jassan

I figured I would give an update as this thread can maybe both a source of hope and a lesson of what not to do.
I sent off my initial I-751 in haste as I was preparing for extended travel and was up against some weighty work obligations. In my rush I absentmindedly sent off my I-751 without all my financial evidence (I think I has sent leases and insurance policies). Before I had to opportunity to submit additional evidence to add to my file I received the RFE and the worries began. Fearful that my case was under additional scrutiny, I frantically began to assemble all manners of evidence as shown above. My primary concern was the lack of joint bank accounts (in reading through these forums there was plenty of emphasis placed on joint accounts) over our nearly four-year marriage or shared accounts of any type besides taxes and leases. It took a while and some expenditures to pull together past credit card statements of travel purchases, to pull together beneficiary information from previous employers, to add my spouses name on accounts at the last moment, etc...
On the Friday evening that I had finally pulled everything together, as I was in the process of labeling and organizing all my evidence I noticed on the RFE that the due date was the coming Monday - a little over 48 hours time! My hopes were pinned on an overnight delivery on a Saturday morning. Needless to say I was sweating bullets and praying I hadn't been so remiss as to forget something this last time around. Fortunately the package arrived on time early Monday morning and not late Monday afternoon as the delivery projection indicated.
Today my wife and I logged onto the USCIS site and got the update we were nervously waiting for:
On August 17, 2010, we ordered production of your new card. Please allow 30 days for your card to be mailed to you. If we need something from you we will contact you. If you move before you receive the card, call customer service at 1-800-375-5283.
So, to anyone else in this process reading this:
1. Get joint bank accounts - it makes for less recording keeping
2. When submitting the I-751, don't rush. Give yourself time to put it aside and check over a day or two before sending.
3. Don't wait till the last moment - the stress will likely shorten your lifespan if not separate you from your true love.
4. If you don't have joint bank accounts all is certainly not lost
5. Overnight delivery certainly works, but I wouldn't recommend the night before it is actually due.
Thanks for the replies and advice - it was all very much appreciated.