categories-with-a-partner/2214>\
**Category:** Workbook/Workshop\
**Created:** [March 25, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/sharing-categories-with-a-partner/2214 "2025-03-25T20:42:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![offcode](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/offcode/32/1304_2.png) [@offcode](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/offcode)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/sharing-categories-with-a-partner/2214/1 "2025-03-25T20:42:14Z")

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I’m setting up my life admin system with categories like “Me,” “Home,” and “Kids’ Education.” I want to share it with my partner, but she wants her own “Me” category, while “Home” would be shared.

How do you handle this? One option is to add names, like “Personal Records – Alice,” “Personal Records – Bob,” “Wellbeing – Alice,” and “Wellbeing – Bob,” but that feels a bit clunky. Any better approaches?

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**Author:** ![johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/johnnydecimal/32/1759_2.png) [@johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/johnnydecimal)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/sharing-categories-with-a-partner/2214/2 "2025-03-26T02:52:21Z")

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They’re a bit scattered around the place, but this is a fairly common request.

Maybe start by scanning through this thread, or searching it for ‘share’.

> [@Life Admin System – support post](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/quick-start-life-admin-support-topic/1660):
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> This post is for any support questions related to the Life Admin System. For example: Questions about a specific area, category, or ID. Questions about your particular system setup. Wondering where to put a thing, how to store something, or any other issue related to using the system to be organised. If you would rather post a new thread, please do. You can do that in the #Life Admin System category. Try searching first The forum already contains many questions and answers. You should try bro…

Or this search.

[https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/search?q=life%20admin%20share](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/search?q=life%20admin%20share)

(I should consolidate/document a proper solution, given that it is such a common question. Will add to the list.)

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**Author:** ![trintera](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/trintera/32/999_2.png) [@trintera](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/trintera)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/sharing-categories-with-a-partner/2214/3 "2025-03-26T04:54:34Z")

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Also:

> [@Separate "11 Self" from Life Admin area](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/separate-11-self-from-life-admin-area/2039):
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> I’m cracking my brain over this for some time now, so want to hear the opinion or experiences of the community. The Life Admin area predominantly covers the household that I want to share with my significant other. However, the Self section is almost entirely about oneself. In the current default, Johnny suggests to add a suffix after each ID, for example +HUS and +WIF. This is fine when all is shared, but I don’t need to share all that stuff in the first place. My resume, applications, job se…