Money, Marriage, and Commitment
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009While I would never want to comment on someone else’s marriage, the situation with Jon and Kate plus 8 has certainly grabbed my attention. For 12 years I have been studying and applying the emotional side of money with the practical day to day money decisions we all make - in my own life and the life of clients I work with – individually and couples.
We all know that it takes commitment and work to be married so it’s interesting to me, and I’m sure many others, what role money has played in the public breakdown of this marriage. Obviously they make a lot more money now from their reality TV show, than they did when Jon was working to support her and the 8 children.
My husband and I have a daughter who loves the show so we take note of the message she receives by watching it. Together we have survived a bankruptcy, death, cancer, and a host of other family crises and are still married after 14 years because one of our values is commitment. Obviously, couples of our parent’s generation who have been married for 30, 40, 50 and more years, have lived through financial struggles and triumphs and have stuck together through it all.
The fact that Jon and Kate’s marriage is in trouble now when on the outside they have all the money that many people think will solve their problems is a great reminder that more money is not the answer to money problems. In fact, it’s your values, priorities and commitments that are the basis from which to make financial decisions.
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