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Posts Tagged ‘financial stress’

Living Through Tough Economic Times

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

By Guest Blogger Dawna Kreis

I’d like to be able to say that our family is among those that have emerged unscathed by the economic hardships being experienced by many these days.   Unfortunately, I cannot.

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It has not even been a full year since our family packed up our things and walked away from the house that we’d purchased a couple of years ago.  It was one of the most difficult things we’ve had to do.  Had it not arrived at a time when my husband was preparing to PCS (Permanent Change of Station) with the Army, it might have ended up being a good deal more difficult for our family to contend with.

Now, when I first sat down to write this article, I thought of all the ways I could defend our actions.  I tried to find the “right” words that could possibly convince you, the readers, that we acted as responsibly as we could have in our unique set of circumstances, despite the final outcome.  Ultimately, though, it did no good.  In the end, it did not change anything that has come and gone.  It has only been a waste of my energy.  What I am here to say is… we thankfully survived.

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Financial Strain Taking a Toll On Your Relationship

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

I’ve received a ton of emails lately asking me to blog about the state of the economy, and how financial stress within marriages today are at a feverish pitch. Even one of the comments I received was, “The economy will get better, but will my marriage still be in tact when it does?” Ouch, sounds serious.

So let’s take a look at what’s going on. To get a good picture of what’s happening in America, I would like to share with you one of our reader’s comments from yesterday’s Blog. To give you a little recap, the subject matter was how to connect to a man, from a man’s perspective.  I received a lot of feedback, not all good, and you ladies had a lot to say on the matter. Here is a great comment from yesterday….

“I appreciate the insight of Man on the Fence. I am sure that he represents the feelings of many men, including my husband – who has said many times that I give all my love and attention to the kids and have nothing left over for him…well, guess what, Man on the Fence. In today’s world, many of us women are working women who contribute to the finances of the house in a very REAL and SIGNIFICANT way – and have real wear and tear from our days at work as well.

There may be women who worry about frivolous things, as you mention – but a lot of us – including myself – are out in the workforce – struggling with complex issues and businesses – and yet , the majority of the household management still falls on the woman.

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