Boston Couples Therapy Tips – Talking about Money
April 11, 2012 – 11:23 pm
Here are a few random thoughts, from a Boston therapist’s perspective, about discussing money with your significant other:
If you can’t talk about finances when you’re in love, just wait to try and talk about money when things aren’t going well.
Discussing finances won’t be the most fun you’ll have in planning your future, but it doesn’t need to be an argument either. Discussions about money tend to go well when the partners are equally concerned about the other, and are trying to be generous.
As people are getting married later in life, and bringing significant assets with them, discussing money before getting married is more important than ever.
Having lots of doesn’t make discussing finances easier!
The motto “What’s mine is yours” is nice during the honeymoon bliss, but can stop feeling fair later down the road.
Couples need to consider: If one spouse is going to stay at home, or is in school, how much will the working spouse share of his/her wages? If one person buys a car, does the other spouse get a car?
Often, couples create a mutual checking account for living expenses, and both will contribute to that account what they have agreed is fair–it’s rarely 50-50.
Discussing finances it’s just about who will pay for what, and prenuptial agreements. The issue of inheritance is also important. How will wills be written? Will there be life insurance? Who will get what in the even of a spouse’s death?
A prenuptial agreement doesn’t mean that someone is planning to leave the marriage.
When you got married, you thought you couldn’t possibly be unhappy again. Everything was so beautiful and perfect, and you and your spouse were closer than ever. Now, that happy day seems like a distant memory.
The world we live in today is uncertain and tumultuous. Economies around the world are crumbling, families fall apart every day, and all the while we go to work to pay the bills and take care of the people we love. It’s enough to make anyone feel overwhelmed.
Addictions come in all shapes and sizes, and people in all walks of life can struggle with them. While many people assume that someone can only be addicted to something like drugs or alcohol, other addictions are becoming just as common, such as gambling, shopping, and even dating.
Thriveworks medical billing just released a medical billing website, which (in addition to providing information on Thriveworks billing service) provides tips and strategies for health professionals wanting a DIY approach. While the website is new, the service has been offered on their main site for several years. Thriveworks hopes this new website will be of value to their current, and new, customers, interested in specialized healthcare billing services. Currently, the site has about 20 articles with tips, and a number of medical billing videos. check it out here: 
Thriveworks recently announced plans to open a third counseling and life coaching office location in Richmond, VA. This announcement comes on the coat tails on a recent opening of a new counseling clinic in Philadelphia, PA last month, and the opening of a new corporate headquarters in September of 2011, in central Virginia. The launch of the Richmond counseling office will mark Thriveworks third office location. To learn more about the new launch, visit Thrivework’s new website: 
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