With personal / family debt levels continually rising the pressure on marriages in continually increasing with nearly half of married couples arguing over financial issues, which makes financial problems in a marriage one of the main common marriage problems.
As the saying goes money is what makes the world go round and not being able to spend money on the things you want to spend it on significantly increases the levels of stress in a relationship.
It is particularly hard when couples:
first get together after having it easy living at home,
have only had to think about number one in the past,
have a new baby to consider,
have been used to good incomes and are then hit by hard times or
have just let their finances get out of control.
Having enough money to spend is important and it is so easy for spending to get out of control. I know so many people who just spend and spend, leave nothing for a rainy day and get deeper and deeper into debt. They often look at me and wonder why I dont have any financial issues, well that ones easy, I have never spent more than what I have earned and never spend all the money I have. I...