Comments on: The Money Date

By: steph

steph — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:40:01 +0000

Hi Polly – We certainly lucked out because since we had a gift certificate to the restaurant, dinner only cost us $5! Of course it is a personal choice where you feel most comfortable talking about money. Some couples actually do better in a public place because it tends to keep the conversation more civil than if in the privacy of ones own home! For others, as you mention, a cozy home dinner might be just the thing. Personally, we tend to get so distracted at home with our two young children that we kept putting off having the budget discussion, so setting a special date night out was a great solution for us. I don’t think spending money on a special night out is a problem, but certainly I would not advise spending more than you can easily afford. The important thing is to make sure you discuss the topic of money – in whichever setting works best for you!

By: andrea

andrea — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:06:30 +0000

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By: polly

polly — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:39:50 +0000

isn’t spending money to talk about your budget…counterintuitive? why would you want to talk about your credit card bills together.. in public? Assessment of where it went is good, but seems like something you’d do at home, where the food and wine are cheaper!

By: kathy

kathy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:27:34 +0000

Hi Virginia-

Kathy Here. I love http://www.wesabe.com. It’s free, it’s safe and you can even use your iPhone or Blackberry with it. It tracks all your expenses and it will even find hidden costs and can save you money! Good luck.

By: Virginia

Virginia — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:02:32 +0000

How do you keep track of all of your expenses? Is there software that you recommend? I would love to take my online bank balance sheet and sort it by expense type.

Thanks,

Virginia