Comments on: Why Having Separate Checking Accounts was Wrong for Us http://www.climbingout.net/2009/06/why-having-separate-checking-accounts-was-wrong-for-us/ One Family's Adventure in Becoming Debt-free Sat, 22 Oct 2011 04:44:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: kelsey http://www.climbingout.net/2009/06/why-having-separate-checking-accounts-was-wrong-for-us/comment-page-1/#comment-801 kelsey Sun, 05 Dec 2010 19:40:05 +0000 http://www.climbingout.net/?p=330#comment-801 I’m so glad you found what works for you two! My husband and I have been married for four years and we have a joint checking and savings account, and separate checking accounts. We like things to be even, so we pay bills from our joint account and our allowance, which is spent on clothing and entertainment purchases, is kept in our personal accounts. It works great for us! I’m so glad you found what works for you two! My husband and I have been married for four years and we have a joint checking and savings account, and separate checking accounts. We like things to be even, so we pay bills from our joint account and our allowance, which is spent on clothing and entertainment purchases, is kept in our personal accounts. It works great for us!

]]> By: the Dad http://www.climbingout.net/2009/06/why-having-separate-checking-accounts-was-wrong-for-us/comment-page-1/#comment-699 the Dad Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:30:42 +0000 http://www.climbingout.net/?p=330#comment-699 <blockquote>He would have botched his up and then I would have taken it away</blockquote> BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

He would have botched his up and then I would have taken it away

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

]]> By: Mysti http://www.climbingout.net/2009/06/why-having-separate-checking-accounts-was-wrong-for-us/comment-page-1/#comment-694 Mysti Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:37:05 +0000 http://www.climbingout.net/?p=330#comment-694 We have had a joint account since we said I do (and for what it is worth....we didn't smash cake either). Never even considered having separate accounts. Knowing my husband, if we did have separate accounts....it wouldn't have lasted. He would have botched his up and then I would have taken it away. We have had a joint account since we said I do (and for what it is worth….we didn’t smash cake either). Never even considered having separate accounts. Knowing my husband, if we did have separate accounts….it wouldn’t have lasted. He would have botched his up and then I would have taken it away.

]]> By: the Dad http://www.climbingout.net/2009/06/why-having-separate-checking-accounts-was-wrong-for-us/comment-page-1/#comment-646 the Dad Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:45:14 +0000 http://www.climbingout.net/?p=330#comment-646 Cheers, Rae and Maria! I am happy to report that we have since closed our account with the Megabank and <a href="http://www.climbingout.net/2010/04/goodbye-big-bank-hello-local-credit-union-thanks-to-quicken-dropping-us/" rel="nofollow">moved to a single checking account at a local credit union</a> with great service! After more than a year of living with a joint account I can still emphatically say it was the absolute right thing for us! Cheers, Rae and Maria!

I am happy to report that we have since closed our account with the Megabank and moved to a single checking account at a local credit union with great service!

After more than a year of living with a joint account I can still emphatically say it was the absolute right thing for us!

]]> By: Rae http://www.climbingout.net/2009/06/why-having-separate-checking-accounts-was-wrong-for-us/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Rae Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:06:24 +0000 http://www.climbingout.net/?p=330#comment-295 I am going to have my husband read this! It's crazy, but we are a 4 account family and its nuts, my account, his 2 accounts, & our account. nothing is paid on time and we both are guilty of using the wrong account by accident at time. though we havnt racked up that much in overdraft, we sure payed more than our fair share .....thanks for posting this! I am going to have my husband read this! It’s crazy, but we are a 4 account family and its nuts, my account, his 2 accounts, & our account. nothing is paid on time and we both are guilty of using the wrong account by accident at time. though we havnt racked up that much in overdraft, we sure payed more than our fair share …..thanks for posting this!

]]> By: Maria - WAHM http://www.climbingout.net/2009/06/why-having-separate-checking-accounts-was-wrong-for-us/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Maria - WAHM Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:55:49 +0000 http://www.climbingout.net/?p=330#comment-106 Seriously, over $1,000 a year in overdraft fees?? I am surprised it took nine years of that kind of abuse to make a change! We have a good bank with no fees and use our savings account as a back up to our checking and have never paid overdraft fees or bounced check fees or anything of the sort. Seriously, over $1,000 a year in overdraft fees?? I am surprised it took nine years of that kind of abuse to make a change! We have a good bank with no fees and use our savings account as a back up to our checking and have never paid overdraft fees or bounced check fees or anything of the sort.

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