tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post6141240463692838708..comments2024-03-27T23:56:33.722-04:00Comments on From This Side of the Pond: The M WordJoycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16727615822243830106noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-47499314199351469882014-04-23T09:52:33.931-04:002014-04-23T09:52:33.931-04:00Hi Joyce! Just catching up here and I'm so exc...Hi Joyce! Just catching up here and I'm so excited for your family with the big news! Many congrats and wishes for a blessed marriage for your firstborn. <br />This post reminds me of when Josh and I married right out of college. We started with nothing, although we had no debt which certainly gave us a rolling start compared to most grads these days. We have the rather odd money problem of being two savers married to each other. We have to talk each other down from time to time from being too cheap! ;) I'm Erin.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02626333490835483567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-19348787248247380652014-04-17T14:23:11.847-04:002014-04-17T14:23:11.847-04:00Excellent advice Joyce! My girls really need to r...Excellent advice Joyce! My girls really need to read your A to Z Challenge posts.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662751045378148853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-44273579940136527322014-04-15T21:04:03.999-04:002014-04-15T21:04:03.999-04:00Visiting from A/Z; I like your theme and I liked r...Visiting from A/Z; I like your theme and I liked reading about your thoughts on money management in a marriage. Definitely something to think about for those getting married as well as any other couple no matter how long they are married if something needs to be fine tuned with how the money is spent, saved, etc. Very wise words indeed!<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-3886325478380432952014-04-15T20:33:26.059-04:002014-04-15T20:33:26.059-04:00Such good advice, Joyce. I hope your girls appreci...Such good advice, Joyce. I hope your girls appreciate what a wise mom they have!<br />Blessings,<br />LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-16974739916541208192014-04-15T18:36:39.692-04:002014-04-15T18:36:39.692-04:00Oh yeah, and after getting married I had to learn ...Oh yeah, and after getting married I had to learn that "retail therapy" is not the best kind of therapy and is just about as expensive as the real thing. HahaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621231092375521848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-48939250988046209242014-04-15T18:35:58.651-04:002014-04-15T18:35:58.651-04:00Marriage is always a tough subject. And it is ind...Marriage is always a tough subject. And it is indeed important to talk about BEFORE getting married. Even if you haven one to speak of. Or a ton of debt like Mr. Sexy and I. As a couple we hate money. It's stressful mostly because it's been hard to make ends meet. But thus is life. God continues to provide every day. <br /><br />I'm visiting from the A to Z link up. <br /><br />http://5heartsonefamily.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621231092375521848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-14956555793483877992014-04-15T18:11:18.526-04:002014-04-15T18:11:18.526-04:00Such great advice, Joyce. Hubby and I were a bit u...Such great advice, Joyce. Hubby and I were a bit unique in that when I started working, I opened my own account. Both our names were on each other's account, so it wasn't necessarily "mine and no body else's." We both shared the bills and areas of responsibility. This arrangement has remained to this day and neither of us has ever had cause to complain. Elizabeth "Libby" Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145264016754286426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-79614625221351035772014-04-15T17:52:50.784-04:002014-04-15T17:52:50.784-04:00I'm starting to worry about our 7 questions :-...I'm starting to worry about our 7 questions :-) ?<br />Love your money talk!<br /><br />Hugs!debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684778217514244271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-76325042261098296632014-04-15T15:22:16.878-04:002014-04-15T15:22:16.878-04:00Such wonderful advice, Joyce...especially for newl...Such wonderful advice, Joyce...especially for newly engaged couples. Having money "issues" can cause such turmoil in a marriage if both partners don't see eye-to-eye. I always joke with Chris how his money is ours and mine is all MINE! :)Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13114076859455081016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-7537519418658642752014-04-15T14:59:23.124-04:002014-04-15T14:59:23.124-04:00Thank you a great and wise post .. money, like bad...Thank you a great and wise post .. money, like bad breath, can be one of those topics that can be difficult to talk about but it is essential. And once breached and talked about honestly and clearly, can bridge many other misunderstandings. Stopping by via the A-Z!<br /><a href="http://www.gardenofedenblog.com" rel="nofollow">Garden of Eden Blog</a>Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-65511797609360470052014-04-15T12:37:29.337-04:002014-04-15T12:37:29.337-04:00This is good. I've seen marriages go down the ...This is good. I've seen marriages go down the tubes because of the money problems. Everyone needs to learn how to talk with your mate about finances before and during the marriage. Lots of good advice. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06930402677344785417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-12678159774239060962014-04-15T10:47:46.917-04:002014-04-15T10:47:46.917-04:00This post is great advice. There is usually a sav...This post is great advice. There is usually a saver and a spender in most marriages, and if you take the time,before marriage, it's easy to figure out who is who.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-21350049767839401202014-04-15T09:49:50.680-04:002014-04-15T09:49:50.680-04:00I think you both have to have similar views on mon...I think you both have to have similar views on money and saving vs. spending otherwise the marriage is doomed. You can't change a spender into a saver and you can't change a saver into a spender.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026429803158132164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-59590522374537275002014-04-15T08:50:18.044-04:002014-04-15T08:50:18.044-04:00Yep, every word is true, and this is good advice! ...Yep, every word is true, and this is good advice! Money is always on a burner somewhere it seems. Somehow it never really got discussed when we married either. And only the hubs had a college degree when we did. We did both have jobs, and cars (if you want to call them that, lol) and a 2 year old as well. We have had years of scraping by and years where there was plenty, but honestly if we had waited like they do today and tried to buy a house and have plenty in the bank first we'd never would have tied the knot, or so it would have seemed. Got to have this issue covered that's for sure, but I've seen many with plenty not make it either. Enjoy your day!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836655708421528876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-43572322525387775882014-04-15T08:50:10.378-04:002014-04-15T08:50:10.378-04:00That's our 1985 Saab. The grey car is my Gran...That's our 1985 Saab. The grey car is my Grandmother's 1971 Impala. The most sensitive brakes on any car ever. TDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538348909738496662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-6159252320746739372014-04-15T08:35:51.612-04:002014-04-15T08:35:51.612-04:00Great advice! I have to say when I got married in ...Great advice! I have to say when I got married in 1988 we didn't have that conversation and I don't remember getting any advice on this matter. I do remember it being really hard to go from buying shoes just because to running it by my hubby. Formerly known as Frauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798890008067408048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-82777440378967684762014-04-15T08:06:19.960-04:002014-04-15T08:06:19.960-04:00Very good advice! My hubby and I also went into m...Very good advice! My hubby and I also went into marriage with the notion "what's mine is his; what's his is mine." I think when you marry you have to love the person so much that you WANT to give him yours… if not, it's a control issue. It can become very damaging. Well said.Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709403392707881786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-59930702294348844202014-04-15T07:43:38.753-04:002014-04-15T07:43:38.753-04:00Very good advice..BlessingsVery good advice..BlessingsLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16466115918585699329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6934122631054104275.post-74439853797547731712014-04-15T02:44:31.933-04:002014-04-15T02:44:31.933-04:00So much good advice here. It's hard to always...So much good advice here. It's hard to always agree about where it should go, but if a couple can talk openly about it and have some give and take, they can save themselves much grief and hard feelings. Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336729074703850201noreply@blogger.com