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This example in the OP might be extreme, but it isn't all that uncommon in essence. Just about every relationship has a "spender" and a "saver." It's all about reaching that common ground that everyone can live with. This usually involves mitigating the extreme areas, i.e. hey, Big Spender, say no to chapter 7 and learn to pay off that debt by making a few simple changes, and, hey, Mr. Frugal, loosen up a bit: you don't have to drive a beater anymore, and why not look into taking on a mortgage if your credit is so good?
You know, stuff like that. This isn't uncommon at all.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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