‘Yours, Mine, Ours’: Are Separate Bank Accounts The New Normal For Couples?

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Today’s couples are not doing things the same when it comes to money.

Though it has been, essentially, traditional to combine finances as a pair, the tides are changing, especially for Gen Z. According to a new analysis by Bankrate, roughly 40% of U.S. couples fully combine their finances, with about 60% maintaining at least some separation via separate

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