Comments on: Do you know what today is?

By: How to Avoid Arguing About Money | Green Panda Treehouse

How to Avoid Arguing About Money | Green Panda Treehouse — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:55:50 +0000

[...] Being Frugal Do you know what today is? [...]

By: Suburban Wife’s Daily Dollar Diary » Advice Please - To Insure or Not To Insure

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:32:38 +0000

[...] is one of those really difficult conversations that beingfrugal.net talked about last week. Several months ago, when dealing with our insurance agent about new [...]

By: And the winners are…. | beingfrugal.net

And the winners are…. | beingfrugal.net — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:08:07 +0000

[...] winners for the Difficult Conversations book giveaway [...]

By: In The Hole

In The Hole — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:42:29 +0000

The hubby and I just began to get a grip on our finances. I’ve been reading your blog for a few weeks…..great site :)

Anyway, I used to get super angry at my hubby when he would spend money frivolously on what I would consider to be unnecessary. He would tend to spend a lot too.

With our new financial plan, we each get an allowance every month to do whatever we want with it. That has worked wonders for us.

We also make it a point, once a week, to talk about all of our other spending except for the allowance money.

By: Sunday Morning Link Love ~ ING Direct Savings Referrals Edition | I've Paid For This Twice Already...

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:13:01 +0000

[...] Frugal: Do You Know What Today Is? You still have a little time to win a [...]

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:38:49 +0000

I have had so many difficult conversations about money and the lack of it in my lifetime that the idea of having to have any more almost always brings me to tears. The one I had with my dying husband, when he thought I would get my SSI AND his Social Security, the one I had with my younger brother when he wanted me to be in charge of what he thought he had as he was dying, the one that I had with my Father who wanted me to have his house and my older brother who said I had to give it up so that our Mother could sell it and then would have some money to live on. The one I had with my Mother when I found out that she was supporting both of my brothers,the one I had with my older brother after our Mom had died and he told me that the house was now his and I might get some money from my Mother’s estate and then he withheld some of the money. The one I had with my older brother as he was dying concerning his will and how he had promised our Mother that he would take care of me and then having to buy the house that was supposed to be mine and getting once again the short end of the money from the estate. See a patteren here — now I am having to have conversations with my son concerning our expenses and his wanting to cash in his 401 account. I HATE talking about money, and here’s what I have leaned about it — if it’s not in writing, it’s not going to work. So for all of you with husbands and wives, PUT IT IN WRITING, how much, how often, where it comes from, where it goes, who takes care of it, and what to do when you you die. End of problem, end of conversation. Now go have some fun together.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:07:22 +0000

I’d really like to talk to my sister about her son and how he’s being raised(which’s good don’t get me wrong)… Just a few things that I’m worried might grow into bigger problems in the future.

Finding it to be rather difficult to bring up the subject since I just know she’ll become extremely defensive if/when I bring up the subject.

Also would like to talk to her about her spending habits, but each time it’s brought up I get shot down.

So now I’m trying to lead by example I guess, hope it rubs off.

By: Joleene

Joleene — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:08:20 +0000

My husband and I have difficulty talking to each other about what we are each doing with our money. We are often too independent of one another.

By: adrienne

adrienne — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:20:20 +0000

(To friends about) their children’s negative behavior

By: Kari

Kari — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:30:03 +0000

My husband and I see eye to eye on most things, so we don’t have too much trouble talking about difficult topics – except finances. It stresses him out so much, he just shits down. I have to be very diplomatic and careful with bad news (too much of that lately).