
The Couple That Sets Financial Goals Together Stay Together
After you write out your goals, I urge you to share them with your spouse, or significant other, and have the person do the same
Seventy percent of all divorced people cite money squabbles as a reason, at least in part, as a reason for their divorce.
After you write out your goals, I urge you to share them with your spouse, or significant other, and have the person do the same
Forget about lying, sexual incompatibility or infidelity. The real threat to your relationship may be your (or your partner’s) tendency to splurge on things that are outside your budget. As I often explain on Facebook, Twitter and in my financial seminars, the consequences of rampant over-spending — especially when using credit — are enormous. Not only are credit card delinquencies, bankruptcies and foreclosures on the rise, debt is even a huge factor in families being split apart.
A subscriber wants to know if he should get married even though his girlfriend has a lot of debt.