My husband and I have different definitions of 'financially responsible.' Building a house is forcing us to compromise.
Source: Business Insider ·
My husband and I are building a house together on land in Maine. We have different priorities and approaches to money, so we've had to compromise.
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My husband and I bought land, and are starting the process of building a house.Lisa LeslieWhen it comes to money, I'm a big budgeter, and my husband prefers taking risks.Now that we're building a house together, our differences are causing some disagreements.We've learned to stay flexible and balance each other's approaches.My husband and I have very different ideas about financial responsibility.When we're feeling stressed about money, my instinct is to run the numbers and account for every financial what-if. He's a big-picture dreamer who sees what something could become and is more willing to say, "We'll figure it out."His attitude has paid off before. He had the vision for our first home, which we bought for under $100,000 and recently sold for a decent profit after 13 years of renovations.I know some of the best things we've done together wouldn't have happened without my husband's willingness to take a chance, but our differences have still caused some friction over the…
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