by calypso on January 14th, 2008

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If you're married or live with your significant other, do you two share your money in one account and pay all the bills from there or do you keep your monies seperate and you each have certain bills you pay?

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by redcatt63 is around here somewhere...... on January 14th, 2008
we have separate accounts. I make a lot more money, so I pay a majority of the house bills. my s/o pays car payments and insurance, credit card, her half of the health insurance and about half of the groceries.
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- cool. thanks for your answer.
  
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  by calypso on January 14th, 2008
- redcatt, if you guys have a savings acct, how does that work? Is it both of yours or just yours because you make alot more? Oh, you have mail
  
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  by Little big mouth on January 14th, 2008
- (now, why did I get a DR for that? the neighborhood troll on the loose again?)
  Lisa, we have separate checking and savings accounts.
  (and, I'll have to wait until I get home to get email...our office blocks access to home emails)
  
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by Babycakes on January 14th, 2008
We have one account and I do the budget and pay the bills.
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by Zubradevine has left the building on January 14th, 2008
Because me and my s/o havent been together that long (2years) we each have our own bank accounts and then we have a seperate one that we each pay a certain amount of money in each month for all the bills and food shopping and it works pretty well for us, and then we dont need to worry about anything!
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- that's a great idea! thanks! =)
  
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- very welcome
  
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by Little big mouth on January 14th, 2008
When I was married, we had one acct & I handled the money. When I lived with someone, I had my own acct & he gave me cash for food, rent, etc
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- which system did you prefer?
  
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  by calypso on January 14th, 2008
- I prefer having an acct in my name & having him give me cash. I like being in control of the money
  
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- thanks
  
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by DRLAURAHATER on January 14th, 2008
My husband and I each have our won accounts at different banks. I pay all the utility bills and he pay the house payments, groceries, gas for the car and all other expences.
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by PrettyPirate on June 28th, 2009
We have a number of different accounts. It's the easiest way we have found to manage our income and make sure that everything gets paid off.

We're VERY lucky not to have a mortgage hanging over our heads. I'm a stay at home mother, so the money my husband gets paid goes into a joint account of ours and then we have a series of direct debits that come out to pay for certain things.

We have separate accounts for things like school fees, charities, sponsorship programs, business investments.

Everything we own, everything we earn, is for both of us.
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by AntigoneRising on January 23rd, 2008
Right now, our accounts are separate and we each have bills that we pay.
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  by calypso on January 24th, 2008
- For now, but not for long-term. It is appropriate to the stage of our relationship that we are in.
  
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  by AntigoneRising on January 24th, 2008
- cool. thanks! =)
  
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by royal77 says hello friend on January 14th, 2008
I keep most of my funds on a separate account, but keep a joint account for some bills.
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by Chaysgirl24 on January 14th, 2008
Just officially moving in today!
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- Thanks! :o)
  
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by Ditto on June 28th, 2009
We used to put our money together (for the most part) but everything has been pretty much separated.
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by Prrrecious1 on January 23rd, 2008
We keep our own accounts and have a joint account into which we each deposit 50% of our income. Because I make more than twice his income I end up paying for more than twice our expenses. But I also end up keeping more than twice the amount he does. Incidentally we also have a prenup that will split our assets in the same manner, if our marriage doesn't work out.
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