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W05 Boundaries and Money

 This week I studied setting boundaries and money management skills. These skills are very important skills to have in a marriage. 

I have a fear-based relationship with money because I don't understand how to manage it. Recently, I have been feeling a pull to understand money management. Tyler and I have been meeting with a financial advisor and it has really opened our eyes to all of the opportunities we have to take control of our finances. It has been a very encouraging experience. I feel less scared with more knowledge and I feel like I have more control.

Tyler and I also talked about boundaries in our marriage, specifically setting an appropriate boundary between our marriage and parenthood. Some of the points that were brought up in class, we felt like we had set an appropriate boundary. There was one point that we both felt like we could make and that was planning a specific time for our marriage.

 You can call us crazy, but Tyler and I are not huge fans of the traditional date nights. Going out to dinner and a movie. We are not huge foodies, we don't love to spend money on a restaurant (when we can save money at home), restaurants are so loud we can't really hear each other, movies are also loud, and we are more comfortable watching movies at home. When we talk about dates the main thing we want to do is talk to each other. 

Tyler and I met while we were co-workers. We soon went from co-workers to friends. We found that we just loved talking to each other and being with each other. Our conversations bounce all over the place and we love it. So, we decided to plan a date around our love of talking with each other. We decided that we would find time every week to go for a walk. We both need the exercise, but it would give us a chance to just talk. 

We are both excited at the prospect of having dedicated marriage time. We also talked about what trip we are going to take for our 15 wedding anniversary. We are even talking about flying on a plane! Which is insane because we both dislike flying. We are excited at the idea of going on a trip together. Without the kids. Just the two of us! :D

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