Money: It's a partnership we don't talk about much, and just like any relationship, it can feel loving and empowering or yucky and frustrating. What is your relationship to money? Do you love it or hate it? Does it abuse and use you? Does it overpower you with its strength? Or do you have a healthy and whole relationship with money.
Money affects just about every decision you make together. Your credit score is an important part of your financial picture and having a bad one can cause a lot of tension in your Money Relationship. This New Year’s, resolve to get your credit score back on track together.
Marrying your partner means marrying your partner’s money personality – a characteristic that affects much more in your life than you might think. Your money personalities affect decisions such as choosing breakfast cereals, picking destinations for Friday night dates, and deciding what a “vacation” means.
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These days, I don't feel guilty when I spend money on myself because I know I had his back when he was starting a new career, and I know he has mine. I also know that money has nothing to do with how much we love each other. It's just paper. Sometimes one will make more than the other, sometimes one will spend more than the other. In the end, it has a way of balancing itself out.
Denise Wade PH.D.
If you feel like you're dating your financial opposite, you're probably right. It turns out we gravitate towards romantic partners with conflicting money attitudes to help balance our own tendencies.
This guest article from Psych Central was written by Marie Hartwell-Walker, ED.D. Talking about one’s financial situation early in a relationship is as important as talking about safe sex. It’s something that needs to be shared just as early and just as deeply. When deciding whether to pursue a relationship, both people deserve to know what they are getting into.
Jon Gosselin has spent weeks since he and wife Kate announced their split romping on a yacht in the Mediterranean, wearing flaming tigers on his ass, dating two women at once, and hanging out with Michael Lohan. And spending money like it's his freaking job.
Pay cuts, layoffs and credit-card rate hikes are leaving couples feeling too vulnerable to plant any real roots.
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