Poll: How Honest Are You About Money in Your Relationship - Finances

How Honest Are You About Finances

Couples own up to their money problems and issues

As the saying goes, is the root of all evil. And that can include being a sore subject in - especially between . So are you truthful with about how you ? And are younger couples and older couples equally open about their finances? See also:
The AARP Bulletin teamed up with the independent research firm ORC International for a with spouses or partners on financial honesty. Here are the results. Which of the following types of bank accounts do you and your spouse/partner have? Age: 18-49 50+ Joint account(s) only 46% 54% Separate account(s) only 25 12 Joint and separate accounts 29 34 Do you have a bank account that your spouse/partner does not know about? Ages: 18-49 50+ Yes 7% 4% No 93 96 You say that you don't have a bank account that your spouse/partner doesn't know about. Do you personally know anyone who does keep a secret account? Ages: 18-49 50+ Yes 20% 11% No 80 89 Within the past 12 months, have you hidden any purchases from your spouse/partner? Ages: 18-49 50+ Yes 23% 12% No 77 88 Have you ever hidden any purchases from your spouse/partner? Ages: 18-49 50+ Yes 24% 24% No 76 76 In the past 12 months, have you withheld information from your spouse/partner about any of these? Ages: 18-49 50+ Amount of your debt 10%
3% Amount of money you make 5 1 Amount you spend from joint accounts on personal purchases 7 2 Amount of your credit card purchases 10 3 Lending money to a friend/family member 9 6 None of these 73 88 Study of 1,263 adults age 18 and over conducted by ORC International, Aug. 20-22 and 23-26, 2012.

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