It's not a turnoff by itself. How I found out about it can be a turnoff... like he told me right off the bat. People who talk about money are tedious. And people who look down on me for not having any and not really wanting any (money is only a means to get more stuff...I'm all about the stuff) are off my list.
And yes, Joe, we Americans have lots of different accounts. We have checking accounts from which we write checks (or checques... there just aren't enough Qs in American English), savings accounts into which we put money by for a rainy day, 401(k) and/or IRA accounts into which we put money for our retirement, CD and money-market accounts designed to increase interest in the short term, credit accounts on which to charge things and pay later, Christmas accounts into which you put money and can't get it back until Christmas, and all sorts of other kinds of accounts. Not all of these accounts will be held by the same institution, either.
A lot of banks offer integrated banking much like the current account you describe, but each account is still a separate entity... my checking, credit, and savings accounts are all integrated in one bank, but I can close one account and not the others if I want; other people will have mortgages and IRAs integrated as well. Then I have another credit card with a different bank, an account with my car credit agency, and a two retirement funds somewhere else that I don't really understand.
Fun, huh?
And yes, Joe, we Americans have lots of different accounts. We have checking accounts from which we write checks (or checques... there just aren't enough Qs in American English), savings accounts into which we put money by for a rainy day, 401(k) and/or IRA accounts into which we put money for our retirement, CD and money-market accounts designed to increase interest in the short term, credit accounts on which to charge things and pay later, Christmas accounts into which you put money and can't get it back until Christmas, and all sorts of other kinds of accounts. Not all of these accounts will be held by the same institution, either.
A lot of banks offer integrated banking much like the current account you describe, but each account is still a separate entity... my checking, credit, and savings accounts are all integrated in one bank, but I can close one account and not the others if I want; other people will have mortgages and IRAs integrated as well. Then I have another credit card with a different bank, an account with my car credit agency, and a two retirement funds somewhere else that I don't really understand.
Fun, huh?
