Has this mistake ruined your marriage? Did you get through it? Have you learned something about each other as a result? Tell me your story. Thank you in advance.
2006-07-16 09:15:34 · 7 answers · asked by Mr. Grudge 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Not thinking about the future. We should have set aside even just a tiny amount early in our marriage. By now, we would have accummulated a lot of wealth.
It hasn't ruined our marriage because we try not to worry over past mistakes and instead we learned from them. Thankfully, we're not too old to fix this!
We've learned a lot about each other's financial beliefs and habits. Not a lot of good stuff either! But, love is unconditional so we take each other "warts and all".
It hasn't been easy. Especially while we were still very young and immature. But love came before money so we weathered the storms.
Too many people let finances ruin their marriages. Why? If given the choice, would you want to be rich or happy? Do you know how many rich people would trade their wealth to find their one true love?
Ask a couple in love if they would trade their love for riches.
Why does this feeling change after marriage?
{shrug}
I don't know.
But, Albert Einstein once said that the strongest power in the universe is the power of compound interest. Make it work for you. Only tiny amount of money set aside every month will snowball into a huge sum in later years. Young people never think that day will come. But it does.
That is the biggest financial mistake we've made. :(
Please don't make the same mistake!
2006-07-16 09:28:13 · answer #1 · answered by hope03 5 · 9⤊ 2⤋
Not purchasing a home immediately. Purchasing a home is like saving money. Even with your mortgage payment, the house appreciates everyday. Big, big booboo.
2006-07-16 17:27:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dell lost a $2000 check on me...so the computer that was supposed to be $2000 was $4000......yea we got through it
2006-07-16 16:20:12 · answer #3 · answered by bill6866 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WELL I WOULDNT REALLY CONSIDER IT A HUGE MISTAKE BUT WE DIDNT OWE ANY OF OUR 2 VEHICLES THEY WERE TOTALLY OURS AND WE WENT OFF AN BOUGHT A CAR WHICH WASNT EVEN NEW AND NOW WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT I THINK WE COULD HAVE WAITED BUT WE DIDNT TO GET A NEW CAR.
BUT IT HAST RUINED OUR MARRIAGE WE BOTH REGRET IT BUT WE R SURE GETTING THROUGH IT LITTLE BY LITTLE AND OPING WE FINISH PAYING IT OFF SOON
2006-07-16 16:21:51 · answer #4 · answered by JAZY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
taking a vacation when we needed to save the money for a move...it was a spur of the moment...we were broke and still live where we dont want to, but we learned to be responsible and not to have our cake and take another slice...haha! we have good pictures!
2006-07-16 16:31:26 · answer #5 · answered by butterflidesi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BUYING A HOME TOGETHER/JUST DIVORCED-SHE GOT THE HOUSE,I GOT 000.00.AFTER 23 YEARS.MISTAKE
2006-07-17 09:34:32 · answer #6 · answered by lickit4u 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Didnt contribute all my savings to destroy CONservative corporate welfare whores
2006-07-16 16:25:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋