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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Money-related marriage problems don't necessarily stem from not having much of it or carrying debt. Many of them are simply a result of conflicting ideas of money, conflicting philosophies, conflicting plans. Many couples will have one saver, and one spender. This means that without a plan, things can fall apart pretty quickly...both financially and in the marriage.
When a couple agrees on financial issues—which means actually discussing them (many don't)—and they work together as a team, that leaves less room for disagreements, misunderstandings, and even resentment.
I'll stress it again: if you have a plan and stick to it, you can make it work.
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I agree with you completely. Based on the OP, I fear that the seed of resentment has already been planted for him, though. That's why my advise was phrased as such. Again, my wife had a HUGE amount of debt. But, she was working a full-time job and two part-time jobs when I met her - while going to college full-time. There was no doubt she took ownership of her responsibilities and took it as a personal pride to free our new marriage of the albatros. This girl doesn't seem to have that fire.