Comments on: The Debt Shoebox

By: When Spouses Credit History Conflict

When Spouses Credit History Conflict — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:16:27 +0000

[...] my husband didn’t have such good financial habits, and one day I discovered his surprise debt shoebox that contained all sorts of collections notices. Needless to say, he didn’t have any active [...]

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Letting Family or Friends Borrow Money | Ultimate Money Blog — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:01:40 +0000

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By: Mrs Money

Mrs Money — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:54:32 +0000

I didn’t nag either. I just helped him understand how important it was to get out of debt and save money. He has come such a long way! I am so glad it worked out well for you too!

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Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:57:58 +0000

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By: Revanche

Revanche — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:37:59 +0000

Oh yes, and once I caught an inkling of what that debt might look like, I started him on a slow and steady regimen of personal finance talk. Nothing like over the top pressure or nagging, just sharing my philosophies on spending within my means, savings as a top priority, and the thrill of getting a great bargain instead of just buying whatever I wanted when I wanted it.
With my family history, I was NOT going to marry someone who hadn’t already reformed fiscally – my nerves simply couldn’t take it. Luckily for me, he was receptive to the non-nagging and is in pretty good financial shape now.

By: Mrs Money

Mrs Money — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:14:05 +0000

Well right now we make right around the same amount of money, so everything just goes into a joint account. I should post what we did about the shoebox…

By: Mrs. Accountability

Mrs. Accountability — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:47:02 +0000

No, my Mr. A was a perfect angel. Bwahahahahaha!! Sorry I couldn’t resist. I guess I pretty much knew the scoop about my hubby and his financial background. I’m so happy you two worked it out! So do you both share the financial burden, or do you take more of it?