More than one in four Greeks have a savings account that they keep concealed from their partner, according to the findings of a nationwide survey carried out by the smart savings and investment app 'Plum'. The survey focused on how couples manage their money, when they start to talk about it and what financial secrets they keep from each other.
More specifically, 26% of Greeks admit to having a savings account their partner does not know about. Of these, half say that they use it only for emergencies and the rest more freely. One in 10 does not yet have a secret account but intends to open one.
Couples are more open on other issues, however, with 61% having told their partner the exact size of their salary or income, while 20% say that their partner has a general idea. Nearly a quarter (23 pct) talk about finances every day, while 28% discuss finances several times a week and 22% once a week: therefore three in four couples discuss financial issues at least one a week and only 5% avoid such discussions entirely.
Just over one fifth (21%) begin discussing their finances in the first month of their relationship, while 18% have started within the first three months. Conversely, one in 10 waits more than two years before discussing money.
According to Plum Country Marketing Manager Mairily Mitropoulou, the sooner discussions on financial issues began, the better as relationships were thus made stronger and healthier, both emotionally and financially.