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Money
issues cause more divorce and relationship stress than infidelity.
Money may not buy love but it can end your relationship. Try our free
money advice line for some solutions to your
money problems.
Couples who talk about money are twice as likely to rate their relationships
as excellent but those who have financial problems are more likely to
divorce sooner than those who do not.
Current
research shows that financial problems are associated with increased stress
and decreased marital satisfaction and a strong predictor of divorce along
with
jealousy, infidelity, and drinking/drug use. When an individual felt that
his or her spouse handled money foolishly, the odds of eventual divorce more
than doubled. Disagreements about finances appeared to be an important
predictor of divorce for both men and women.
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"Too many people spend money they haven’t earned
to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.”
Will Rogers |
Money
is many things including, power, influence, trouble, A measure (satisfaction, power, wealth,
accomplishment), a tool to do things, the stuff we buy, education and enrichment,
entertainment, freedom – having enough to lose the fear of
doing without and freedom – having enough is the freedom to do what you
want.
Money is
not happiness. Happiness comes from within yourself. Happiness
is a satisfaction based on an acceptance of self, the acceptance of others,
and the willingness to accept the present situation while building a better
future. Understanding and accepting each other are the true currencies
of love. Don't work yourself to tears.
Balancing:
Establishing a fair and equitable pattern of handling money early in
marriage appears to be important for the quality and stability of the
marriage.
If you
find yourself in conflict over money, ask where the middle ground is.
Is it reasonable to compromise? Can we reduce the money we spend in
some areas in order to increase our savings? Would it be fair if we
each gave ourselves an allowance of $50 a week to spend as we choose?
Could we start saving just $50 a week to build for our future while enjoying
today? What else can we do? Here are some practical tips for
finding money hidden in your home.
Here are 36 specific ideas on how to save up to $1,453 per month or $17,436
per year by making some lifestyle choices.
The
practical person would also ask can we do this while being financially
responsible? It won’t help if we both share the
spend-like-there’s-no-tomorrow philosophy because that may lead to
bankruptcy in both the relationship and the money.
Here are two paths to money happiness.
The
Real Secret to Money
Becoming totally debt-free in about 3 years.
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