Don’t let the almighty dollar ruin your relationship.
Artisan & Guardian
Danger level: Medium
Your biggest risk says, Brad Klontz, a financial psychologist is “If you don’t communicate, the artisan will hide spending and the guardian will save secretly.”
Solution: play to each other’s strengths. Let the guardian handle the finances and investments. Then, for the artisan, create a [...]
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But when emotions become [...]
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Men’s Health answers
It’s a downward spiral: When you’re worried about your finances, you check the market. Then you feel guilty for doing it at work, which makes you worry about your job, which makes you concerned about your financial cushion. So you check the market. And on and on. To halt your descent, you need [...]
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