How do you pay the bills? - The Orange Mane

Sassy · 02-10-2007, 01:58 PM

I'm just curious on this one...for those of you living together/married ... Do you have a joint account or separate account in which each of you pay some of the bills. My sister's both have joint accounts as do my parents, but a lot of my friends...that are married...still treat the bills as 50/50. Or do you have a joint account for bills and your own separate accounts for other stuff. Do you keep your name on stuff that you had before you were married or change it to both of your names. How does it work at your house?

Dudeskey · 02-10-2007, 02:02 PM

Joint account... its been this way since before we married-

I make the money. She spends it

usedupbraids · 02-10-2007, 02:03 PM

i just pay rent i live in the projects

Los Broncos · 02-10-2007, 02:56 PM

I pay half of the rent and all of the bills.

Moon§hiner · 02-10-2007, 03:09 PM

Back when I was married, my wife thought the money I brought home was Our Money and the money that she made was Her Money...can't understand why I am divorced.

Ratboy · 02-10-2007, 03:34 PM

Good thing i'm single.

BigPlayShay · 02-10-2007, 03:37 PM

joint account for bills, groceries, etc...

have my own account so I don't get yelled at for all the stupid **** I buy.

Blueflame · 02-10-2007, 03:39 PM

In our family everything is "ours"; not "his" or "mine". Well, except "his" golf clubs. I have no interest whatsoever in those.

Bronco Bob · 02-10-2007, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ratboy

Good thing i'm single.

Me to. The money I make is the money I spend and I spend it on
whatever I want to with no one else complaining.

Bronco_Beerslug · 02-10-2007, 04:54 PM

I make her pay all the bills but she refuses to pay my tab at the titty bar and my Hustler subscription so I don't know how much longer she will last.

signed Garcia.

Sassy · 02-10-2007, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bronco_Beerslug

I make her pay all the bills but she refuses to pay my tab at the titty bar and my Hustler subscription so I don't know how much longer she will last.

signed Garcia.

PatsWin2002 · 02-10-2007, 05:58 PM

I'm divorced so I pay all of mine and most of hers.

Taco John · 02-10-2007, 05:58 PM

We have seperate accounts and try to split things up as evenly as possible... Got started out this way because of a legal situation I was in when we first started out married thanks to my insurance company screwing me over. We never changed it, and it seems to work for us.

ChampBailey24 · 02-10-2007, 06:02 PM

prostitution

footstepsfrom#27 · 02-10-2007, 06:24 PM

People ask some weird stuff in here...

Joint account only.

Dudeskey · 02-10-2007, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PatsWin2002

I'm divorced so I pay all of mine and most of hers.

ouch... hopefully you have that set up as "alimony"- its tax deductible

Sassy · 02-10-2007, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by footstepsfrom#27

People ask some weird stuff in here...

Joint account only.

Yeah well, it's the off season!

Hogan11 · 02-10-2007, 07:57 PM

Rule #1 - Never, ever co-sign a loan for anyone no matter who they are.

Rule #2 - Never, ever have a joint checking/savings account with anyone no matter who they are.

Broncoman13 · 02-10-2007, 10:45 PM

Joint account only. We've never worried about separate accounts. Just tell each other about the "silly stuff" we buy. So long as you communicate it's not a problem. Been this way for nearly 10 years. The only problem we've ever had is deciding who was going to actually pay the bills. Now I do it online and it takes 5 minutes so it's not that big of a deal... before though, man we used to argue over bills. Not the cost but who's sending them out in the mail. Thank goodness for online checking!

Sassy · 02-10-2007, 10:48 PM

I think it has a lot to do with how you're raised...did your parents do it the same way you are?

Broncoman13 · 02-10-2007, 11:37 PM

No, my parents always had separate accounts.

orangeatheist · 02-10-2007, 11:46 PM

Joint and everything that can be is on auto-pay via the credit card. Credit card is then paid off monthly from the joint checking account.

Spider · 02-10-2007, 11:49 PM

FOOD STAMPS ........... btw are shutoff notices just a bluff ?

cbs1177 · 02-11-2007, 12:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by §Pide®

FOOD STAMPS ........... btw are shutoff notices just a bluff ?

only the third shut off notice that says final notice and usually is a different color is the real deal. The rest are junk mail.

Spider · 02-11-2007, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cbs1177

only the third shut off notice that says final notice and usually is a different color is the real deal. The rest are junk mail.

that will come in handy

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02-10-2007, 01:58 PM	#1
Sassy Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Location: ND Posts: 37,952 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	How do you pay the bills? I'm just curious on this one...for those of you living together/married ... Do you have a joint account or separate account in which each of you pay some of the bills. My sister's both have joint accounts as do my parents, but a lot of my friends...that are married...still treat the bills as 50/50. Or do you have a joint account for bills and your own separate accounts for other stuff. Do you keep your name on stuff that you had before you were married or change it to both of your names. How does it work at your house?

02-10-2007, 02:02 PM	#2
Dudeskey Ring of Famer This space for rent Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 4,314	Joint account... its been this way since before we married- I make the money. She spends it

02-10-2007, 02:03 PM	#3
usedupbraids Ring of (whatever)..... salute till the death....... Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 921 Adopt-a-Bronco: Rick Upchurch	i just pay rent i live in the projects

02-10-2007, 02:56 PM	#4
Los Broncos Ring of farmers Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Anaheim Hills, Santa Ana Mountains CA Posts: 18,766 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ryan Clady	I pay half of the rent and all of the bills.

02-10-2007, 03:09 PM	#5
Moon§hiner Skipper of the Minnow Lightning in a Bottle Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 4,888	Back when I was married, my wife thought the money I brought home was Our Money and the money that she made was Her Money...can't understand why I am divorced.

02-10-2007, 03:34 PM	#6
Ratboy It's all over... ಠ_ಠ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 13,276	Good thing i'm single.

02-10-2007, 03:37 PM	#7
BigPlayShay Ring of Famer Novaking Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,236 Adopt-a-Bronco: Got Cut	joint account for bills, groceries, etc... have my own account so I don't get yelled at for all the stupid **** I buy.

02-10-2007, 03:39 PM	#8
Blueflame Miss Congeniality Welcome to Peyton's Place Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: in my cups... lol Posts: 33,037 Adopt-a-Bronco: Randy Gradishar	In our family everything is "ours"; not "his" or "mine". Well, except "his" golf clubs. I have no interest whatsoever in those.

02-10-2007, 04:54 PM	#10
Bronco_Beerslug Angling in the Deep Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Texas Riviera, Southern Mountains Posts: 24,281	I make her pay all the bills but she refuses to pay my tab at the titty bar and my Hustler subscription so I don't know how much longer she will last. signed Garcia.

02-10-2007, 05:58 PM	#12
PatsWin2002 Giggity Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: South of Boston Posts: 6,270	I'm divorced so I pay all of mine and most of hers.

02-10-2007, 05:58 PM	#13
Taco John 24/7 Broncos In Elway I Trust Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 49,697 Adopt-a-Bronco: Peyton Manning	We have seperate accounts and try to split things up as evenly as possible... Got started out this way because of a legal situation I was in when we first started out married thanks to my insurance company screwing me over. We never changed it, and it seems to work for us.

02-10-2007, 06:02 PM	#14
ChampBailey24 Ring of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Middle of Nowhere Posts: 2,536 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	prostitution

02-10-2007, 06:24 PM	#15
footstepsfrom#27 helmet to helmet hitter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 16,117 Adopt-a-Bronco: Joe Mays	People ask some weird stuff in here... Joint account only.

02-10-2007, 07:57 PM	#18
Hogan11 Rock-N-Roll Historian Let's take these SOB's out!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: W.NY.B.C. Posts: 21,300 Adopt-a-Bronco: Floyd Little	Rule #1 - Never, ever co-sign a loan for anyone no matter who they are. Rule #2 - Never, ever have a joint checking/savings account with anyone no matter who they are.

02-10-2007, 10:45 PM	#19
Broncoman13 Broncoholic JT #80 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 16,961 Adopt-a-Bronco: Orange Julius	Joint account only. We've never worried about separate accounts. Just tell each other about the "silly stuff" we buy. So long as you communicate it's not a problem. Been this way for nearly 10 years. The only problem we've ever had is deciding who was going to actually pay the bills. Now I do it online and it takes 5 minutes so it's not that big of a deal... before though, man we used to argue over bills. Not the cost but who's sending them out in the mail. Thank goodness for online checking!

02-10-2007, 10:48 PM	#20
Sassy Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2001 Location: ND Posts: 37,952 Adopt-a-Bronco: Eddie Royal	I think it has a lot to do with how you're raised...did your parents do it the same way you are?

02-10-2007, 11:37 PM	#21
Broncoman13 Broncoholic JT #80 Join Date: May 2001 Location: Colorado Posts: 16,961 Adopt-a-Bronco: Orange Julius	No, my parents always had separate accounts.

02-10-2007, 11:46 PM	#22
orangeatheist Champion of the Godless Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,012	Joint and everything that can be is on auto-pay via the credit card. Credit card is then paid off monthly from the joint checking account.

02-10-2007, 11:49 PM	#23
Spider Mr Diplomacy I survived Tebow Mania at the Mane Join Date: May 2001 Location: Elway was just an arm =MacGruder Posts: 84,438 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	FOOD STAMPS ........... btw are shutoff notices just a bluff ?