Tag: spender

Healthy love and compatibility in any relationship are wonderful qualities that can take you a long way. If your attitudes about money matters don’t match, however, warning bells could be ringing.

Have you had "The Talk" yet? You know, that talk about money?

Have you talked about those taboo topics like a personal budget, spending and debt issues? Do you know where that special someone in your life stands when it comes to savings, planning and overall financial awareness?

Many couples fail to discuss how they share their financial obligations. It is understandable how this happens because any talk of money can feel too business-like and unromantic, and is the type of discussion that can be ripe with conflict. However, this is a conversation that needs to be had, and had regularly.

Avoiding the topic of your financial relationship will lead to a series of assumptions, expectations, misunderstandings, mind-reading, and passive-aggressive behaviors.