Comments on: 7 Things Men Wish Women Knew About Money

By: Carnival of Personal Finance #139: Valentine Edition

Carnival of Personal Finance #139: Valentine Edition — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:57:15 +0000

[...] Ron from The Wisdom Journal examines the relationship between men, women, and money in 7 Things Men Wish Women Knew About Money. [...]

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By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:58:23 +0000

@savingadvice:
Thanks, I never meant it to be harsh and wrote it from the standpoint of having a conversation with my wife! I also asked Lynnae from beingfrugal.net to write the mirror article from a woman’s perspective.

By: savingadvice

savingadvice — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:56:58 +0000

I couldn’t tell you how often I hear friends of mine completely embarrass their husbands in front of a crowd of people by saying “we don’t have money to go to the movies,” or whatever it may be. I think this article was written very well from a male stand-point, not too harsh towards women.

By: Ron

Ron — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:38:58 +0000

@ Pete
I know it can be embarrassing, but it’s important for us men to forgive them (without being asked). Most wives would never purposely embarrass their husbands but they (and we) get into this crazy contest sometimes to see who can poor mouth the most. I’ve been in the same boat as you as far as parents or in-laws paying for something. The best thing is to realize that you’re being blessed and hopefully, you’ll be able to pass it along to your kids.

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:21:46 +0000

I’ve run into #4 with my wife, talking with other people about how we can’t afford this or that, or talking about how we could only go on certain trips because her parents paid for it. We’ve talked about that and I think she better understands now how that is so embarrassing for a guy when his wife is always talking about how “poor” they are. She’s gotten a lot better about it.