Money Lesson from the Twins

Wives I thought this lesson should be shared.  Our twins get an allowance and they also received some money for Christmas, so they knew exactly what they wanted from Toys R Us. Yesterday, as we were out doing errands, my husband and I decided that I would go with our daughter and he would take [...]

Financial Trust in Marriage

Financial trust is huge when it comes to marriage. Trust according to Webster’s means that you can rely on the integrity, strength and even confidence of another person.  So when it comes to financial trust in marriage – you should be able to trust that your spouse will do the right thing with the finances if [...]

Establish a Goal to Communicate

What goal or resolution did you make as you were preparing for 2010? Many of you probably had resolutions about finances, weight and even careers. How about making it a goal to communicate regularly about finances for the benefit of your marriage? I know the New Year is here. Listen is only DAY 9 – [...]

Shopper creates stumbling blocks for Marriage

Having a husband that is a shopper can easily create a stumbling block for the marriage and money manager. Why you ask? Because the majority of the time they are thinking about spending money on items they want (not necessarily need), buying things for you that they think you want and not necessarily need but [...]

Marriage Drowning in Debt

Often times when couples have gotten married and the newness of being in love and the wedding wears off, they find out that they are actually drowning in debt. This is because they did not take the time prior to getting married to discuss what financial obligations were being brought into the marriage. I can [...]

Financial Code Blue – What will you do?

For a lot of marriages they are in a financial code blue. The economy has sent marriages into a financial code blue like never before. For those of you that might not know what I am talking about – a financial code blue means that your money and marriage is about to flat line. What [...]

One Spouse has More debt than the Other

Wives, if your spouse has more debt than you and you find yourself upset because you cannot seem to get ahead in cleaning up the finances, stop for a minute and take a breath. If this debt was created prior to your getting married, then you should not hold it against him because you were [...]

Complaining without Action = More Debt

Wives I wanted to share this with you so you know that you know…Complaining about money issues whether it is you or the husband without action can lead to more debt. If either of you do nothing, you have made a CHOICE not to do anything and therefore, financial strain and stress continues on your [...]

Values being Challenged Affecting Money

I have been teaching about money and marriage for a few years and realize there is apparently more to money and marriage issues. Have you felt as if your values were being challenged by your spouse when he went out and spent more money? Let alone, what he spent money on had nothing to do [...]

Newlywed Wife questioning Money and Marriage

If you are a newlywed wife that has recently become a member of Marriage Money Matters, I commend you for seeking out this site to get guidance early in the marriage. You have an opportunity to learn so much from the post and prove to your husband you are great at managing money before anything [...]

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