Everyone knows that the top two things couples fight about are money and sex. I've always thought Fred and I were lucky, because we are consistently on the same page regarding both: the more, the better. But what I've realized is that even if you're not fighting about money ("I can't believe you paid $300 for a pair of jeans!") it can still cause problems in your relationship.

When I moved down to Atlanta, I gave up a full-time, well-paying job to try my hand at freelancing. It's been going well, but it's not a steady flow of income every week. … Read More

From Money Magazine

(Money Magazine) -- Opposites attract, and Michele Roth and Rory Durkin prove the point - at least when it comes to their finances. She works for a financial services firm and is a self-described hoarder. He's a lawyer and an impulsive and generous spender. She despises debt. He sleeps comfortably with $25,000 in credit-card balances."We're night and day," says Rory. Knowing full well that financial issues are a prime reason that marriages fail, Michele, 32, and Rory, 43 - who met in their condo building and got engaged in July - want to bridge their differing views … Read More

Once, I dated a man, who was very, very poor. That’s what he said, and I believed him. Why wouldn’t I? He had wads of medical bills left over from a bout with cancer; he had child support; he had business expenses; and—oh, yes—he had the Chinese symbol for money tattooed on his Achilles tendon.

Since I lived in Manhattan and he was in North Carolina, we spent much of our relationship commuting. Plane tickets cost money, and though we tried to split the fares, I ended up paying for the bulk of them.

I didn’t really mind. He’d … Read More