freebird5825
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I subscribe to MP Dunleavy's columns. She is very entertaining to read, down to earth and witty. She cracks me up with some of the wild things she writes, but she is usually right on target about human behavior and money.
Please read this short column
Why savers and spenders marry - MSN Money
and then ID who is the saver and who is the spender in your life, at which stages (past or present) and use mixed proportions if applicable.
For example, our dear Unclemick might qualify for a 100% saver rating during his self-admitted cheap b*st*rd phase.
So that our single folks are not left out , please pick your best friend, or a person with whom you spend the most time socially, or even a parent or child, as the other person.
Past (before we met)
dh2b - 100% spender (3 kids and ex driven)
me - 70% saver, 30% spender
Present
dh2b - 60% saver, 40% spender
me - 90% saver, 10% spender
Next?
Please read this short column
Why savers and spenders marry - MSN Money
and then ID who is the saver and who is the spender in your life, at which stages (past or present) and use mixed proportions if applicable.
For example, our dear Unclemick might qualify for a 100% saver rating during his self-admitted cheap b*st*rd phase.
So that our single folks are not left out , please pick your best friend, or a person with whom you spend the most time socially, or even a parent or child, as the other person.
Past (before we met)
dh2b - 100% spender (3 kids and ex driven)
me - 70% saver, 30% spender
Present
dh2b - 60% saver, 40% spender
me - 90% saver, 10% spender
Next?