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According to a recent survey on money and relationships, 36 per cent of people are keeping a bank account from their partner. Wh
According to a recent survey on money and relationships, 36 per cent of people are keeping a bank account from their partner. Wh
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2009-05-14
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According to a recent survey on money and relationships, 36 per cent of people are keeping a bank account from their partner. While this financial unfaithfulness may appear as distrust in a relationship, in truth it may just be a form of financial protection.
With almost half of all marriages ending in divorce, men and women are realizing they need to be financially savvy, regardless of whether they are in a relationship.
The financial hardship on individuals after a divorce can be extremely difficult, even more so when children are involved. The lack of permanency in relationships, jobs and family life may be the cause of a growing trend to keep a secret bank account hidden from a partner; in other words, an "escape fund" .
Margaret’s story is far from unique. She is a representative of a growing number of women in long-term relationships who are becoming protective of their own earnings.
Every month on pay day, she banks hundreds of dollars into a savings account she keeps from her husband. She has been doing this throughout their six-year marriage and has built a nest egg worth an incredible $100000 on top of her pension.
Margaret says if her husband found out about her secret savings he’d hurt and would interpret this as a sign she wasn’t sure of the marriage. "He’d think it was my escape fund so that financially I could afford to get out of the relationship if it went wrong. I know you should approach marriage as being forever and I hope ours is, but you can never be sure."
Like many of her fellow secret savers, Margaret was stung in a former relationship and has since been very guarded about her own money.
Coming clean to your partner about being a secret saver may not be all that bad. Take Colleen, for example, who had been saving secretly for a few years before she confessed to her partner. “I decided to open a savings account and start building a nest egg of my own. I wanted to prove to myself that I could put money in the bank and leave it there for a rainy day.”
"When John found out about my secret savings, he was a little suspicious of my motives. I reassured him that this was certainly not an escape fund and that I feel very secure in our relationship. I have to admit that it does feel good to have my own money on reserve if ever there are rainy days in the future. It’s sensible to build and protect your personal financial security."
The trend to keep a secret bank account is growing because ______.
选项
A、escape fund helps one through rainy days
B、days are getting harder and harder
C、women are money sensitive
D、financial conflicts often occur
答案
A
解析
文章第1段谈到:美国有36%的人对自己的伴侣保密个人银行账户。为什么会出现这样一种趋势呢?作者通过若干事例就这一现象做了具体的分析。第8段用Colleen为例,她偷偷地在银行存款已经好些年了,最后告诉了丈夫这一秘密(had been saving secretly for a few years before she confessed to her partner.)。她之所以将钱存入银行,是为了以防万一,应付急需(put money in the bank and leave it there for
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