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Among all the things couples fight about,moneyis one of the most persistent topics.
When you pair an extravagant spender with a penny pincher, there is bound to be trouble.
If a couple can agree on how to spend their dough, things will likely be easier.
But, for this particular pair, money began causing big issues.
A woman took to Reddit to share herfinancial woesand explain how her partner spent all her hard-earned cash.
She finally reached her breaking point and decided to open a new bank account.
Until this point in their marriage, she had no reason to keep their finances separate.
She has always been the saver, and he has been the spender.
On top of that, his family kept borrowing money and would never pay it back.
For some couples, conflict about money happens early in therelationship.
Research shows that if partners have similar ideas aboutspending and savings, there would be fewer marital arguments.
The woman mentioned that things changed after her husband got into a bad car wreck.
He was not able to work and hence had to apply for disability.
It took 4 years for the disability paycheck to come through.
By then, their savings dwindled,debtmounted, and they even came close to losing everything.
She became the sole earner of the household and had to save and pay off their debt.
But she soon realized that her husband was still loaning big sums of their money to his family.
He even took money without asking out of their savings account, which she found out about later.
The poster clarified that he wasnt faking it and that his parents brought a motor home with the money.
Its in my backyard.
They dont even leave the house so I dont know why they wanted it.
People were enraged on her behalf and told her that such behavior was grounds for divorce.
Im just tired of his family.
In most cases, research shows thatmerging accountsmight promote better financial alignment and increase transparency.
Money matterscan be quite emotional, as they are often tied to a persons self-worth and belief systems.
Thats why its important to handle the situation tactfully.
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