Socioeconomic Diversity

Finances are a part of everyone's life whether you want to believe it or not. It takes work to manage it and to be able to stay away from debt. It seems that with married couples there are always issues arising that revolve around money...What food to buy, what car to drive, brands of clothing to wear, what schools and activities to put your kids into, etc. The list goes on and managing your money is definitely key to being able to do the things you want. When we spoke in class today about the meaning of money it never occurred to me that there were many different ways to look at it. Now that they are listed in front of me it seems so obvious and also seems to lay out why some married couples fight about it so much. One adult may want to save it for an emergency and the other may want to use it for enjoyment however that may be defined. I think that negotiating with your partner is very important as a couple to figure out what to do with your finances.