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Private bank accounts/credit cards
| Tue, 03-16-2004 - 8:12pm |
Does anyone have a secret/private account or credit card that they use for purpose of doing things/going places with OM? My husband watches our finances like a hawk. I would like to be able to charge stuff/go places without him having the chance of finding anything.
Did you actually get a PO Box or use a different address when you applied for credit card or bank account? For example, can I use my work address, or will it not go through when I apply for a credit card (since it doesn't match the address on my credit report)?
Any suggestions?
Thanks.

I'm divorced. He's M. He had a cell, but it was for work. He doesn't have one now so we got one together. Which only he and I share and know about. The bill comes to me and he sends a direct payment to it. The bad thing is ONLY he and I use it which means he has to be very careful. He can't simply take it out & use it anywhere cause noone knows about it except us.
If I want to send him a little something I bought for him, some type of little gift I picked up I send it to his work. I get his OK first then I send it.
Hope that helps.....
Bfly
Edited 3/17/2004 12:20 pm ET ET by funnyface03
On the other hand, I think credit cards may be a little risky because if they do fall in the wrong hands, everything there is clear to see.
I prefer to use cash for things I want to hide from H (such as shopping, hey, we've all been there!!)
Actually, last week he was "auditing" our accts. and asking me what I was spending here and there. Of course, I have nothing to hide, because MM pays for the hotels, I never have.
But just my miscellaneous shopping he was giving me a hard time about. Thank god for that other account where I have a little money going in there and can do whatever the h*ll I want with it !!
Dusty
I've since found that honesty is better (okay, in this case at least! :)) - the poster who mentioned establishing your own credit is right on the money and that's a great reason.
We also have a joint checking account but each have our own checking accounts at our own banks - this way we each have "play money" that we're not accountable to the other for (and is what I used to buy MMs birthday present!)
There's nothing wrong with having control over some of your own money - even if that has nothing to do with OM!