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JustAnotherGen

(38,113 posts) Tue Sep 24, 2013, 06:37 AM Sep 2013

How do you handle finances in your relationship?

His, Hers, Ours also - Hers, Hers, Ours

Joint accounts only?

One person hands the other a check to pay a share of the monthly bills?

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How do you handle finances in your relationship? (Original Post) JustAnotherGen Sep 2013 OP

We have a joint savings and checking in our regular bank, woodsprite Sep 2013 #1

No joint accts PasadenaTrudy Oct 2013 #2

woodsprite

(12,592 posts)

1. We have a joint savings and checking in our regular bank,

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Original post)

Tue Sep 24, 2013, 06:49 AM

Sep 2013

then we each also have 2 accounts with our work credit union. He has a "vacation club" and a regular account. I have a "Christmas club" and a regular account. The "club" accounts are only disbursed 1x a year (Oct for the Xmas club and March for the Vacation club), but they earn higher interest. Those aren't "joint" accounts, although we are both signatories on each others and can withdrawal or request balances.

Monthly bills come out of our checking, and only what is needed for bills is transferred into checking.

PasadenaTrudy

(3,998 posts)

2. No joint accts

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 06:08 PM

Oct 2013

We each pay for our own expenses. It works for us.

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