My best friend is with a guy who doesn’t like to work.  Yes it’s wrong on so many levels, but she loves him.  Don’t bother trying to comprehend, it’s beyong comprehension.  She’s a smart girl, except when it comes to men.  She’s always loved losers and admits it.
But here’s the question I posed her, sure [...]

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Hi I’m Mary from Simply Forties! I write a blog about being a female in her 40s, finances, grown children, relationships, the environment, and everything else people think about. Stop by and say Hello!
How to Avoid Some of the Biggest Mistakes a Couple Makes

1. Having a 30-year mortgage
The amount of interest you [...]

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Have you ever loaned money to a friend or family member? Did you really loan it or was it borrow?  I guess the question of the day is would you loan money?
I was thinking back to one of my biggest BOZO financial moves and this one was a real DOOZIE!  Yep, I was young, stupid, [...]

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I’ve discussed before joint or separate accounts and come to the conclusion it doesn’t really matter. It matters only to the people involved.There are successful relationships with completely separate money and successful relationships with completely joint money.
But what are the pros and cons of each situation?
The pros for sharing money are of course easily keeping [...]

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At savingadvice, a PF blogger I enjoy reading shared his recent personal troubles about finance.  His wife had been hiding credit card debt from him and finally shared it with him after 18 months.  This was obviously devestating, especially in light of the birth of their new twins. 
The debt wasn’t huge about $6k, but it was [...]

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