Anyone who has ever had a dog knows that they are family. We love to spoil them with treats, gadgets, and quality time. They become our little precious things to spoil, and we’re rewarded with endless love, affection, and belly scratches. It’s a pretty good system for them. They don’t have to do much and …
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Woman keeps $20k in ‘friend fund’ with 4 other women, refuses to pull out her share to help husband with $60k down payment: ‘Your wife sounds financially illiterate’
You could have a perfect marriage in every other way and money could still be the thing that tears you apart. It’s the tie that binds, and the knife that severs. It’s difficult to find the right balance of splitting the burden, especially when you don’t have equal salaries. Usually, marriage means combining your funds, …
Seguir leyendo Woman keeps $20k in ‘friend fund’ with 4 other women, refuses to pull out her share to help husband with $60k down payment: ‘Your wife sounds financially illiterate’
Family of 6 struggles to survive on $80k a year, husband gets a part time job and won’t let stay-at-home wife touch the money: ‘Are people actually this financially stupid?’
Sharing finances as a married couple is one of the most difficult things about marriage. It rarely happens that the salaries are equal and everything is hunky dory. Usually, one person makes more money than the other and this introduces some imbalances. Does that mean the other one does more of the housework? How is …
Seguir leyendo Family of 6 struggles to survive on $80k a year, husband gets a part time job and won’t let stay-at-home wife touch the money: ‘Are people actually this financially stupid?’
Woman spends $45 on burgers every week to help out pregnant sister, husband lashes out: ‘Does she micromanage how you spend your money?’
Helping out a family member financially can be a difficult situation to navigate. You want to be helpful and generous if you can, but it can be hard to know where to draw the line. Because once you get money involved, it’s a different ballgame. Feelings can easily get hurt and debts can easily remain …
Seguir leyendo Woman spends $45 on burgers every week to help out pregnant sister, husband lashes out: ‘Does she micromanage how you spend your money?’
‘Get a divorce. For his sake’: Wife asks husband to quit dream job since he’s bringing in less money despite him covering her student loans for years
Not everyone is cut out to be married to an artist. You might admire their creativity and find them fascinating, but when it comes time to feed the bulldog, you might have some resentments. Sharing finances is hard in any couple, but it’s exceptionally more difficult when one of you is more dependent on the …
Seguir leyendo ‘Get a divorce. For his sake’: Wife asks husband to quit dream job since he’s bringing in less money despite him covering her student loans for years
Man making 7 times more than his teacher fiancé makes her split the bill for every meal, makes fun of her for ordering salad at expensive restaurants: ‘Women are always eating salads to watch their weight’
Every relationship has some level of financial inequality. It’s awkward to talk about in the beginning stages of a romance (and boy, is it a mood killer), but it can become increasingly relevant if and when you begin to plan your life with somebody. Your salary likely will determine whether you’re the provider or the …
Seguir leyendo Man making 7 times more than his teacher fiancé makes her split the bill for every meal, makes fun of her for ordering salad at expensive restaurants: ‘Women are always eating salads to watch their weight’
Unemployed husband gives his parents over $10K of his wife’s money, gets angry when she separates their finances: ‘I’m not gonna work 60 hours a week so he can keep giving our money away’
When you’re married, you have to be on the same page about so many things. Before you even go down to the courthouse and get it all in writing, you need to figure out if you’re going to have kids, who’s going to bring home the bacon, and where you want to live long-term. Once …
Seguir leyendo Unemployed husband gives his parents over $10K of his wife’s money, gets angry when she separates their finances: ‘I’m not gonna work 60 hours a week so he can keep giving our money away’
Parents buy 18-year-old daughter a $65K Jeep they can’t afford, befuddles adult son who previously offered $5K for car payments: ‘The 5k won’t even last the summer’
If there is one thing people love wasting money on, it’s expensive cars. I come from a town where people would buy $70K vehicles for themselves but wouldn’t pay for their kid’s college education. Maybe this is just because I haven’t regularly driven in about six years, but I can’t wrap my head around paying …
Seguir leyendo Parents buy 18-year-old daughter a $65K Jeep they can’t afford, befuddles adult son who previously offered $5K for car payments: ‘The 5k won’t even last the summer’
Lawyer boyfriend asks girlfriend for €30k for mother’s failing business after she refuses initial ask of €60k: ‘The cafe (and his mom) is a money pit’
Asking for money is an incredibly difficult task. Nobody enjoys doing it. We all wish we could live in a world where whatever we want falls into our lap and whenever we need money it magically appears in our bank accounts. Think about how much happier we’d all be. There would probably be no war, …
Seguir leyendo Lawyer boyfriend asks girlfriend for €30k for mother’s failing business after she refuses initial ask of €60k: ‘The cafe (and his mom) is a money pit’
Husband spends $160k on baseball cards behind wife’s back, lawyers up when she asks for $80k back: ‘The cards are everywhere’
Financial infidelity is one of those common things that we’ve only just started learning how to talk about. When you have a joint account, you need to have a lot of discussions about how that account gets used, and just what you’re spending money on. Even if the relationship has a foundation of trust in …
Seguir leyendo Husband spends $160k on baseball cards behind wife’s back, lawyers up when she asks for $80k back: ‘The cards are everywhere’