Another Reason #MarriageCanWait: Money Woes
You might love a person with all your heart. Sexually, you’re compatible. You get along great. You like their family and they like yours and your values are the same. But STILL, there’s another reason you might not wanna head down the aisle with them: MONEY, the root of all evil (and many divorces). Here are a few of the reasons, via BuzzFeed, some folks got divorced when money ruined everything:
“My ex refused to work, even when I begged him to. We lived on my salary alone, and it was so hard. Eventually, I just snapped and asked for a divorce. It was clear that he wasn’t going to change, and I was tired of not having financial stability in my life. It’s been six months since I filed, and I already have more savings than we ever had as a couple.“
“Two years into our marriage, he was arrested for embezzlement. Never found out what he did with the money.”
“My ex and I had totally different ideas about when we had ‘extra’ money for non-essentials. I think it’s when all your bills are paid, your only debts are the mortgage and the car, and no major expenses are looming. My ex thought it was when he had a little extra credit available on one of his many cards. “
“We had a joint bank account. Big mistake. I made all the money; he spent it. I’d go to pay a bill, only to find the account empty because he needed some game or a part for his ancient VW bus.”
“She decided to cheat on me with multiple people, drained our savings, sold all of my stuff except a small amount of clothes, and ran up $10k+ in debt within a three-month period.“
“My ex fell for an investment scam. He was ‘investing’ Bitcoin, but they kept asking for money to get the money he ‘made.’ He cleared out our bank accounts, maxed out all of our credit cards — including my personal one — and took money from my FSA.”