When we announced our first call for entries a few months ago, Nicole sent in her story of how she and her husband deal with finances: For the first year of our marriage my husband handled everything. I didn’t even know where our checks were or have a debit card. I just charged things and ... Read more →
A few months ago, we had a call for entries for posts by bloggers, financial or otherwise, on the topic of relationships and finances. That project was sidetracked a little, but we’re hoping to revive it. The point of the project was to create a repository for all things relationships and finances. The list would ... Read more →
We shacked up a year ago, but not before I read Shacking Up: The Smart Girl’s Guide to Living in Sin Without Getting Burned, by Stacy and Wynne Whitman. I have to give it four stars for tackling complicated legal, financial and emotional issues and still being fun to read. It’s written for women, but ... Read more →
Hear ye, hear ye, or something. We want YOUR entries about how you handle relationships and money. We welcome all topics of personal finances, as long as it deals with how you and your spouse / girlfriend / boyfriend / friend with benefits / life partner / “person you made a pact with when you ... Read more →
He and I rarely argue over money. Instead, we deal with the big issues in a “State of Our Union Address” a few times a year. Every few months when we have a quiet moment, one of us will propose that it’s time for a State of Our Union address. We’ve been doing this for ... Read more →
This month’s Money magazine is up over at CNNMoney, and this month’s topic is something near and dear to our hearts: money and relationships. The articles cover how couples differ when it comes to dealing retirement, budgeting, day-to-day spending, and other money matters. There were a couple of good quotes that I thought came out ... Read more →
I thought I’d take this time to apologize to Her. In order to stay keeping up with the (pfbloggers) Joneses, I’ve been obsessively scanning news and other pfblogs for stories and such. In doing so, I’ve become glued to the computer monitor. I’m sorry. Can we go out to dinner? Not too expensive, of course. ... Read more →
So She and I spent our Friday night NOT gallivanting with our other friends in their 20′s at the trendiest bars in town, but instead watching the Oprah repeat after Nightline. At least I went to Happy Hour earlier in the night. I’ve never really watched Oprah, but I can tell you that JLP is ... Read more →
Yahoo is running a series of articles about the relationships that men and women have with money, aptly titled Money, Happiness, and the Opposite Sex. One article in particular, Why Are Men Afraid of Money? (via Forbes.com) – caught my eye. I’m talking about the study last year, which found that men would rather marry, ... Read more →
