Financial infidelity, like romantic infidelity, is rooted in deception, lying, and secrecy. Instead of holding your cards close to your chest when it comes to your relationship with another person, financial infidelity surfaces when you purposely mislead and withhold information about money and money matters. In December 2010, Harris Interactive fielded the Financial … [Read more...]
Sneaking Around with Benjamin and Grant Again? Financial Infidelity is Still Cheating
Yeah, you've been hitting the town with Benjamin and his friends again, hoping your husband doesn't find out. No, you're not having several sordid, lustful affairs with some guys named Benjamin, Grant, Jackson and Lincoln. The characters in question are the namesakes of the bills you keep secretly withdrawing from your savings without your husband's knowledge. Your sneaking … [Read more...]
Money Monday: How to Keep Financial Infidelity From Ruining Your Marriage
Few people can readily forgive a spouse's romantic infidelity. But millions of Americans are tolerating a marriage transgression that’s just as divisive. Financial infidelity is undermining more marriages than we realize. According to a new poll commissioned by CreditCards.com, nearly 13 million Americans could be hiding secret bank accounts or credit cards from their … [Read more...]
3 Signs You’re Committing Financial Infidelity in Your Marriage
Financial infidelity can do as much harm to your marriage as a romantic infidelity. Since marriage is part romance and part finance (i.e. running a household, setting common life and financial goals), when you find your spouse engaging in financial behaviors that lack transparency, hide the truth, and/or purposefully obscure the financial realities of your household, you are … [Read more...]
5 Ways Couples Commit Financial Infidelity
By Toni Husbands Webster.com defines infidelity as: Unfaithfulness to a moral obligation Marital unfaithfulness or an instance of it Are you morally obligated to be open and honest with your spouse in all areas – including the finances? Absolutely! For those who’ve experienced an extreme breach of trust regarding finances or are dealing with an actual disorder, … [Read more...]
Money Monday: Is Financial Fibbing Ever OK in Marriage?
When it comes to money, it's hard to be honest, even with the ones we love the most. According to a new survey, nearly one in three people commits some form of financial deception in their relationship. Financial transgressions, according to the survey commissioned by the National Endowment for Financial Education, included such things as concealing a purchase from a spouse, … [Read more...]
It’s Still Cheating: Are The Holidays Making You Financially Unfaithful?
No one likes to talk about it, but preparing for the holiday season can really create financial tension within a marriage. On the one hand, we know that the holiday season is that time of the year where, we, as a nation and global community reflect on what peace, goodwill, and love for our families and our fellow human being means to us. But if we were honest, we also know … [Read more...]