Financial infidelity: The marriage breaker

April 23, 2008 by Marcel

I hope you enjoyed the last not-so-serious Onion video. Alright, sit up and get ready for something important. Financial infidelity: The marriage breaker. Secretly overspending from the family coffers can be a deadly to your marriage.

7 Comments

Wade Young said

am April 24 2008 @ 8:35 pm

What happened to “For richer, for poorer?”
Monty Loree said

am May 7 2008 @ 8:30 am

This is probably one of the biggest financial issues in marriage. The concept where one person wants the money control.
I’ve recently asked some couples how they handle this problem. They all replied, “we have separate bank accounts”

Separate bank accounts means that each person has control over their money.
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Until Debt Do Us Part said

am May 27 2008 @ 9:41 am

I see this quite often. When people first get together the last thing they talk about is finances. For many it is an issue that is too emotive and as a result a communication block forms. From there it is just all downhill.
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am June 10 2008 @ 4:07 am

Financial problems must one of the biggest reasons that people split. I keep me and my wife finances as separate as possible to avoid any trouble!
James said

am June 20 2008 @ 4:44 pm

i couldn’t agree more… i think that one factor that contributes to a harmonious marriage is a harmony in money matters between husband and wife… let’s face is it money is what it is, it makes the world turn, and it helps if both parties settle on an ‘agreement’ of sorts when it comes to handling finances… although sometimes its bit awkward to talk about money troubles because the last thing we want to do is fight over money. and most of the time everything goes south when fight starts from there. it pays to talk about it, and to be open about it as early as possible…
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am September 12 2008 @ 8:02 pm

I think that, all too often, one spouse absorbs all of the financial stress because the other never sees the books. It’s a good idea to regularly schedule conversations about the current financial status and goal achievement.