The runaway fund
It is a pivotal moment in a relationship when you set up a joint account, symbolising your commitment to each other. You’re in it for the long run, but relationships can be unpredictable. And so, women are setting up a different sort of account when falling in love, one that won’t be shared with their other half.
More than a fifth of women are arming themselves with financial support by setting up a savings account in case things don’t work out. Where children are involved, that figure rises to a quarter.
Women such as mum-of-two Eimear O’Hagan, 39, believe it doesn’t matter how
