Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Should you and your partner have a joint account once you get married?

        Should you and your partner have a joint account once you get married?

     My answer is yes both you and your partner should definitely have a joint account once you become husband and wife, because you do in fact now function as one unit rather than separate entities.

    You know that once you get married, you and your spouse become one and many people may not know but that also does include your bank accounts. What’s yours is mine and what’s mine is yours type of deal. Yet there are so many conflicting points of views when it comes to this topic.



     Both you and your partner should come to an  understanding on how exactly the money that comes in should be spent or what not.
 If you and your  are having a joint account, you may be afraid that  one day your wife or husband might decides to leave you and they will take all the money with them and this would mean you’re basically left out with nothing.

    Well what i  would suggest is  that you open a separate bank account for yourself alone, just to be on the safe side if any problem should arise between you and your partner.

    Another question is if you should tell your partner about this separate bank account ? I think that depends on the type of relationship you and your spouse have. If you and your husband/wife are sharing a very close relationship and are open to talk about anything then I don’t see the harm in telling him/her.

    But if you know this going to be a problem between you and your partner then maybe it can be your well kept secret. I know a lot of women like to save a little something on the side and I personally don’t see anything wrong with that and it may very well be just to pamper yourself or save for a day that you might be a bit dry and you need the extra funds.

    This is a topic that many couples do encounter in their relationships and it is one that shouldn’t be taken lightly, so like I say “communicate” and  talk it out with your partner.

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