Money Matters in Marriage

**vinj** · February 11th, 2014 11:20 AM

There's no set formula. Each marriage is specific to the couple and they adapt on how to manage their expenses. In our case, my wife earns loads more then i do but i'm the one managing the expenses. No considerable expenditures are done without starting off with a little friendly husband and wife discussion, which moves on to bickering and eventually leads to irritation... threats of then eventual eviction from the master's bedroom soon follow... then settles with mutual consent. :inlove:

And my thoughts that those who paint to have the perfect marriage... are just painting it.

**Ry_Tower** · February 11th, 2014 11:22 AM

If it's too good to be true, it's most probably not true.

**CLAVEL3699** · February 11th, 2014 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by Ry_Tower

If it's too good to be true, it's most probably not true.

John ang Marsha... John ikaw ba yan?

**Ry_Tower** · February 11th, 2014 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by CLAVEL3699

John ang Marsha... John ikaw ba yan?

hahahaha hindi po.

**greatauror28** · February 12th, 2014 01:19 AM

Since as of the moment wife is in mat leave and receives only allowance sa gov't, i took care of most of the expenses.
After paying all the bills, tira lang ako ng pang gas sa payroll account ko then lahat intrega na kay misis.
When we want to buy something, we save for it for weeks, even months if mahal yung bibilhin.
So far so good naman ang setup na ganun.

We never fought for money even when we're still bf-gf, and that was for 8 years mind you.

**jhnkvn** · February 12th, 2014 01:54 AM

Originally Posted by Walter

Traveling is an investment?

For me, it is. Although this changes accordingly to who is traveling and what they actually do.

I'm quite a PITA as a fellow traveller kasi (as my friends say) since I'm particularly attentive to stuff since this stems from my nature as an investor (can I invest in this?) and businessman (can I import this?).. mostly I use it for data-gathering kasi for future investment purposes.

Take an example the time I visited Macao. I was simply touring the city and visiting the gambling houses (from the Venetian, Galaxy, Wynn, etc.) and yet never gambled. What I did do is that I simply observe -- what game rakes in most of the cash? anak ng tipaklong, bat ang tagal kumuha ng card nitong joint.. why is the minimum bet $100? wala bang $2.00 lang? kung wala, saan meron? etc.

That one day alone gives me a whole lot of information regarding casino houses -- their target market, their relative strengths and weaknesses.. who's the stronger one. You'd be surprised that the ones accepting low bids (yun mga $2 per game, etc.) have a better profit margin on an absolute basis after expenses.

Another example is Hong Kong... I'm the one who asks pesky questions sa hotel concierge such as room occupancy rates, seasonality, etc. If room occupancy is low.. I then hypothesize why? then start my trail there.

But wherever I go, for real estate practitioners.. alam ko ginagawa niyo rin 'to, I also tend to gauge real estate condominium occupancy rates by visiting them at night and seeing how many open lights there are, how accessible is it, how safe is it, etc.

**1D4LV** · February 12th, 2014 10:24 AM

^^ somehow agree with you.
nothing beats experience, learning different cultures, trying different dishes.

my mentor used to tell me.... "travelling and learning from it is far more greater than material stuff na pag pinagsawaan mo na, tapos ang thrill."

**jut703** · February 13th, 2014 12:29 AM

Just noticed, tsikot is getting filled with skeptics and negative people. At least in recent months. I dont recall the forum to be this antagonistic before. Parang wala nang tamang ginawa kahit sino sa mundo, pati ba naman tong couple na to pinagiinitan pa rin.

I only know Edric Mendoza from his show on ANC which I find very helpful, so I am in no position to judge, much less speak against his family. But his wife's piece is a pretty good read if you ask me - sure the religious references may not be for everyone, but anyone with a fair bit of comprehension can look beyond the author's personal biases and standpoint and assess the points raised objectively.

BTT, of course money matters in marriage, and in all aspects of life actually. But there's a difference between seeing money as a tool and having your life revolve so heavily around it.

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**yebo** · February 13th, 2014 08:20 AM

^^ we can't help but be critics. When one writes a blog, or anything on the web for that matter, it is for public consumption. And it is up to us, the public, to either believe, discard or take it for what it is worth.

The blog is too full of her "i used to be an independent woman but since my father is a minister i have to live by the bible and be subservient to my control freak husband" ekek. Kahit sino naman na nagbasa ng blog nya (na taga tsikot) yun ang read. The people praising her in her blog, who probably belong to the same ministry, are as brainwashed as her to know any different.

People here in tsikot are more discerning. Sorry na lang siya we see her for what she is.

**badkuk** · February 13th, 2014 09:29 AM

Hmm..dunno how to deal with negative posts. i-censor natin?

Personally i prefer honest opinions, be it negative or positive. That's what forums are for, right? It's up to you as to how to process them.

Like what sir yebo said: once you write with the intent of other people reading it, it's implied that you open yourself to criticism. That's why i don't blog :D

The truth, always. Damn the consequences :peace: