Once you understand each other’s “money personality” take more time to talk about your goals for the future.
Talking openly about the debts that you are repaying will allow you and your significant other to know what you are working with in regards to available income. Debt, even so-called “good” debt like student loans, may make you feel like you can’t pull your weight financially in your relationship because you have such a large amount of money to pay off from the past. You may also enter into this relationship with varying amounts of debt. What is important in a Spender/Saver relationship is to acknowledge and honor that aspect of your partner and realize that they are not there to sabotage you – a Saver is going to work to keep you on track to reach your long-term goals, and a Spender is going to make sure that you enjoy yourself for a bit today. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, as two Savers may miss out on life’s opportunities in order to keep saving their pennies for that dreaded “rainy day” to arrive, while two Spenders might enjoy today so much that they are left with little or no savings when a financial emergency springs up. People also tend to fall somewhere along the Saver-Spender continuum, and it is not uncommon to find that your significant other identifies on the other end of the spectrum than you do. Others may take the opposite tact, deciding that since they didn’t like how they were raised with regards to money they are going to make a fresh start. People tend to replicate the thoughts and feelings about money that they experienced in their family of origin. What was it like to grow up in your household? Did you always have everything you needed and therefore never really thought much about money, or were times tight and there was a lot of stress about how the bills were going to get paid? Or, maybe it was somewhere in between. Don’t dive right into your bills, instead share with one another your early experiences with money. The first step to developing a budget that you both can live with is communication. So, how do you develop a budget that both works for the present day and supports your future financial goals? All of those factors create a situation that’s ripe for misunderstandings and arguments.
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Few people were taught about money at home or in school and therefore feel insecure about how to manage their financial lives.
Talking about money with your spouse or partner might be more difficult than talking about many other topics because how you relate to money is a reflection of your background and life experiences. Developing a household budget isn’t just about dollars and cents it’s also a reflection of your values and goals.
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