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A stress-free way for you and your partner to manage money.
Money is a reliable source of tension in relationships, in both married couples and those not yet in wedded bliss. Karin Mizgala wrote an article in the Canadian Financial Post with suggestions about how couples can ward off money problems. She says:
While talking about money can be often be more difficult and emotionally charged than talking about sex, religion or politics, a simple conversation about money can save you a lot of tension and resentments throughout married life.
Below, we've expanded on Karin's tips and come up with six steps to ensuring a financially successful union. Are … Read More
Once you're married do you combine finances, or do you each have your own money?
Being a relationship doormat, weird advertising from Viagra, Eliot Spitzer in the aftermath.
Love Bytes: three must click sex, dating and relationship links.This woman pays her boyfriend's bills, he lies about his spending, and for some reason she doesn't know what to do. Seriously, what's there to be confused about? [Smitten]He's an apprentice in school right now, so he's on government loans until he goes back to work. The funds are not enough to cover his bills, so I have been paying the rent in full, his insurance and truck payments, his phone and credit card bills, and giving him other spending money--all on top of my own bills. I absolutely … Read More
A Daily Beast scribe writes about the rich "sugar daddy" footing her bills.
Hoo boy. The Daily Beast is surely getting a lot of web traffic mileage out of this one:
If you haven't read it already, check out their personal essay, "My Sugar Daddy," written by a college student under the pseudonym 'Melissa Beech.'
Young 'Melissa' is a senior in Philadelphia who spent more than she earned waiting tables, which she found "exhausting."
But then on a job interview with a communications professional, the man offered her a unique proposition: not to work in an office, but to sleep with him in exchange for gifts and money. He offered to … Read More
How to share costs when moving in together.
As a 23-year-old editorial assistant living in New York City, I was confident in my relationship and in my reasons for wanting to move in with my boyfriend of two years. I'd become a bag lady lugging my life between our apartments just as the hobo chic look had lost its appeal. I dreaded forfeiting my monthly rent check—also known as half my salary—to keep a studio I never saw. And I knew I eventually wanted to marry my boyfriend—just not yet.
But I hadn't considered the financial commitment of moving in together until I rode up 14 flights … Read More
