Which money issues do you hide from your partner?

13 January 2014

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Is it a question of sharing everything, or are finances something you keep secret? Which money issues do you ‘hide’ from (or not fully disclose to) your partner?

Is it a question of sharing everything, or are finances something you keep secret?

Which money issues do you ‘hide’ from (or not fully disclose to) your partner?

Results

I’m a married woman / woman in a civil partnership (3557 people)

My exact salary		166 votes (5%)
Bonuses from work		100 votes (3%)
My bank balance		387 votes (11%)
The size of my credit card debts		337 votes (9%)
The fact I have payday loans		39 votes (1%)
How much I spend on frivolous/non-essential/fashion purchases		637 votes (18%)
The amount I spend on gambling		36 votes (1%)
Mortgage/rent payments		23 votes (1%)
Personal bills (eg, mobile phone bills)		76 votes (2%)
Money I give to help my family/friends		315 votes (9%)
Others		79 votes (2%)
I don’t hide anything		2373 votes (67%)

I’m a married man / man in a civil partnership (2449 people)

My exact salary		120 votes (5%)
Bonuses from work		69 votes (3%)
My bank balance		180 votes (7%)
The size of my credit card debts		138 votes (6%)
The fact I have payday loans		16 votes (1%)
How much I spend on frivolous/non-essential/fashion purchases		142 votes (6%)
The amount I spend on gambling		90 votes (4%)
Mortgage/rent payments		18 votes (1%)
Personal bills (eg, mobile phone bills)		42 votes (2%)
Money I give to help my family/friends		101 votes (4%)
Others		43 votes (2%)
I don’t hide anything		1979 votes (81%)

I’m a woman living with my partner (but not married) (1239 people)

My exact salary		117 votes (9%)
Bonuses from work		77 votes (6%)
My bank balance		242 votes (20%)
The size of my credit card debts		178 votes (14%)
The fact I have payday loans		28 votes (2%)
How much I spend on frivolous/non-essential/fashion purchases		245 votes (20%)
The amount I spend on gambling		29 votes (2%)
Mortgage/rent payments		19 votes (2%)
Personal bills (eg, mobile phone bills)		60 votes (5%)
Money I give to help my family/friends		107 votes (9%)
Others		40 votes (3%)
I don’t hide anything		733 votes (59%)

I’m a man living with my partner (but not married) (602 people)

My exact salary		72 votes (12%)
Bonuses from work		50 votes (8%)
My bank balance		134 votes (22%)
The size of my credit card debts		65 votes (11%)
The fact I have payday loans		16 votes (3%)
How much I spend on frivolous/non-essential/fashion purchases		80 votes (13%)
The amount I spend on gambling		60 votes (10%)
Mortgage/rent payments		11 votes (2%)
Personal bills (eg, mobile phone bills)		30 votes (5%)
Money I give to help my family/friends		35 votes (6%)
Others		27 votes (4%)
I don’t hide anything		357 votes (59%)

I’m a woman in a relationship - but we don’t live together (388 people)

My exact salary		99 votes (26%)
Bonuses from work		35 votes (9%)
My bank balance		146 votes (38%)
The size of my credit card debts		92 votes (24%)
The fact I have payday loans		10 votes (3%)
How much I spend on frivolous/non-essential/fashion purchases		102 votes (26%)
The amount I spend on gambling		11 votes (3%)
Mortgage/rent payments		26 votes (7%)
Personal bills (eg, mobile phone bills)		32 votes (8%)
Money I give to help my family/friends		32 votes (8%)
Others		17 votes (4%)
I don’t hide anything		159 votes (41%)

I’m a man in a relationship – but we don’t live together (250 people)

My exact salary		73 votes (29%)
Bonuses from work		39 votes (16%)
My bank balance		88 votes (35%)
The size of my credit card debts		50 votes (20%)
The fact I have payday loans		14 votes (6%)
How much I spend on frivolous/non-essential/fashion purchases		45 votes (18%)
The amount I spend on gambling		35 votes (14%)
Mortgage/rent payments		24 votes (10%)
Personal bills (eg, mobile phone bills)		28 votes (11%)
Money I give to help my family/friends		30 votes (12%)
Others		28 votes (11%)
I don’t hide anything		113 votes (45%)

           8,485 people have voted.

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