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How is tax attributed on a joint savings account?
My girlfriend and I may both use up our ISA allowances this year. We are currently saving for a deposit on a house, so we are considering opening a joint bank account. Next year, I will probably be ...
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How should we deal with money during my spouse's maternity leave?
I recently realised that my partner is more anxious than I suspected about what we're going to do about money.
Principally, she feels guilty for spending money on herself, and is worried about the ...
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Cashing a joint check
My girlfriend (over 18) is estranged from her parents, but recently discovered money in her name in the form of stocks. She sold the stocks, but the company that handled the transaction sent a check ...
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Joint bank account - is this normal?
I've recently opened a joint bank account with my fiancee. And yet, everything seems to be in his name, with me tacked on as an afterthought. Is this the normal way of doing things? If I were to move ...
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Can my significant other deposit a check made out to me?
We share a bank account; if the check is made out to me personally, can I have my other half run it to the ATM while I'm at work? Also, is it legal to do so?
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Marriage merger of finances and continuity of records
I just got married last week. Yay!
I've been using Microsoft Money for 15 years. I have one gigantic file that has all of my transactions since early 1996 in it. I can use it to generate all kinds ...
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What happens to your ability to borrow money based on our joint finances?
We want to borrow money to buy our first home. We will be married soon, and want to know how the combination of incomes, expenses and debts will impact the ability to get a mortgage.
There's the ...
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Which practice to keep finances after getting married: joint, or separate?
My wife and I have been keeping our finances separate for a long time. Some of my friends just put everything in a big pot. We each have our own pot, but then we have a common pot where we put all ...
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How to account for a shared mortgage in QuickBooks Online?
I co-own a house with two unrelated friends. We have a single mortgage that we're each responsible for our fraction of. We've been keeping track of our payments in a spreadsheet but for a variety of ...
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Credit card not showing up on joint account holder's credit report
My wife has practically no credit, and we're trying to build it up. About 9 months ago I opened a Kohl's store credit card, and added her as a joint cardholder. We recently went through her credit ...
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Should I open a joint credit card account with my girlfriend? She can't get her own card
My girlfriend has been unable to get a credit card because of an outstanding (and, we think, fradulent) debt on her record. We tried to contact the collection agency using the address listed on all ...
