Got a joint account
And happy with it. Married, have a child, a mortgage, all sorts of bills and stuff like that. The vast majority of the stuff we buy (or otherwise spend money on) is for the 2 or 3 of us, so it's just easier to do it like that. Plus if we spend more on something in one particular month, we're less likely to go overdrawn on the account.

Edit: I'm not saying every married couple should have one, but it doesn't automatically mean that it restricts the buying of luxuries in any way.

Edit2: Plus I earn more than twice as much as the Mrs because she works part time and does more housey stuff than me, so it's nicer all round to not "tally up" what we do and decide who pays for what.
( Mike Fishcake teamfishcake.co.uk - better than your mum's face, Thu 7 Jan 2010, 13:42, Reply)