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In reply to the discussion: THIS IS WHY CHANGE IS NECESSARY. [View all]bucolic_frolic
(43,161 posts)11. Green box? Really?
I just don't know, because I remember my mom talking about saving her money in a bank in the 1940s. No mention ever of her needing a cosigner. And I'm sure mom and dad had separate bank accounts by the 60s, they had separate passbooks, which I guess is a term unknown now. It was the little ledger book that entered your debits, credits, and balance - a record of what you held in a bank.
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There is the saying that "Babies and politicians should be changed often, and for the same reason".
abqtommy
Jan 2021
#5
There were numerous states where women were restricted from financial independence.
Augiedog
Jan 2021
#14
You know, Soph, someone left Abraham Lincoln out of that collage. He should
PatrickforO
Jan 2021
#27