MattAtThrive's comments

5 Ways to Help a Reluctant Spouse Begin to Budget

21 Aug 2009 08:53 AM

Great list of options, Miriam. As a behavioral psychologist, I know how important it is to be able to get on the same page with your significant other about money and there are studies that suggest that money is the number one thing couples argue about (even more than sex, and when something beats sex, you know it is serious).

One suggestion I'd add to the list is finding an active way to share the budgeting together. At Thrive http://www.justthrive.com we just added our new budgeting suite, and it gives couples to something to look at together as a jumping off point. If you aren't using an online personal finance site or don't want to, you can replicate the same thing on paper - the important part is that you have something to discuss and look at, so you avoid making it personal.