[Magdalen] Speaking of money

[Judy Fleener]

I don't recommend or method...we tend to use avoidance.
Judy

On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 7:22 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> How does one speak with one's significant other about the state of
> household finances? This is an ongoing problem here in our relationship.
> I'm the sole earner, so I manage the accounts and bills, and I'm accused by
> my dear partner of keeping him in the dark about how much I earn, how much
> we can afford to spend, etc.
>
> Believe me, I'd like to keep him informed, but I haven't found a way that
> works, apparently. I've tried simply sharing bank statements with him and
> I've tried developing a summary spreadsheet. He doesn't spend time perusing
> these...perhaps it's a Myers-Briggs difference and there needs to be a more
> NF way of communicating our financial picture. But even without cold, hard
> numbers on paper, our conversations about money tend to end up with his
> feeling guilty or angry and my feeling annoyed.
>
> Just wondering if others have had similar struggles and found ways to talk
> about money.
>
> Sent from my iPad




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Judy Fleener, ObJN
Western Michigan