When you marry someone, you marry an entire package—including a financial one. The Simple Dollar interviewed a few people who learned this lesson the hard way. I come in at number four because I married “the person who runs.” Fresh out of college, I started dating the stereotypical traveler. It was a long-term relationship, and she traveled at any opportunity. Throughout the years, I saw that she regularly spent more than she earned, but it got worse over time. Finally, I confronted her, but she was in denial.
Still, we fell in love and got married. Just two weeks after the wedding, I started getting my first calls from collectors. The financial strain meant that the marriage only lasted a few months. Some financial problems can be fixed, but if you have a runner on your hands, that’s a tough one.
Other stories include “the clueless giver,” the one “destined to be broke” and simply the “financial trainwreck.” Money management and financial health isn’t innate. It needs to be learned and practiced, and a lot of people don’t want to make the sacrifices for financial well-being.
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