Relationships Articles - Working on Money Matters in Your Marriage


by JEN BARNUM - Date: 2009-11-11 - Word Count: 350 Share This!

The subject of money is a big problem issue for a lot of marriages, this often is due to breakdown of communication about this. What's important is both partners need to be aware of what's going on no matter who is taking care of the day to day bill paying.

Being the financial workhorse of the family is fine and may feel like your pulling your share of the load but if there's no discussion you're putting your spouse in a bad situation if something were to happen to you. How would they know when and where to pay the bills to? The spouse is now in a tough place, they were relying on you and now you're not there.

Keeping your spouse in the dark about financial woes is in no way protecting them; it is instead making a rift in your marriage. It is important that no matter how good or bad your financial situation is, that you keep your spouse fully aware of the situation and find a way to communicate the financial responsibilities of the household with each other. This does not necessarily mean sitting down and talking through every step of your finances, every day, but that is something that you can do every few months.

Communicating about the finances can take a couple of different paths. One way is to have separate bills and separate accounts, this works well for some. Another way is to have a book where the money coming and going can be noted, then the spouse can look at it and it doesn't have to be a daily discussion.

The best scenario is for both partners to be engaged in the handling of financials whether they are negative or positive. Sharing information makes it a team effort so that everyone works toward the same goal.

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