It’s the holiday season and pressure is approaching (if it isn’t already here)! By now you realize that your husband’s financial status brings on a lot of holiday expectations. These expectations can come from your children, family members, and friends, and even family friends, right? This can be an exhausting time for a pro sports wife trying to sort out, cross out, and filter through meaningful people in her family’s life.
Til Money Do Us Part (Part 4 of 4)
Are you and your spouse still supporting an adult child who should be able to support themselves? Or supporting struggling family members due to a sense of guilt? If so you may be participating in Financial Enabling.
Til Money Do Us Part (Part 3 of 4)
This week’s topic is on Financial Dependency. You are financially dependent if you are in a situation where everything is given or provided for you and someone else is managing the money. This can lead to low self-esteem and sense of self-worth and eventually to depression. People who suffer from this financial disorder are at higher risk of using drugs and alcohol and ending up in abusive relationships.
Til Money Do Us Part (Part 2 of 4)
Beliefs and attitudes about money and how it works are typically developed during a young age through the examples by our parents. The consequences for violating healthy boundaries and making your children feel accountable for your financial situation can have long lasting negative effects throughout your child’s adulthood and their relationships with others, including you.
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