Comments on: How 4 Personal Finance Bloggers Differ From Their Boyfriends with Money https://add-vodka.com/men-are-from-mars/ When Life Gives You Lemons => ADD VODKA Tue, 04 Aug 2015 19:35:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 By: Mikhaila https://add-vodka.com/men-are-from-mars/#comment-5543 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:29:55 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=1633#comment-5543 Love this post, and I’m really hoping you guys do a follow up with their perspectives as well!

Mr. Dollars and I met in University, and we’ve been together for almost four years now. He actually just saved up for and bought a motorcycle and he did all the saving in a short amount of time which was incredible. I really admire him for that! Since I’ve started doing the PF blogger thing, he’s started to ask me questions about different PF topics and I think he’ll take the money he was saving before and put it away for the future (or a trip, etc). I’ve been trying to nudge him to start an RRSP, but so far I haven’t had any luck. We’re moving in together in August and we’ve agreed that anything we need for the apt (furniture, bed, etc) is paid for in cash and that we don’t want any household debt (neither of us have any and I want it to stay that way).

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By: Saturday Links & Blogs I Love: Short Work Week Edition | When Life Gives You Lemons https://add-vodka.com/men-are-from-mars/#comment-5525 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:01:07 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=1633#comment-5525 […] Shopping to Saving (@shopping2saving), and Making Sense of Cents (@senseofcents) to bring you guys this awesome post about our boyfriends and their spending, saving, and financial habits. Please drop by and leave a […]

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By: Untemplater https://add-vodka.com/men-are-from-mars/#comment-5264 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:01:27 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=1633#comment-5264 I’m lucky that my better half is the brains when it comes to money matters and I’ve learned a lot from him over the years. And yes I hate that banks have such low interest rates these days as you brought up. 0.25% and 0.1% are the rates I’m getting now, it’s pathetic!

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By: Squirrelers https://add-vodka.com/men-are-from-mars/#comment-5254 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 02:04:02 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=1633#comment-5254 Cool idea for a post! I enjoyed the format.

Seems like all of these guys are solid with money, certainly no disasters there. For some reason, Vanessa’s guy especially impressed with his apparent reluctance to spend much at all. This blogger says way to go Man.

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By: Frugal Portland https://add-vodka.com/men-are-from-mars/#comment-5249 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:20:54 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=1633#comment-5249 How cute! I think of my boyfriend as the expert. He’s a saver, for sure. He even had enough money to make a loan to his dad, with interest! That’s a role reversal if I ever heard one.

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By: Young Professional Finances https://add-vodka.com/men-are-from-mars/#comment-5248 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:14:30 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=1633#comment-5248 Such a cute post. My bf is definitely the spender type – he has no retirement savings and never even thought about “savings” in general until I brought it up. He’s not exactly what you call responsible with money – he just doesn’t like budgeting of any sort. Luckily, he’s completely open with me handling his budget so we’ve made it work – he finally has savings!

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By: Money Pincher https://add-vodka.com/men-are-from-mars/#comment-5244 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:33:59 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=1633#comment-5244 I love this post 🙂

I am more of a spender and the BF is more of a saver. He always thinks of ways to scrimp and save on things. I have always been aware of my spending habits and keep track of it. However, I do love to spend money so I always feel guilty whenever I buy something because the BF tries so hard to save on other stuff and make it easier for us.

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By: Michelle https://add-vodka.com/men-are-from-mars/#comment-5230 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:47:23 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=1633#comment-5230 I love hearing about how people met. Very interesting about how 3/4 of the bf’s are the more spendy ones in the relationship. I’ve never tried to figure it out between me and Jeff. I think we are pretty similar, but with different things. I’m more willing to spend on clothes and home decor, whereas Jeff is more willing to spend on electronics, toys, and stuff I don’t care about :p

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By: Kari@Small Budget Big Dreams https://add-vodka.com/men-are-from-mars/#comment-5212 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:50:14 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=1633#comment-5212 Love this grouping of posts. My boyfriend is really great with money. My parents split up partially because of money, so I’ve always told myself that I’d choose a partner who’s on the same financial page as me. Most divorces are because of money and money fights, so I think choosing someone who thinks the way you do about money is imperative if you want your marriage to work.

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By: Miss T @ Prairie Eco-Thrifter https://add-vodka.com/men-are-from-mars/#comment-5211 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:34:04 +0000 http://add-vodka.com/?p=1633#comment-5211 I am very lucky. My hubby is very good with money. In fact, I have learned my money management skills from him and I am much better off for it.

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