5
Ways to
Prevent
Money From
Ruining Your
Marriage
By Scott & Bethany Palmer
Relationships begin with that
exhilarating learning curve. We can’t
wait to learn all there is to know about
this special person. We spend months
discovering what they do for fun on
the weekends, about their childhood,
favorite restaurants, and tastes in
music. And then it gets serious.
You walk down the aisle, stand before
God, your friends and family, and
pledge your life to them “for better or
worse, richer or poorer”. Cue music
(and happy tears).
But then, in no time at all, you find
yourself stressed about life and tense
about the “richer or poorer” (not so
happy tears). Money becomes like a
demanding teacher; it tests you - and
your relationship.
With life so expensive what can you?
Here are 5 Ways to Prevent Money
6 • Solutions
From Ruining Your Marriage no matter
how long again your took your vows:
1. Set a time to discuss money. There
is rarely a day that goes by without
some decision about money.
Because dollars and cents cross your
path so many times in the day it is
easy for couples to think they should
be talking about money day in and day
out. We disagree.
Talking about money every single day
is exhausting and doesn’t help your
marriage or your finances. In fact, it
has the opposite effect. It takes the
stress-o-meter and dials it right up.
Every day is filled with landmines to
avoid.
We have found it works better to set
aside one night of the week to talk
about short-term money issues and