Money Talk Matters

Attention Brides, Brides-to-be ****

If your fiance is not paying his rent, what is the reason? When you are engaged to be married and it does not matter when the marriage is, if your fiance is not paying his bills you need to ask him why not? You also need to be watching this and not ignoring it. What could possibly be the reason for them not paying their rent or their own bills?

What message is this sending to you? I pray it is not a message of sweep it under the table and do not discuss it. Do not be so hung up on getting married, that you are willing to overlook him not paying his rent. Realize that a rental company will evict you after they do not receive their rent for a period of time. This will go on his credit record

Let me say this, if he is not paying his rent, what else is he not paying? I hope that he does not tell you he did not pay his rent because he spent the money on you? This already makes for more financial stress than you need entering into marriage. If your fiance is not paying his rent, the following are some steps I recommend:

(1) Find out his reason before you make any decisions as to why he is not paying his rent.

(2) Ask him if there are other bills that he is not paying.

(3) Convey to him that you are engaged to be married to him and not paying his bills is sending you an uneasy message and could result in more financial stress than necessary as you prepare to enter into marriage.

(4) Make sure he understands the long-term consequences of not paying his rent.

(5) While he is sharing his situation, begin sharing with him about your finances even if they are not as serious.

Brides if this is the person you love, then you can work this out. Make sure you have a very clear picture of what is happening with his finances. Get all the facts and do not leave room to be taken advantage of. Meaning he tells you what he wants you to hear. I think at this point you could ask for a credit report. That gives you enough information to know what his financial picture really looks like prior to your saying “I Do”.

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