When Ben and I were first married, we were in the midst of moving to a new city, a new apartment, new jobs, and of course, new budgets. It probably took us a good three to six months to combine our finances together as I was working to change my name, update my social security card, and obtain a new driver's license. So when we were able to start a joint bank account, we took a look at each other's separate accounts to make sure we remembered what bill was coming out of which