Do you believe in marriage there should be separate accounts?

Answer 1

Yes,there's nothing wrong with that.My husband and I have separate accounts,we also have one joined account for the bills and etc... anyway all ends well is well!

Answer 2

It depends on the reason why one would want a separate account. I have a separate account b/c I got tired of asking for money every time I wanted to by my wife a gift (IE..Christmas, Birthday, Anniversary, etc). Asking her for the money basically took away the fun for me b/c she new I was about to buy her something and she new how much it was going to cost. I keep enough money in the account for those reasons only, not to hide anything from her.

Answer 3

I believe each person should have their own personal money.

My husband and I created a budget allowing ourselves X number of dollars each week for gas, work exp etc. The rest of our pay goes into our joint account. The joint account is used for bills, groceries, household needs, and kids school expenses

Our personal accounts are used for gas, work expenses, and extra stuff like renting videos or eating out, buying gifts, or just what ever "extra" we may want. I don't mess with his personal money or question it and he doesn't mess with mine. There have been times when one of us would run low and had to ask the other for money, but it's not big deal. Even though we have seperate money, it's still considered family money. Since we switched to this method we have had NO fights over money.

This has worked really well for us and has even saved us money. We only use the joint account for bills and necessities. If we don't have the extra, out of our personal money, we just don't get it that week.

Answer 4

I believe that if you agree to have separate accounts then it is okay. If one person has a problem with it then I think that this situation has to be worked out before you get married. Circumstances will dictate if separate accounts are necessary or not.

Answer 5

No. Marriage is about sharing, and when there are separate accounts there are secrets and disagreements. Marriage is a partnership and that includes joint accounts. Now, if you plan to get a divorce one day you may want to have a secret account.

Answer 6

I have been married for eight years & this question has been discussed many times between me & my husband. From a practical standpiont, two working adults spending money, sepearate accounts are just eaiser to maintain. there is less chance of overdraft & better ability to budget. However, my husband is not comfortable maintianing his own account. so We have a joint account, but i take care of all the money issues. Also we have online banking, so i just check a couple times a week to see what he's spent & go from there. Online banking has helped us immensly.

Answer 7

Ya, I think it could be beneficial to some couples. I have had a joint account with a boyfriend and then we both had our own accounts. We put money in the joint account to pay bills and stuff and then we spent the money in our accounts the way we wanted to.

Answer 8

I do. 2 jobs = 2 accounts.

Answer 9

I have heard of people having it, kinda selfish to me if you can't be honest in a marriage but it happens for other reasons too if one is doing all the spending and one doing all the savings try not to let money control this situation get help with finances.

Answer 10

shouldn't be a problem being seperate if it makes managing their money easier for them,,, as long as they agree that "my money is your money and yours is mine"...
If it becomes an issue of not wanting to share with eachother, then it's not a good idea because thats NOT what marriage is about. :)