canada goose A New Husband Explains How Marriage Made Him Better With Money Andrew Webb as told to Nancy Mann Jackson, LearnVest Jun. 14, 2014, 10:31 AM LearnVestI’ve heard that money can be a leading cause of tension in a marriage, but it’s actually brought my wife, Jillian, and I closer together. Ever since we exchanged “I dos” nine months ago, I’ve adopted a completely different approach to finances because I now have a partner to help me get on track financially. By working together, Jillian and I have made drastic and strategic changes to our lifestyle, allowing us to pay down debt and save more. Before I got married, my biggest financial problem was not having any goals for my money. Basically, if I had $2,000 in my bank account, I saw it as money to spend on whatever I wanted, with no real regard for a budget. Because I was contributing 4% to my company’s 401(k) plan and I had a company match, I also didn’t see the need to put any more effort into planning for my future. Then I started dating Jillian. We first met in college, but didn’t start dating until after running into each other at a concert many years later. When we officially started seeing each other in 2012, she knew that I liked to spend money on eating out together and purchasing gifts for her. And I knew she was more thrifty than me, but money was never really an issue. It wasn’t until after we got engaged that I realized just how opposite we were when it came to money
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