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	<title>Better Relationships &#187; money</title>
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		<title>Money Troubles? How to Understand Your Relationship with Money</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 21:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Swaniger]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FINANCES]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We each have a unique relationship with money. Though not everyone recognizes the connection, there is a direct line between how you feel about money and your financial tendencies. Not only does your relationship with money influence financial decisions but it also plays a role in your self-worth. Thus, making it a topic worth exploring. Especially since money affects most areas of your life. When you understand your relationship with money, you can then begin to change it, allowing money to have a more healthy impact on your life. Consider these ideas for understanding your relationship with money and changing your financial future. Reflect on What Influences Your Relationship Money We’ve all had people and events in our lives that influence our relationship with money in both positive and negative ways. For example, did you have a parent that always seemed to be spending money, without any limits? Or did you experience an event that caused financial distress in your life? One event that has had a big impact in this regard is the 2008 financial crisis and recession. Research is showing that Millennials now make more conservative financial decisions because of the influence of the financial crisis. This can be both positive and negative. It means that many of us are more likely to save money. But we also may be more averse to taking major life steps such as buying a home or starting a family. Consider Your Philosophy Towards Money Once you have done some mindful reflection on your financial influences, locate within yourself some basic information, such as whether you’re a saver or a spender. This is actually an easy answer to retrieve. Simply open the books and analyze your saving and spending patterns. For example: Review your credit card statements to understand what you choose to charge. Log into your 401k/Roth IRA to see how much money you have saved. Assess your status regarding debt. (Home, car, student loans, etc.) Examine where your cash is going. (Eating out, shopping, tech gear, etc.) If this all sounds overwhelming, don’t worry. Plenty of online tools are available now [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Positive Impact of Premarital Counseling – 7 Ways Your Relationship Can Benefit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 01:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Swaniger]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many couples consider premarital counseling as something for those who really don’t know what they want out of a marriage. Yet, that is far from the truth. In reality, premarital counseling should be a prerequisite for any couple looking to get married. How can it benefit and strengthen your relationship? #1: Refining Communication Skills Knowing how to communicate effectively is a never-ending challenge in most aspects of life. Even for people who are already experienced communicators, marriage poses its unique communication challenges. Some potential problem areas include: Listening Skills: While your partner can repeat what you just said, you still don’t feel that they heard you. Can you openly discuss your ideas, thoughts and feelings without being criticized? Do you have effective conflict resolution skills? Do you keep fighting about the same thing? Do you fight fair? What topics do you agree on and what do you fight about? Do you expect your partner to know what you’re thinking or feeling? (aka ‘mind-reading’) #2: Aligning Your Outlooks on Life Premarital counseling helps partners determine if their overall goals and outlooks on marriage are, in general, compatible and if not, is change feasible? Things to consider include: Lifestyle differences: Talk together about this example: One partner is energetic, socially active and fantasizes about running for public office. The other partner is more introverted and prefers a much quieter lifestyle. Could this couple be happy together? Are you both willing to accommodate the other’s points of view? What will happen if she or he cannot change? Who has more influence now and does this need to change after marriage? How are decisions made? Do you enjoy some of the same activities? If not, are you willing to try to participate in what your partner enjoys? Are both of you content with the amount of time you have to relax? Are you free to spend some time apart and enjoy your own friends and hobbies? Is your partner responsible for your happiness, and if so, how will he or she do that? The dating process helps with sorting out some of these issues. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Money Buy Happiness?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2017 00:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Swaniger]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The simple answer to this question is &#8216;No&#8217;. In most cases money can’t buy true happiness. It seldom if ever makes a bad relationship good, nor can it improve intimacy in a relationship. People with the highest incomes often have to work long hours, and many of them quit these jobs and find work that brings them greater life satisfaction. Once we adapt to higher incomes, it can soon lose its appeal. After a promotion  and higher salary, a person often feels greater life satisfaction and happiness but in less than about three months, the higher salary can lose its impact on happiness levels. Once we have a higher income we can take it for granted. As we accumulate more material possessions, our expectations rise. The things we once worked so hard for no longer make us happy. Our marriage and our relationships with our children suffer when our primary focus is making or having more wealth. Then we work even harder to get to the next level. And the same thing happens – we adapt to the higher level, and then within three months or so our happiness levels drop again. We end up on a treadmill, working harder and searching for more, then adapting to the higher levels. Happiness is hard to find if we look for it through monetary gain and material possessions. Making money can be like a drug addiction. We need more and more – and then we adapt to the higher levels. It becomes a never-ending cycle. If we grew up in an emotionally empty home and then succeed later in life, the financial wealth we have today can&#8217;t erase our history.The emotional pain and emptiness from our childhood remains. In fact, the more money we have, the more we a vulnerable to feeling the emptiness because of the contrast between our internal and external worlds. Finding happiness, either within ourselves or in our relationship, does not lie in making more money. It is found within. When money doesn&#8217;t improve the quality of your life, there are many other ways to achieve a more [&#8230;]]]></description>
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