Should couple merge their finances?

by Curmudgeon Posted 2012/06/17 06:00:03

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D D 2012/06/17 10:36:35

Yes

My parents did. My husband and I do.

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L1Z2 2012/06/17 09:29:46

No

It's up to the couple, but they should be aware of each other's financial history regardless of if they merge accounts or not.

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wtxwoman 2012/06/17 06:29:08

Undecided

It's dependent on a lot of things, primarily whether one partner is a spend thrift or not. My late husband and I merged our finances in my checking account when we married. I wrote him a check every week for expenses. Before we married he didn't even keep a check register. He put money in his personal account when the Bank told him it was empty. I, on the other hand, have to know where every penny I have is all the time.

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DesTay896 2012/06/17 06:28:43

No

personally, its up to the couple. but i dont want to end up like my parents, cant stand each other, my mom doesnt have a job, and no way out.
i cant wait till i can get a job and open a bank account that my parents dont have access to, because im tired of them taking my money.

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Curmudgeon 2012/06/17 06:11:33

No

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I'm personally against it, I know allot of guys that have worked in camp jobs making insane amounts of money, and they came back to find their wives and girlfriends have already spent it.

I am a fan of separate banking, credit cards, and having it so any transfer of funds has to go through the person the account belongs to.

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wtxwoman to Curmudgeon 2012/06/17 06:29:49

I agree, it saves trouble.

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Happy 2012/06/17 06:01:49

Undecided

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depends how responsible they are, and how stable the relationship.

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