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Apr 18, 2021
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The_Minister
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This is exactly my wife too. I finally just wrote her instructions of what to do
if I ever die. It’s a clear map to our life insurance policies, bank accounts, etc.
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PSA: all fathers should teach their daughters about finances and investing
NottherealJWill
4/18/21 3:52pm
For whatever reason it seems girls are just way less interested.
JuicyJam
4/18/21 3:53pm
It’s one of my biggest pet peeves and one of the main things I want to teach
cougfanz
4/18/21 3:55pm
Changing the expectation that they’ll be a stay at home mom?
brazilcoug
4/18/21 4:07pm
Already inserting a gif in response to your own post? Nice innovation!
garyfan
4/18/21 4:20pm
I think his point was to teach his girls that they need
The Pope
4/18/21 4:32pm
with COL increasing this goal is becoming more and more less likely.
Mayor of Cougartown
4/19/21 10:53am
I'm curious about the eye roll too.
Eddie
4/19/21 11:32am
My wife is more involved in the family finance than I. We joke that if she died,
JohnnyC
4/18/21 3:58pm
Same for us. My wife is definitely the CFO of the family. I guess I'm more involved in the retirement planning (since
dilbert
4/18/21 4:11pm
That's my situation too. I know her salary and my salary.
Belboz
4/18/21 5:10pm
I've tried to involve my wife in the finances. She is totally not interested.
Y-Zag
4/18/21 4:00pm
Just keep showing her, that’s kinda a CYA thing for a future misunderstanding
Pretorian
4/18/21 4:03pm
Same boat. Has zero idea what we pay for insurance, etc. Frustrating
TicoBrown
4/18/21 4:03pm
She’ll care if the money goes away
Memmo
4/18/21 4:13pm
Create a net worth spreadsheet. You will want to do one for yourself anyway
yahtzee
4/18/21 4:15pm
I've been doing that for years. Tried to show it to her, not interested.
Y-Zag
4/18/21 5:33pm
Hard to understand.
yahtzee
4/18/21 7:22pm
I've wondered if it is she just doesn't understand money or numbers.
Y-Zag
4/18/21 7:31pm
If I remember right there is a pretty good persona finance 101 course from BYU
yahtzee
4/18/21 8:13pm
Thanks
Y-Zag
4/18/21 8:15pm
I think this is it. I admit I haven't watched them but I think they were
yahtzee
4/18/21 8:27pm
Same here. I’ve tried. There is no interest whatsoever.
BYUCLA
4/18/21 4:15pm
My wife is totally uninterested. I keep fanatically detailed records of
hansel
4/18/21 4:16pm
This is exactly my wife too. I finally just wrote her instructions of what to do
The_Minister
4/18/21 4:58pm
Opened the door for your own murder. Now she knows what you’ve got. Keep an eye
pink22
4/18/21 5:01pm
At least write it all down. When my dad died my mom had no clue and was like
zonacougar
4/18/21 4:20pm
Going through the personal finance self reliance class helped us.
mottman
4/18/21 4:30pm
If people play the “don’t you trust me card” when it comes to husband wife
Pretorian
4/18/21 4:02pm
We have 3. Are we doomed?
LaserCoug
4/18/21 5:27pm
Why 3? There are so many things to keep track of...
Pretorian
4/18/21 8:47pm
One main account for family funds and 2 other accounts for individual fun
LaserCoug
4/18/21 9:25pm
Best of luck to you
Pretorian
4/19/21 5:20am
We have had each of our girls take the church's personal finance class while in HS. It's not perfect, but it is good
unctoothman
4/18/21 4:04pm
But, then they cant spend with wreckless abandon if they understand their $$$
machete
4/18/21 4:16pm
RE: PSA: all fathers should teach their daughters about finances and investing
Don_Juan_El_Guapo
4/18/21 4:17pm
I'm the breadwinner and my wife pays the bills in our family
UVCoug
4/18/21 4:20pm
Same. Early on decided it was best if she paid basic bills so she at least
BR549
4/18/21 4:33pm
Mine writes the checks too. And is clueless as to finances.
Plato
4/18/21 4:43pm
What are these things that you call checks? Part of our issue is that so much
Cheap Seats
4/18/21 5:00pm
Wife is not interested in learning to use bill pay. Or looking at bank balance.
Plato
4/18/21 5:03pm
Get them a job, teach them to work, have them see taxes and make them pay for stuff and they figure out a lot of that.
Turnpike Lane
4/18/21 4:27pm
Exactly. It's so important to have them work so they can learn the value of a dollar.
dilbert
4/18/21 4:42pm
Get them a job?? How about make them get their own job?
pink22
4/18/21 4:45pm
At 15 or 16, they’ll need some assistance. But yeah they gotta do that work.
Turnpike Lane
4/18/21 6:19pm
My wife asks all the time, I talk to her about it explain it, and she tells
BYUFootballisBack
4/18/21 4:28pm
My wife is kind of the same. Wants to know but doesn’t really. Doesn’t get it
pink22
4/18/21 4:42pm
And some husbands get paid and have no idea where their money goes. Wife does
pink22
4/18/21 4:36pm
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