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Originally Posted by Lil' Hannah
Yes but you're married...joint bank accounts aren't a great idea for a couple who is dating without any legal ties/protection.
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You still have pretty OK legal protection if you're living together, obviously dependent upon your state - but yeah, this is exactly what the deal is . . . a combined bank account can quickly become a mess, no matter how 'invested' you want to be in the relationship. Just saying "throw all the money in and pay out of that" doesn't work all the time.
Quite a few married couples do the 3-account thing - most goes into the joint account, then each has a "fun fund" that their money goes into. It's like an allowance for grown-ups . . .