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 This survey originally ran in
the 7/17/02 DebtSmart
Email Newsletter.
Click here
to read more statistics on this survey.
Respondents Gender
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81% of
respondents said Female |
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19% of
respondents said Male |
Respondents Married
|
90%
of
respondents said Yes |
|
10%
of
respondents said No |
Length of Relationship
|
5%
of
respondents said under 5 years |
|
17% of
respondents said 5-6 years |
|
22% of
respondents said 7-10 years |
|
17% of
respondents said 11-15 years |
|
14% of
respondents said 16-20 years |
|
24%
of
respondents said more than 20 years |
Who earns the money in your
relationship?
|
68%
of
respondents said Both |
|
26%
of
respondents said Man |
|
5%
of
respondents said Woman |
Who actually writes the check for the
bills?
|
77%
of
respondents said Woman |
|
15%
of
respondents said Man |
|
6%
of
respondents said Both |
Who sets the household budget?
|
57%
of
respondents said Woman |
|
23%
of
respondents said Both |
|
13%
of
respondents said Man |
For all people, in general, who do
you think does a better job at handling money wisely?
|
50%
of
respondents said Woman |
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32% of
respondents said Neither |
|
14%
of
respondents said Man |
Do you use financial software (like
Quicken) to track your spending and checking balances?
|
55%
of
respondents said No |
|
31% of
respondents said Yes |
|
14%
of
respondents said Some Computer, Some Paper |
If you do use financial software do
you keep backups?
|
34% of
respondents said Yes |
|
15% of
respondents said No |
Where is the computer that you use
for personal matters?
|
89%
of
respondents said Home |
|
5%
of
respondents said Work |
Do you pay bills online?
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50%
of
respondents said Yes |
|
50%
of
respondents said No |
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Reader Comments
"The first 6 months my wife and
I were married I complained about how she was paying the bills. She
would pay the bills as soon as they came rather than waiting until
they were due resulting in cash flow problems for us. She informed
me that since I didn't like the way she did it I could do it myself.
I've been taking care of the bills for the last 19 years. Any time I
notice a problem with something, like how she cooks something or
shops for groceries, she just reminds me that I'm paying the bills
now would I like to take on another task and I shut my mouth."
--Dan
"Some of the bills are paid
online. If the company accepts payments online I use that, if they
don't then I send a check in the envelope the old fashioned way. I
don't use an online bill pay system unless it comes from the
company."
--Anonymous
"We've tried having him pay the
bills but it just didn't work for us. I love your newsletter!"
--Hope
"I know it's not like this in
all families so I don't want to generalize, but in my family, my
husband doesn't really know where all our money goes and doesn't
want to know. We consult each other on large matters, but I
basically take care of the day to day stuff. I have tried to get my
husband to think about saving, investing, getting life insurance,
etc., but he just refuses to think about such things. He only wants
to spend."
--Elaine
"If I did not take care of the
bill paying the bills would not be paid. My husband has no desire to
know what our bills are and how much we owe. I try to educate him
however it's not a priority to him. We also have multiple bank
accounts in different places and likewise he doesn't really care to
know how much we have in them. At first it was frustrating to be the
one to spend the time paying the bills but he doesn't question me
when I spend money."
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