My hubby and I have been married 3 months and I am about to open a bank account where he lives in England. He wants his own.. I think it would be easier to put it all in one and pay the bills from that.
2007-01-22 06:35:45 · 12 answers · asked by jodilynn0303 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
They always say you should have 3 checking accounts- yours, his, and a joint. You each get paid into your own and transfer X amount (however much you agree on to cover bills) every week into the joint. Pay the bills from the joint. But you still have your own money seperate.
2007-01-22 06:41:46 · answer #1 · answered by Kristine R 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You should have a joint account for all the shared money that is used for bills etc. Most people also like to have individual accounts as well as the joint accounts so they can have or save personal money. There is no reason your husband and yourself should not have both types of accounts.
After 8 years of marriage now myself, we no longer have separate accounts and just have a joint account.
2007-01-22 06:41:14 · answer #2 · answered by MRod 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no don't do that. the best is to have your own account and he has his own account. You can get a joint account that you pay bills from. That way if anything happens you have money if things don't work, and are both still paying the bills together.
2007-01-22 06:43:07 · answer #3 · answered by Just a girl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everybody is different and you have to go with what works for your marriage. Some couples like to have a joint. For my husband and I, we have separate checking accounts and it works like a charm. We split the bills and have only a joint savings account. Again, it might not work for everyone, but it works for us. You might have to try both ways first and see which one works best for you guys. Good luck!
2007-01-22 06:53:17 · answer #4 · answered by jazz_lover_25 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Keep your OWN account! Have a "joint" account and each put the same amount of money in each month for expenses. If one of you makes more, maybe do a % of your salary each month. But keep your own money too.....this is very important! If you pool all the money together, then crap comes up like "you spent more than I did". Don't go there. :)
2016-03-29 09:14:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should have a joint account for the "household" bills and seperate accounts of your own.
2007-01-22 09:40:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends if your husband is good at keeping your finances.
Mine isn't. I can't have a joint checking account w/ him because he is terrible at keeping track. So, we have seperate accounts and he gives me a set amount of money everyweek, and I pay all of the bills out of mine. It works out well.
2007-01-22 06:53:31 · answer #7 · answered by loveangelmusicbabies 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure! It would help with the bills. You can also have your own personal checking account to spend on yourself too.
2007-01-22 07:20:52 · answer #8 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you want to take that chance then go ahead. but you should still maintain your own bank account in your own name with your own money from your own job. ...just in case your relationship goes sour... but just understand that if things go sour in your relationship...he could take everything out of that joint account and leave you with nothing. yes it may be easier...but you still need to look out for your own interests.
2007-01-22 06:44:56 · answer #9 · answered by cfalways 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dont do it have it seperate for now i did that with my wife and i wish i didnt because theres going to be issues about who is spending this who is making more so dont do it for now, eventually u can have one together but there no sense in rushing into it you just got married right?....so you have a whole life to do it later give each other some space......
2007-01-22 06:51:47 · answer #10 · answered by DAMIEN 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋