I have a bit of a dilemma. I dated this guy last year, and he introduced me to a friend in order to get him hired at my company. Flash forward to now, and he's finally been hired, and a referral bonus is coming my way. More deets inside, natch. [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2008 - 69 answers

My fiancé and I are considering getting a joint credit card and I had a few questions about it. [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2008 - 6 answers

My husband of five months and I have different attitudes towards money. He’s more money conscious that I am, at least, that’s what he calls it. I think of his “money-consciousness” as a cross between minor cheapness and money obsession. I am right now at a crossroads in the relationship and I don’t know how to solve it or whether I should even continue it. [more inside]
posted on Feb 8, 2008 - 55 answers

My boyfriend is bad with money. I knew this when I met him, and for the first year or so of our relationship it was mostly one of his more grating personality quirks, nothing truly irritating and definitely not a dealbreaker. At the time my attitude was that as long as it didn't affect me, as long as he wasn't asking for help, and as long as his poor decisions didn't render him homeless or hungry, it wasn't my problem. Except now it is. [more inside]
posted on Aug 19, 2007 - 98 answers

Help me turn in a deadbeat dad. [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2007 - 22 answers

How do I stop judging my significant other's spending habits? (more inside) [more inside]
posted on Sep 1, 2006 - 49 answers

I am a little confused regarding the shared economics of a long term serious relationship; specifically, how it relates to gift giving. [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2006 - 28 answers

Should I stay or should I go now? How do I decide? [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2006 - 20 answers

I make more money than my boyfriend. Normally this isn't a big deal, and has pretty much never come into play in our relationship (we've been together over a year). But lately he's been broke (his work's dependent on the weather, which has been crappy lately and so he hasn't been able to work much, thru no fault of his own). I'm in a position to help, but the situation seems rather delicate. Thoughts about how to proceed? [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2006 - 26 answers

How, and where, does a twenty-something guy find a rich sugar momma? [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2005 - 39 answers

How do you handle money within your relationship? [more inside]
posted on Feb 17, 2005 - 37 answers

After reading this thread, a similar question came to mind. I have always been raised with the notion that you pay a girl's way as a gentleman, but as a student (and a poor one at that) this is often not entirely possible. My current girlfriend makes far more money than I do acting and modeling, and so she pays for the vast majority of our 'go out' experiences. This was fine for the first few months, but it's been over a year now and I feel like it somehow emasculates me to be taken out to dinner on a regular basis by my girlfriend. I know this seems sexist, but in all honesty I would love to just be able to pay my way (half) and not feel guilty/less-of-a-man. At times this feeling has gotten to the point that we've fought about what she can buy me, because of the way it makes me feel indebted (although she never holds it above me in any way). I do feel, though, that she uses her ability to buy me things as a way to make herself indispensable, to ensure I would never find 'anything better'. Should I tell her to stop taking me out and buying me extravagant gifts I can never repay (she took me to Amsterdam for my 21st birthday, for example), or just realize I'm the luckiest man in the world and stop bitching? Somehow I suspect the latter...
posted on Feb 6, 2005 - 31 answers