Sneaking Partner's wallet Is Not Theft

By Religare

Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 11:58

A third of Brits have sneak money from their partners' purse or wallet but most don't people believe that it's stealing, reveals a new survey.

It is said that nearly 34 percent of the people confessed to have helped themselves to their partner's money, but three-quarters thought it was acceptable, the study conducted and found by the discount voucher website MyVoucherCodes.co.uk .

But a little more than half of those surveyed said, they believed their partner's belongings were theirs as well, and23 percent said their partner would not mind while 11 percent thought their partner would do the same.

The study was done for which 2,748 people were quizzed, also found that there were regional differences in how much money people thought ,was acceptable to take.

People in south-east England said, they would take an average of 10.20 pounds without feeling the need to tell their partner, but those in north-west England would not take more than 1.50pounds on the sly.

"In a relationship, finances are often shared, especially in the case of a joint account where two incomes merge into one," The Scotsman quoted Farhad Farhadi, personal finance expert at MyVoucherCodes.co.uk, as saying.

He also added, "With that said, the poll shows it's now not uncommon for people to take money from one another and later forget to mention it."

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