prenups and bank accounts

bmwboi99

hey guys

i was just wondering if any of you had a prenup or seperate bank accounts and what are your opinions on this topic?

cheers:D

zppp

bmwboi99 wrote: »

hey guys

i was just wondering if any of you had a prenup or seperate bank accounts and what are your opinions on this topic?

cheers:D

My personal opinion is to keep a sole account each and have a joint account for bills with no borrowing facilities. That way if anything goes wrong (hopefully not but I have seen it happen many times) it is less of a mess to sort out afterwards.

PNPSUKNET

once married your in it together, if no trust I wouldnt get married. But the above advice is good

olly300

If you are planning to have children or have them, and are in England the prenup won't be worth the paper it's written on.

The advice about bank accounts is the best one. However you also need to be honest with one another about the overdrafts on these sole bank accounts, loans and credit card debts then there won't be nasty surprises.

bmwboi99

yea i agree with the point about seperate bank accounts, but i was wondering if any of you had a prenup?

pink_princess

Why do you want a prenup ? If your unsure about things DONT get married in the first place.

frasersmum123

I wouldnt marry someone that didnt trust me, nor would I marry someone I didnt trust.

PNPSUKNET

I maybe watch the wifes credit card bill when I get it lol

Malory

frasersmum123 wrote: »

I wouldnt marry someone that didnt trust me, nor would I marry someone I didnt trust.

Yes. Whichever way you do it, you shouldn't keep your money hidden from your spouse. (Meaning that you can keep separate bank accounts, but you should have some idea of how much money your spouse has and how much money they spend.)

Marriage means sharing responsibilities - that includes financial responsibilities.

You wouldn't want to be struggling to pay the gas bill only to find out that your husband/wife has been secretly hoarding away 100s of pounds in order to buy games.

You also wouldn't want to see your wife/husband struggling to pay for groceries when you had extra money to spare.

If you have conflicts about spending money, then you need to discuss them and deal with them.

bmwboi99

keep the ideas coming please

ses6jwg

Currently, Pre-nups in the UK carry about as much clout as a sea sponge.