Re: Arguments about money
My husband was a spender when we first met. I was just the opposite. I would cringe when he told me what he paid for something and he would say, "That would blow your mind if you spent that much wouldn't it?" Well we had to sit down and talk about this matter because it is very very stressful when two people are not on the same page in a marriage/relationship. I had to make my concerns known when hubby asked me to marry him because I was relocating in this marriage and didn't want to come here to NY and find myself out in the cold over lack of money or a home to stay in.
Happy to say we got on the same page! I handled the finances and hubby allowed me to work out a plan on Quicken to get rid of our debt. That was eight years ago. Happy to say we were able to pay off his credit cards in November of 2005 and now November of 2006, mine will be paid off as well! We just have our mortgage to concentrate on after this November and savings.
Communication is the key. There will be disagreements; no one is immuned from them. Just have to pray things will work out.
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