Research for SavvyWoman and M&S Bank has found that three quarters of people don’t know the rules on joint bank accounts
Money & Your Partner
Who should pay for a first date?
Do you think the man should pay, the woman, or that the bill should be split
Married and maiden names on your bank accounts – can you do this?
If you’re married and you want to keep your maiden name for, for example, work, but use your married name the rest of the time, how easy is it to get bank accounts in both your names
SavvyWoman’s Women & Money report 2015 – how are women managing their money?
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Do you tell your partner everything about your money
Are you affected by financial abuse? What can you do if your partner is controlling over money or abusive?
Is your husband, wife, partner or civil partner controlling about money
How the married couples’ allowance works – over £200 a year for some married couples
The marriage allowance gives some married couples and those in a civil partnership an extra £200+ a year
What your bank should do if you have a joint account and you split up – and why they may not
If you and your partner have a joint account with an overdraft, a joint loan — or even a joint savings account — beware
Over half of adults don’t know who’s responsible for debts on joint accounts
I regularly get emails from women who signed up to a joint bank account or a joint personal loan with their partner where the bank is pursuing them for the whole debt after the relationship has broken down
What are the extra costs of being single?
What do you think the main extras are that you have to pay if you’re single
A new study shows a generation of savvy women are taking control of the family finances.
So, more women are taking control of the finances and in an increasing number of households, especially where couples are aged under 45, more women than men are making the financial decisions
Talking about money with your partner
by Neil Denny, author of Conversational Riffs
How often do you and your partner get to sit down and have a really good conversation about money
A court ruling could change the way property is divided for thousands of unmarried couples who split up
A Supreme Court judgement passed in 2011 could affect thousands of couples who own property together
Guest post: why materialism is bad for your marriage
When I was doing the research for a book I wrote aimed at helping couples make better money decisions, called Financial Bliss, I spoke to a number of people (and used their quotes anonymously) about what they wanted from their money and how that affected their relationship
Understanding the risks of using the family home as security for a business loan
I wrote this article after I received an email from someone who’d split up with her husband and who discovered that her husband’s bank wanted to repossess the property to pay off a charge taken out against a business loan
How to cope with changes to your finances as a couple
In the current economic climate, it’s not uncommon for one — or even both partners in a couple to lose their job, to have their hours reduced or to decide to go it alone
What are your rights if you live with your partner? What to think about before you move in
Many couples who live together assume they have far more rights than they do
What does marriage mean for your finances?
If you’re married or in a civil partnership, are you better off financially
When money is tight it’s easy to argue with your partner over the finances. But talking isn’t impossible.
Many couples manage their money without endless arguments but for some, talking about money without it turning into a row is almost impossible
Living together; does your partner have any rights to your property once you live together?
One question that comes up regularly is ‘will my boyfriend have a claim on my flat if he moves in with me?’
The Supreme Court has ruled that the German heiress Katrin Radmacher’s prenuptial agreement should stand.
The Supreme Court’s judgement today is an important one because it means that prenuptial agreements will be taken into account by courts in England and Wales when couples get divorced
About Sarah Pennells
SavvyWoman is a money website aimed at helping women everywhere become a little richer.
It’s the brainchild of Sarah Pennells, who is a well known personal finance journalist and broadcaster. SavvyWoman has been named as 5th in ‘The Times’ newspaper list of ‘50 top websites to save you money’.
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Sarah specialises in explaining complex subjects in an accessible and engaging way.
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