Finances is one of the most common reasons for couples fighting and can get out of hand incredibly quickly. I was never one to worry about finances, I love to spend money but I also loved to work. About a month before our wedding I was forced to leave my job as I was so sick from the pregnancy. With the stress of the upcoming wedding, I definitely wasn't prepared for the financial strain of not having a job as well. My husband and I were living in two separate houses and paying two lots of rent, wedding bills and then all my medical bills on top of that. We very quickly got ourselves into debt and definitely have no means of gettings out of it, in the near future.
I can't say that my husband and I really fight about finances, we don't really fight about much at all but it is definitely a big stress in our lives. When we should be excited about the baby and about the beginning of our new lives, we are more concerned about whether we can afford to buy groceries or which car has more petrol so we can get that last trip to work before pay day. It's been the cause of many tears and tantrums over the past few months.
It has just felt like one thing after the other lately but today we got some much better news. With the contract signed for my husbands promotion and all the details for moving to Mackay. It all seems really good at the moment, I know the next bill is around the corner but for tonight I will sip on my Fronti (non-alcoholic wine) and eat some chocolate and embrace this blessing :)
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