We have a joint checking and pay bills together out of it. It's very weird for me. I don't know why. I feel I should be responsible for my debt and him with his debt.
Posted by Mici n KC
We have a joint checking and pay bills together out of it. It's very weird for me. I don't know why. I feel I should be responsible for my debt and him with his debt.
Posted by agraydc
we both have hefty student loans and we took a business loan too in FH name, we will combine everything when we get married and i change my name, but i will be in charge of the balance and bill paying, i am sooo good with money![]()
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Posted by autumnbride10
Posted by Mici n KC
We have a joint checking and pay bills together out of it. It's very weird for me. I don't know why. I feel I should be responsible for my debt and him with his debt.
I feel the same way...at least for debt accrued before the marriage. It's also hard for me because I've been on my own for 10 years....it's hard to think that there will be someone else financially contributing to my life....
Right now me and FH have separate accounts. After the wedding we will get a joint, but keep our separate ones too. I have alot of CC debt, although its debt me and Fh accrued together. Right now I am paying it since FH is trying to start his own side business and pay off the debt he accrued on his own. After the wedding we will pay the bills evenly out of the joint account, each get a weekly allowance and (hopefully) put the rest into savings.
Posted by DGoldfarb0776
Posted by autumnbride10
Posted by Mici n KC
We have a joint checking and pay bills together out of it. It's very weird for me. I don't know why. I feel I should be responsible for my debt and him with his debt.
I feel the same way...at least for debt accrued before the marriage. It's also hard for me because I've been on my own for 10 years....it's hard to think that there will be someone else financially contributing to my life....
It is hard to think of it like that- I had the same problem- I was on my own before I got married for about 12 years and just used to doing it on my own- but on the flip side of things it's been a blessing on some accounts (like he's paying half of rent, cable, internet, cell phone,etc.) and saving me money in the long run.
Posted by autumnbride10
Posted by Mici n KC
We have a joint checking and pay bills together out of it. It's very weird for me. I don't know why. I feel I should be responsible for my debt and him with his debt.
I feel the same way...at least for debt accrued before the marriage. It's also hard for me because I've been on my own for 10 years....it's hard to think that there will be someone else financially contributing to my life....
Posted by autumnbride10
Posted by DGoldfarb0776
Posted by autumnbride10
Posted by Mici n KC
We have a joint checking and pay bills together out of it. It's very weird for me. I don't know why. I feel I should be responsible for my debt and him with his debt.
I feel the same way...at least for debt accrued before the marriage. It's also hard for me because I've been on my own for 10 years....it's hard to think that there will be someone else financially contributing to my life....
It is hard to think of it like that- I had the same problem- I was on my own before I got married for about 12 years and just used to doing it on my own- but on the flip side of things it's been a blessing on some accounts (like he's paying half of rent, cable, internet, cell phone,etc.) and saving me money in the long run.
That's true. I know it will be fine. It's just such an adjustment...trying to figure all this out...
Ladies, this is just a warning to think twice before taking on FH's debt or vice versa. My sister was married in April 07 and took out two joint loans in order to pay off her DH's $28k debt. Now they are getting a divorce and she has to pay $10k of his debt! So please be careful with your debts/loans!
Good idea....
We have joint everything together even past bills we pay them together at this point, we've been living together for almost 2 years and right after we got engaged we decided to combine everything. We figure at this point what we have is each others.
We opened a joint account on ING about a year ago and we have been pooling our money together to pay for our share of the wedding...We'll open a 'real' account together after the wedding to help us pay for our house finances, etc...but Im still keeping my own personal account and so is he.
We have had one for years
I take care of all the bank and bill things. He gives me his check every week I put it into an account (his own) and then pay the bills. He asked me actually to do this so he wont spend it on stuid stuff. It makes me happy I see what his $ goes to!
