MoneySavingExpert.com homepage
Cutting your costs, fighting your corner
Founder, Martin Lewis · Editor-in-Chief, Marcus Herbert
Search bar closed.
polls-purple

Do you have a joint bank account?

3 July 2011

Single or married – do you have a joint bank account? Are all your finances separate, or do you have a joint account with a partner or flatmate (including parents/siblings)? Which of these is nearest to your situation?

pollDefault.jpg

Single or married – do you have a joint bank account?

Are all your finances separate, or do you have a joint account with a partner or flatmate (including parents/siblings)?

Which of these is nearest to your situation?

Results

I’m co-habiting with partner (2503 votes)
No joint bank account 1050 votes (42%)
Yes for bills/shared expenditure but separate accounts for everything else 1099 votes (44%)
Yes. Joint bank account for everything 354 votes (14%)
I’m married (6741 votes)
No joint bank account 1217 votes (18%)
Yes for bills/shared expenditure but separate accounts for everything else 1828 votes (27%)
Yes. Joint bank account for everything 3696 votes (55%)
I’m single / don’t live with partner (1240 votes)
No joint bank account 1120 votes (90%)
Yes with FLATMATE for bills/shared expenditure but separate accounts for everything else 65 votes (5%)
Yes. Joint bank account with PARTNER/FAMILY for everything. 55 votes (4%)

                   10,484 votes received.

We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.

MSE Forum

Discuss this poll

Forum image
Tools and calculators

Clever ways to calculate your finances

Find your odds of getting top cards
Find your odds for getting a cheap loan
Compare broadband, phone & TV deals
Compares thousands of mortgages
Eight calcs to help you work out the cost
We ensure you’re on the cheapest tariff