Fighting Over Finances

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Sure, two can live as cheaply as one — but only if one of the two isn’t stupid about money. American Express/Echo Research polling finds many couples differing about how to manage their household finances, and suffering considerable stress in the process.

Conducted last month among adults who are married or living with a partner, the survey found 48 percent of respondents saying they argue with their mate about financial matters. The leading topic of such arguments is the partner’s “frivolous spending” (13 percent) — a far more common bone of contention, of course, than “my frivolous spending” (5 percent).

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