Almost all of us commit Financial Infidelity. Now the question is....should we confess it?
Many people ask, “should I tell my partner about my past Financial Infidelity or just stop it?” Our answer…..get it off your chest, feel free of the past and then move on.
Nearly every relationship harbors some level of Financial Infidelity. It doesn’t matter what your Money Personality is.
Having money problems with your partner? Find out how be financially honest.
Every couple harbors some level of financial infidelity. Learn how to stop this relationship killer!
The bottom line: no matter how big or how small the financial infidelity is, it is a relationship killer! We have identified five triggers to help you work through your own.
Women have needed a feminine approach to money for years~and now we have it!
Women want to feel empowered with money, but it may not be a concern for them until they are facing a breakup or divorce. The best way for women to recover from a breakup, is to get comfortable and powerful with money fast. Women Who Attract (or have left!) Mr. Wrong, need different money advice and education than women who don't have, or have never had, man or money drama, and they need a different kind of information than men.
Couples argue about the budget for one reason: the budget doesn’t work if you don't agree on it
Couples argue about the budget for one reason and one reason only: the budget doesn’t work. Shocking, isn’t it? You already know your budget doesn’t work. What you don’t know is why.
Challenge: Why your budget doesn’t work
Most couples leave little to no wiggle room in the budget for unexpected expenses. Can you think of a single week of your life where everything went as planned? No. So why would you create a budget that is unable to accommodate real life?
Keeping secrets about money can have extremely damaging effects on your marriage.
Worried your spouse is keeping something from you? Well, the National Foundation for Credit Counseling's new online poll says they are: But it's not what you think.
Hiding money is way more prevalent than you think.
Per a study conducted by Harris Interactive, 31% of couples (over 2,000 were polled) have committed financial perfidy. The findings were very interesting and two items in particular stuck out: 1) The most common shadiness was that 58% of people admit to hiding cash; and 2) 15% of respondents have hidden a banking account. It was also revealed that men and women were just as likely to hide money.
Here are key points to remember when addressing money matters with your partner.
We all fear discovering an unfamiliar perfume lingering on our man's collar or a smudge of lipstick that isn't our shade, but sometimes his cheating isn't with another woman … it's with his wallet. Maybe you found a statement for a credit card you never knew existed, or suspect he's been blowing the cash you thought he was saving for retirement. When your faith in your partner's honesty and financial fidelity is shaken, how do you keep it from tearing your relationship apart? Manisha Thakor offers the following advice for coping after he's been fiscally unfaithful.
He hid money from his wife, but his tax return spilled the beans.
Being the child of a divorced family, I got to see first hand how lawyer bills stack up and how a woman's scorn can lead to a man sleeping in a car without money, food, or change of clothes. With this memory in mind I prepared myself for the unfortunate event that my wife and I would split. Little did I know that my earnest preparation would become fuel for the flame of an almost divorce. It all came out during tax season.