Comments on: Why We have Joint AND Separate Accounts

By: Consolidate Your Bank Accounts

Consolidate Your Bank Accounts — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:04:38 +0000

[...] is different, so I can’t answer that for you. I can tell you that we utilize a mix of joint and individual checking and savings accounts. How many do bank accounts do you have? How do you stay on top of it? I’m [...]

By: How to Find the Right Bank Account

How to Find the Right Bank Account — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:04:13 +0000

[...] husband and I decided when we got married to have most of our money in a joint checking and savings account. We opened it with Bank of America. Within 6 months of having the account we had problems with bank [...]

By: How to Apartment Hunt

How to Apartment Hunt — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:58:37 +0000

[...] starting again and are looking at places. Our down payment fund will be coming from our joint savings account that we’ve deposited slowly in since we got married (some of the first dollars were actually [...]

By: How to Automate Your Finances

How to Automate Your Finances — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:51:56 +0000

[...] this money and time saving feature. It took less than an hour to set up most of our bills with our joint checking account. We only need around 20 minutes a month to pay bills. Once you set your online bill pay system [...]

By: 8 Steps For Having a Financial Game Plan

8 Steps For Having a Financial Game Plan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:56:19 +0000

[...] separate accounts, but having some money pooled together encourages you to talk. consider having a joint savings account for some mutual goals, like a house down payment. I also recommend saving up for at least an annual [...]