Comments on: Attract A Frugal Mate By Being A Big Spender

By: Julia

Julia — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:13:51 +0000

Rob Bennett is right; it’s how we deal with our differences that makes them good or bad. My fiance and I are not complete PF opposites. He is a big spender and I am fairly frugal, but neither of us has debt (except his very reasonable mortgage). We have already discussed the difference in our spending styles and he is willing to be more frugal now since our future expenses will only go up once we have kids and he has already started cutting back his spending! For my part, I am not planning to spend more, but I’ve promised myself that I won’t nag him into bringing his spending completely down to my level. It’s money he’s earned and he’s always lived within his means, and I respect this.

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By: Leigh

Leigh — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:46:54 +0000

The fact that my fiance and I are going to get married in December is one of the things that finally made me get in gear. He doesn’t use credit cards, has money in the bank and is debt-free except for his mortgage. I have a little money in the bank, a huge student loan debt that I’ve been paying on for 10 years (thanks law school) and love to use credit cards although I do pay them off (mostly) every month.

We had a long talk about finances a couple of months ago and I decided that I wanted to get rid of any consumer debt before we get hitched. I’m about to make it through my first full month of not using my credit cards for anything and I’ve paid down my only credit card debt (0% interest until April) to just under 4K. I should be able to have it paid off in full by October or November.
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By: Rob Bennett

Rob Bennett — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:00:51 +0000

My wife and I have opposite money personalities. She is cautious and detail-oriented. I am a bit of a risk-taker and tend to focus on the big picture stuff.

There have been times when our differences have caused problems. There also have been times (more often) when our differences made a more compelling whole that either of us could have accomplished on our own (or than we could have accomplished together if we both had the same money personality).

Having differences need not be a bad thing. It’s how you deal with differences that makes them good or bad. Use the word “diversity” in place of the word “differences” and you might see the point. Diversity can be a plus. So can differences in money personalities.

Rob
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By: Dave C.

Dave C. — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:49:58 +0000

Good point there Weakonomist. I think I finally realized something about myself, that every now and then it is good to just spend some money and appreciate what I can do with my hard earned cash.

I think recently, I’ve gone into super saver mode to counteract the years of being a super spender when I got out of college. Maybe in the near future I can find a better balance once my savings are at a level I feel is appropriate for my age.
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