Are Joint Bank Accounts the Secret to a Happy Marriage?

If you can share a bank account, you probably get along pretty well. If you don't get along, "money issues" is probably one of the first places that will show up.

My wife and I share joint accounts but each have a personal account. We send a small $ amount to the personal accounts at the start of the month.

It works really, really well for us. She doesn’t have to explain her new pair of shoes. I don’t have to explain going to the driving range. But - we both are on page for the big stuff.

My wife and I each run a joint account. So, we each have our "own" account, (at different banks), but they are shared. That certainly works well for us, and we aren't beholden to a single bank.

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