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Marriage And Money

Thursday, November 19, 2009 5:27

Yes, we’ve ALL heard the numbers. One 50 Percent of all. Recently, I’ve even heard that 75% of all marriages now end in divorce. WOW! Is this really true? What I have found is that the REAL divorce rate is around 40%. There seems to be an agenda (driven by propaganda) to make it ?seem? as if marriages CAN’T work. I won’t get to deep into this subject, but I put it here to say that you can’t believe everything you hear.

But on the other hand, what we do know regarding money and marriage is that there is a large percentage of them that end because of finance problems. Some say that it is the #1 reason and others even quote that 70% of all marriages end because of money problems. There is really no way to measure this, but we do know that finance (especially in this economy) is a major factor in marriages. This is truly a shame because 90% of these marital problems could be eliminated by simply being observant?, and working things out in the beginning. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! Now, let’s get into this money and marriage thing

Before I have talked about how the first two personal finance budgeting steps to becoming financially secure are #1 Vision and #2 Spending Plan. The same applies in marriage. I will do a quick recap.

There are two basic questions couples must ask themselves before they begin their financial union. One question is, ?At what point do you plan on retiring?? Will you retire at age 65, in 30 years, 20 years or what? The other question is ?What Will You Do When You Retire?? Do you want to travel the world, buy a big dream home, or just have enough to live on? This is your Vision.

You see ladies and gentlemen, this is the question. How can you save enough money to retire on time, if you don’t know how much money you will need to retire, or how soon you need to have this money? Exactly, you can’t! This is why the majority of financial plans fail.

When that is done, you need to develop a Spending Plan that is written in advance, and will put enough money back in order for you to reach your goal. You see, if people would sit down and draw out a plan, the money issues in marriages would become obsolete. But the problem is that most people are AFRAID to talk about finance before marriage. Why? There are two basic reasons. The first is that people (men and women), are afraid of being thought of as “Gold-Diggers?. People think if they ?address? finance before hand it means they are in it for the money.

Addressing the subject of money and marriage before hand doesn’t mean that one would make the decision whether or not to marry someone solely based on money, but if there ARE some issues with a person financially, their potential spouse has a right to know. The issues can then be dealt with, and prepared for, BEFORE the marriage begins.

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