Blog 11- SED 4/22/09

The lecture on Tuesday about Socioeconomic Diversity reminded me of the lecture on engagement. I think the section about financial management strengths for happy couples ties in well with what we learned about discussing things before you are married. It is important to figure out how your partner sees money so you are not shocked by it down the road. Also, people should take a good look at how their partner spends money now, because it is not likely to change in the future. For example, my fiancé likes to spend some of his money on his car. He’s likely to be the same way in the future. When I spend money I like to buy clothes. We know these things about each other and agree they are good things as long as we can still afford the things we need. After this class, I realized maybe we should talk about how much money we think should be saved, as we might differ on how much security money is necessary.