Comments on: A Quick Note about “I”, “We”, “Our”, “My” http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/a-quick-note-about-i-we-our-my/ Our Journey to a Debt-Free Life Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:43:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jen http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/a-quick-note-about-i-we-our-my/comment-page-1/#comment-982 Jen Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:05:49 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/a-quick-note-about-i-we-our-my/#comment-982 If your husband isn't interested in looking at the finances, but you want to make sure he knows where everything is, what needs to be paid, etc., maybe you could write up a manual of sorts? Not all at once, but maybe as you go... For example, list all your accounts and banks, and as you pay each bill write in the manual when the bill has to be paid, the usual amount, etc. That way if something, God forbid, happened to you, he'd have a reference to help him manage the finances. If your husband isn’t interested in looking at the finances, but you want to make sure he knows where everything is, what needs to be paid, etc., maybe you could write up a manual of sorts? Not all at once, but maybe as you go… For example, list all your accounts and banks, and as you pay each bill write in the manual when the bill has to be paid, the usual amount, etc. That way if something, God forbid, happened to you, he’d have a reference to help him manage the finances.

]]> By: Blogging Away Debt » Blog Archive » Money and Marriage: Tightening of the Financial Belt to Fight Debt http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/a-quick-note-about-i-we-our-my/comment-page-1/#comment-966 Blogging Away Debt » Blog Archive » Money and Marriage: Tightening of the Financial Belt to Fight Debt Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:31:38 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/a-quick-note-about-i-we-our-my/#comment-966 [...] Sara left me a comment, “Your situation is similar to mine, in that my husband trusts me 100% to take care of our finances - and he supports me, but sometimes he rebels against the tightening of our financial belts in order to pay off debt - how do you combat that, or does it even happen in your house???” [...] [...] Sara left me a comment, “Your situation is similar to mine, in that my husband trusts me 100% to take care of our finances – and he supports me, but sometimes he rebels against the tightening of our financial belts in order to pay off debt – how do you combat that, or does it even happen in your house???” [...]

]]> By: Tricia http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/a-quick-note-about-i-we-our-my/comment-page-1/#comment-963 Tricia Sun, 27 Aug 2006 13:51:12 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/a-quick-note-about-i-we-our-my/#comment-963 Thank you everyone for your comments! :) Sara - he does rebel, and I'm working on a post about it ;) Bonnie - thank you for the word of caution. I wish my husband would just take a look at things, but he won't. I worry that if something happened to me he would be so lost. Thank you everyone for your comments! :)

Sara – he does rebel, and I’m working on a post about it ;)

Bonnie – thank you for the word of caution. I wish my husband would just take a look at things, but he won’t. I worry that if something happened to me he would be so lost.

]]> By: Bonnie http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/a-quick-note-about-i-we-our-my/comment-page-1/#comment-955 Bonnie Sun, 27 Aug 2006 05:01:20 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/a-quick-note-about-i-we-our-my/#comment-955 I got us into financial trouble in part because I was the 'financial' one and he was the 'creative' one. That was 10 years. Since then, we both review the finances and both know how much everything costs and we agree on long and short term goals. Ten years ago I was taking care of our finances, and didn't want to upset my husband with details...what a mistake that turned out to be. I understand what you are saying...but I just want to give you a word of caution...make sure he knows to the penney how much it costs to run the household. I love your blog. Keep up the good work! I got us into financial trouble in part because I was the ‘financial’ one and he was the ‘creative’ one. That was 10 years. Since then, we both review the finances and both know how much everything costs and we agree on long and short term goals. Ten years ago I was taking care of our finances, and didn’t want to upset my husband with details…what a mistake that turned out to be. I understand what you are saying…but I just want to give you a word of caution…make sure he knows to the penney how much it costs to run the household. I love your blog. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Sara http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/a-quick-note-about-i-we-our-my/comment-page-1/#comment-942 Sara Sat, 26 Aug 2006 15:36:30 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/a-quick-note-about-i-we-our-my/#comment-942 I've been reading your blog since I read Scott Burns' article, and it's very inspiring to me! Your situation is similar to mine, in that my husband trusts me 100% to take care of our finances - and he supports me, but sometimes he rebels against the tightening of our financial belts in order to pay off debt - how do you combat that, or does it even happen in your house??? Thanks a million, and keep up the awesome work! I’ve been reading your blog since I read Scott Burns’ article, and it’s very inspiring to me! Your situation is similar to mine, in that my husband trusts me 100% to take care of our finances – and he supports me, but sometimes he rebels against the tightening of our financial belts in order to pay off debt – how do you combat that, or does it even happen in your house??? Thanks a million, and keep up the awesome work!

]]> By: Sheri http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/a-quick-note-about-i-we-our-my/comment-page-1/#comment-940 Sheri Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:42:16 +0000 http://www.bloggingawaydebt.com/2006/08/a-quick-note-about-i-we-our-my/#comment-940 Same with our family. My husband, while he is interested to a point, I take the majority of the responsibilty in our debt-reduction process as well. Same with our family. My husband, while he is interested to a point, I take the majority of the responsibilty in our debt-reduction process as well.

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