Re: Easier to save
I would never have married someone who wasn't thrifty and a saver like me. That would have just been asking for trouble. I think too many people make that mistake and it explains why money is the number one thing couples fight about.
That said, I could definitely save a lot more if I was single. I am much more adaptable and willing to put up with less than is my wife (of 14 years). She is very low maintenance and very careful with money, and I appreciate that tremendously, but in certain areas she still spends more freely than me and wants more than me. If it was up to me, for example, we would still have the mismatched hand-me-down bedroom furniture we had when we got married, but several years ago she insisted on getting a new bedroom set.
Of course, on the flip-side, sometimes I have to practically drag her to the store to buy something I know she wants and needs that we can easily afford.
Overall, we are very well matched financially speaking and that is a big reason why our savings are growing so nicely.
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