Re: Married to a spender
Living that scenario as we speak. Fortunately my wife gave up her CC's. This did not happen over night. If your spouse will not change spending habits you should see about divorcing your finances from theirs. It is not by accident that arguments over money are the leading cause of divorce.
Divorcing finances means that you do not let your spouses name on anything you own especially credit cards or loan agreements. My CC's are in my name and my DW's are in her name. I worked too hard to let my credit go to heck in a hand basket. It very nearly came to me leaving. The wife and I still struggle with it but at least we have stopped screaming and are working on our money issues.
I wish there were a simple solution but there is not. I hope you and your spouse can reach an accomodation concerning finances.
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