My Money is Your Money

Original post by Bee12

Nov 16, 2009 11:04 PM

option 1 :separate bank accounts?
option 2: joint account?
option 3: joint account with a stash on the side?

So many choices and every choice you make affect ur future...esp since money is not an easy issue in marriages

i think option 3 works for me!

Danielle41209 Posted: Nov 17, 2009 07:02 PM

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We have our own personal accounts at different banks. but we have a joint account to pay the mortgage and other joint bills.

Definitely try to keep them separate before the wedding and after make the decision whether to put them together or not...

SummerBride10 Posted: Nov 17, 2009 07:14 PM

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Right now we have a joint savings for the wedding/house funds and our own checking and savings.

When we get married, everything will be combined.

Summer Bride 2011 Posted: Nov 17, 2009 07:40 PM

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We have option 3 :)

kellyj2011 Posted: Nov 17, 2009 08:46 PM

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Option 3

MrsSoto Posted: Nov 17, 2009 08:52 PM

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we have individual checking accounts and a joint savings account. we will keep it like that once we are married.

MrsMartiniToBe Posted: Nov 17, 2009 09:35 PM

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Totallyyyy doing option 3-no doubt about it. I need us to stash money for bills and have my own money to shop.

Bee12 Posted: Nov 17, 2009 10:48 PM

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Posted by MrsMartiniToBe

Totallyyyy doing option 3-no doubt about it. I need us to stash money for bills and have my own money to shop.

Hoolllllaaaaaaa

2010bride2010 Posted: Nov 18, 2009 09:28 AM

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Option 3

Michy2009 Posted: Nov 18, 2009 10:32 AM

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Posted by Halo

Posted by JessNicole7EM

right now we have a joint checking and a joint savings at one bank. and a CD together

I have a checking at the bank I work in.

Then I have a Checking & Savings at a 3rd bank.

FH has a checking and savings at another bank also.

It's working out great and we both have each others passwords to online banking to see what is going on, etc. (in case of emergency,etc)

everything is working at perfect and we've had it like this for over 3 years. I don't think we'll change a thing.

me gusta!!!

We do the same thing..

BrideToBe2011 Posted: Nov 18, 2009 07:06 PM

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We have seperate checking accts and 1 savings

jlbass01 Posted: Nov 18, 2009 08:31 PM

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After we got engaged we opened a seperate account for the wedding that we both put money in when we have extra

Jna2010 Posted: Nov 18, 2009 09:17 PM

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we're gonna do option 2

Bee12 Posted: Nov 18, 2009 09:59 PM

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Posted by Jna2010

we're gonna do option 2

i love the diverse answers!!

NYBride Posted: Nov 19, 2009 04:38 PM

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Posted by FallBride2012

We both have our own seperate checking accounts & to save money for the wedding, after our engagement party, we are opening a joint savings account which we will both put money into when we get paid.

I'm right there with you... I never though of discussing what happens AFTER we get married. I think we will both keep separate accounts and joint accounts... not sure what a great idea that is.