tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433839636644874439.post4274968879550573886..comments2024-03-04T13:37:11.022+00:00Comments on Canadian Financial DIY: Key Decisions that Affect Future WealthCanadianInvestorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05645767559302303541noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433839636644874439.post-54329128858343617162007-04-26T13:32:00.000+00:002007-04-26T13:32:00.000+00:00Well I agree with the thoughts within this article...Well I agree with the thoughts within this article, I took a second look when the largest expense was not mentioned. I am wondering how having and supporting children over the years places a drain on the funds? As my friends are paying rather large vet bills for their pets as well as the day to day costs, this too is a question to ponder. Taking the emotion out of these numbers would lead to an interesting conclusion. I have an RSS subscription to your blog, time is money too....now you come to me.<BR/><BR/>Cheers, Steve<BR/>Victoria, BC<BR/><BR/>www.healthyexpat.com<BR/>www.eslspider.comKamakura Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260186649761972727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433839636644874439.post-5199400682967442262007-03-06T08:58:00.000+00:002007-03-06T08:58:00.000+00:00One of my female relatives was set back in financi...One of my female relatives was set back in financial terms at least 15 years by a spouse of the kind you describe. Though there were other good qualities in that person, ultimately his bad financial habits were a key factor in undermining the relationship to the point where it had to end. Maybe it's worthwhile to listen and watch the reaction of close friends and family who are in a more dispassionate frame of mind to a potential spouse? Don't we ask about which car, which computer, which clothes, which vacation spots, which everything, of people we trust and who have nothing to gain except watching us become happier in every way? One of the things that gives my new wife and I such confidence in our new relationship is that we immediately seem to like and enjoy each other's lifetime friends and family, and they each other when they meet from both sides of the Atlantic. Now, if only I could figure out what kind of gifts were likely to succeed .... ;-) Best of luck to you.CanadianInvestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645767559302303541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433839636644874439.post-70801792213508757742007-03-06T02:27:00.000+00:002007-03-06T02:27:00.000+00:00I think you are right about the spouse theory. My ...I think you are right about the spouse theory. My previous partners (hear me, this sounds as if I have a large collection of them - actually, it's about my husband whom I am divorcing, and his predecessor, whom I did not marry) both of my previous partners cannot keep money in their purse - one of them works in a bank and is actually well aware of the dangers of overspending - the other one was waiting for the money we would inherit from my and his parents (why save money ? in a few years time we'll have plenty of it - which I personally doubted - to realise our dreams)<BR/><BR/>MB (Belg)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com