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04/28/09
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I've been in a marriage where my ex kept his money and didn't pay for one stinking bag of groceries. He spent his cash however he liked and I was stuck paying all our bills and expenses. I made half of what he did.
This time around Mr. G and I agreed to have joint accounts all the way, except for anything we made before our marriage. I did have a nice little sum that I earned from some pricey little gigs and a couple of recordings that I kept separate for a few years. I ended up closing the account and using that money as part of our down payment on our first home. He didn't ask me to do it, but I wanted to.
I hope she sues. And I would have NEVER given that whining douche 155k to save that marriage. I would have kicked his sorry ass to the curb.
04/27/09
04/27/09
Separate accounts--yes! With a pooled 'account' or pot for joint expenses.
04/27/09
Okay I will go to the bank and open my own account, I promise.
04/27/09
If the spouse's name isn't on the account- it's none of their business, especially in the case of trying to solicit new business.
If I get pressure from my bank to buy other services while I'm in line for a teller transaction, I no longer tolerate it. Whatever they mention, I politely say "no thanks." If they push it, I ask them if there's any way to opt-out of these unsolicited verbal offers.
04/27/09
04/27/09
My mother kept a small account secret from my father because she knew him. He'd spend every cent he had. He's now gone but she has a small nest egg because she stashed a bit away from the grasshopper. And she doesn't live with ME!
04/27/09
This did not go over well. It did, however, provide an opportunity for two useful life lessons: 1) have a separate account in your name only, if married, and 2) how to politely and efficiently ask to get someone's ass fired.
04/27/09
Like if I were to inherit, then get divorced, would a spouse have a right to the property, money, or money earned off of the property?
04/27/09
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04/27/09
If you ever wish to keep an account a secret, establish it at a financial institution where you have no other relationships and only give your cell phone and office number.
Also, I'm pretty sure that financial regulatory disputes are settled via FINRA aribitration first, not civil courts.
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04/27/09
Banks giving account information to someone not on the account, terrible idea.
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