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Eithne Shortall: We could be laughing all the way to the bank – or the divorce courts

Going all in on a joint account and doing away with your own can test more than your finances, especially if you’re not used to being called to account on your own spending

Remembering the bank pin on a joint account can raise some tricky issues

I am currently in possession of four bank accounts. These are all current accounts, each with their own sub-accounts for savings (so actually, I have at least eight) and I am not in possession of vast fortunes. They are at four different banks, all in Ireland – just so we’re clear on how little sense my situation makes.

This is not entirely a mess of my own making. I used to have two bank accounts: ...