The Case of Joe and His Credit Card
When Joe first got a credit card, he often went on buying sprees. It didn’t seem as if he was spending real money. Just before he married, he had a total of $4,500 outstanding balances on all of his credit cards combined. Try as they might after marrying, Mary and Joe just couldn’t seem to reduce this debt. In fact, it gradually increased as both of them now used their credit cards.
Financial Problems and Marital Strain
Constant worry about money problems, such as overdue bills, lowers marital satisfaction and increase marital stress. Financial difficulties can harm other areas of a relationship besides just economics.
It is obvious that financial pressures have put a great strain on this marriage. In fact, in view of this pressure and the fact that they married in their teens, it is quite likely that Joe and Mary’s marriage will end in divorce.
Certainly Joe and Mary must shoulder some of the responsibilities for their economic problems. However, they also influenced by society.
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For instance, American society in general puts great pressure on all consumers to “BUY NOW” and pay later whether they can afford to spend the money or not.
Joe and Mary
Joe and Mary you may remember declared bankruptcy. Under the court-supervised payment plan they are slowly paying off their debts, including those acquired by the birth of their second child. Both Joe and Mary resent not being able to buy new things. It seems as if every cent of Joe’s salary must be used for the old debts they wish he could get a better job. At one time Joe investigated going back to school to qualify for a market manager position. But he would need to spend two years in school. Mary could not earn enough to
support the family during those two years. Instead of returning to school, Joe takes a second job as a night watchman. He is also tried when he comes home that the least little noise is irritating. He finds himself constantly yelling at the children to be quiet or at Mary to make them be quiet. Why, he wonders, did he get married in the first place? Mary sometimes wonders the same thing.
The Case of Joe and His Credit Card
When Joe first got a credit card, he often went on buying sprees. It didn’t seem as if he was spending real money. Just before he married, he had a total of $4,500 outstanding balances on all of his credit cards combined. Try as they might after marrying, Mary and Joe just couldn’t seem to reduce this debt. In fact, it gradually increased as both of them now used their credit cards.
Financial Problems and Marital Strain
Constant worry about money problems, such as overdue bills, lowers marital satisfaction and increase marital stress. Financial difficulties can harm other areas of a relationship besides just economics.
It is obvious that financial pressures have put a great strain on this marriage. In fact, in view of this pressure and the fact that they married in their teens, it is quite likely that Joe and Mary’s marriage will end in divorce.
Certainly Joe and Mary must shoulder some of the responsibilities for their economic problems. However, they also influenced by society.
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For instance, American society in general puts great pressure on all consumers to “BUY NOW” and pay later whether they can afford to spend the money or not.
Joe and Mary
Joe and Mary you may remember declared bankruptcy. Under the court-supervised payment plan they are slowly paying off their debts, including those acquired by the birth of their second child. Both Joe and Mary resent not being able to buy new things. It seems as if every cent of Joe’s salary must be used for the old debts they wish he could get a better job. At one time Joe investigated going back to school to qualify for a market manager position. But he would need to spend two years in school. Mary could not earn enough to
support the family during those two years. Instead of returning to school, Joe takes a second job as a night watchman. He is also tried when he comes home that the least little noise is irritating. He finds himself constantly yelling at the children to be quiet or at Mary to make them be quiet. Why, he wonders, did he get married in the first place? Mary sometimes wonders the same thing.
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