| 01/08/2011 4:52 pm |
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 OFFLINE | I watched an episode of Seinfeld last night and part of the storyline was George Costanza’s reluctance in giving his fiancé the pin number to his ATM card. The initial scene showed her telling George that she needed to go to the ATM to withdraw some money. George says that he too needs to withdraw some money, but she asks for his ATM card and pin number and she’d just do it for him so he could continue doing whatever he was doing uninterruptedly.
Well, I couldn’t help thinking about this question and when I shared this with coworkers, it seemed to give many of them the heebie geebies. It seems that many people, even married people, aren’t comfortable giving their spouses their ATM pin numbers. Though I don’t think their ways are wrong, I do think this is an interesting topic of compatibility between potential long-term partners.
So, when do you feel, if ever, it’s appropriate to give your partner your ATM card PIN numbers? |
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| 01/08/2011 5:18 pm |
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My preference is to open and share everything, including my peanut butter.
OTOH, every time I've given the wifey my PIN or have shared any kind of financial account, I've always lived to regret it.
Of course, your mileage may vary 
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| 01/09/2011 7:15 am |
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OFFLINE | when you're married, you're lucky if you even get a debit card.... |
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| 01/09/2011 8:46 am |
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OFFLINE | When I was married we did share the same PIN since it was a joint account.
Lesson learned.
As for George's situation, I wouldn't have given the PIN either. |
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| 01/09/2011 10:04 am |
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OFFLINE |  Originally Posted by Sylvia Torres:
When I was married we did share the same PIN since it was a joint account.
Lesson learned.
As for George's situation, I wouldn't have given the PIN either.
Lol, have you seen the episode? It's funny to me because they play on so many different relationship issues with these characters - like hyperbole or something. |
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| 01/09/2011 10:08 am |
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OFFLINE | Originally Posted by Shawn Ishness:
Originally Posted by Sylvia Torres:
When I was married we did share the same PIN since it was a joint account.
Lesson learned.
As for George's situation, I wouldn't have given the PIN either.
Lol, have you seen the episode? It's funny to me because they play on so many different relationship issues with these characters - like hyperbole or something.
No I never saw that one. I hardly watched Seinfeld but lately I've been catching the reruns on TBS. |
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| 01/09/2011 10:14 am |
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OFFLINE | Originally Posted by Sylvia Torres:
Originally Posted by Shawn Ishness:
Originally Posted by Sylvia Torres:
When I was married we did share the same PIN since it was a joint account.
No I never saw that one. I hardly watched Seinfeld but lately I've been catching the reruns on TBS.
I never watched it either when the show was being produced. Walmart had a good deal on their season dvd box sets, so I got one and though I definitely like other sitcoms better, I found this show addicting.
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| 01/10/2011 10:38 pm |
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OFFLINE | Ralph and I have seperate accounts, but we both have access to each others. I also have one of his credit cards. No reason to use his bank account or credit card so I never have. And so far he's never used mine. But if something were to happen to either of us and we needed access we can.... |
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| 01/11/2011 6:56 pm |
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OFFLINE | I think financial compatibility is extremely important in a relationship, almost as much as sexual compatibility ! That being said though, I've always maintained an account separate from my significant other. Maybe it's because I've always made my own money and never depended on them ... not sure ... and always had my own. See no reason to share and prefer separate accounts with an agreement as to which bills each is responsible for. I'm not selfish or stingy either, just what's mine is mine ... if you need some, just ask and I'll more than likely share.
The only person(s) I've ever given my pin to is my kidlets. |
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| 01/11/2011 8:26 pm |
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OFFLINE | I dated a guy for almost two years who was very insistent on giving me his PIN and access to all kinds of personal information (if I had been interested in identity theft, I could have become him in a second). One of the reasons I decided things weren't going to work out between us was because I didn't trust him enough to share the same information with him. I had a real fear of him deciding he needed to just borrow a bit and dipping into an account that I could not afford to share. When we broke up last year, I told him over and over that he needed to change all of his passwords, etc. because I still had access. I have no idea whether or not he listened to me. |
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| 01/13/2011 5:54 pm |
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OFFLINE | I don't tell people how I vote and I don't give out my pin number. Some secrets are meant to be kept. |
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