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Money Conflicts

A reader needs your help today. Her question touches on so many subjects we talk about here: Marriage and finances, credit, and paying off debt. Show her some support by letting her know how she can handle this delicate matter.

Currently I have $18,564.55 in total of consumer debt. My hubby has accumulated 3 times that [...]

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Even though we like to think of the holidays as a time of fun and family, the truth is that there is also a great deal of stress attached to this time of the year. From entertaining to buying gifts to travel, the stresses on your budget can cause anxiety and worry during a time [...]

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Do you find that your money philosophy is different than your wife’s (significant other)? Well, I do.
Steve recently sent in an email with the following question:

I recently got married. My wife and I are working on our future finances. I am aggressive and she is conservative when it comes to investing.
Example: Her money is [...]

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I ran into the mailman yesterday as he was delivering mail to about 50 different mailboxes (for those that aren’t in an apartment, think of the post office where the P.O. boxes are all stacked together). When I reached for my mail, he hollered “oh no sir, you need to wait for me to [...]

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One of the great side benefit of not being a salesperson who is on the plane way too often is that I have more time to talk to my parents over the phone. Yesterday, a question came up that affects almost all of us who weren’t born into eventually inheriting Exxon Mobil – How [...]

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With all the headlines about the crisis in our financial system, it is very easy to become consumed and worry about our wealth.  After all, what else are we supposed to think about when our stock holdings are tumbling in front of us?
Then in the middle of reading about all the financial articles, a tweet [...]

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My life has changed since I got married because I’ve gotten much busier! With me starting to prepare for the CFA, my work and also the blog, things are just going crazy around here. This weekend, I even had friends come over and will have a house warming party today!!
I really wish everyone [...]

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Families are great. They are the first ones to come help, and the last ones to leave us when we are in trouble. When we were young, we lived with our families, and we start our very own later on in our lives.
Families however, make money matters even more complicated. Let’s face [...]

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