How Do I Convince My Girlfriend To Get Serious About Money?

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[ivar]

You can't change her. The solution to your problem is to leave her and let her ruin her own life. Trying to fix another person is a waste of time and energy and they will drag you down with them.

[MonsterNewfie]

I recently broke up with my girlfriend, we didn't see eye to eye on money. She would say, "Stop worrying about money. We could be dead tomorrow.". She was against me saving for retirement. I told her, "I don't want to be bankrupt.".

[sunset]

SHE is telling you what her VALUES are: vacation, fun, shopping, etc.
I got these CREATURES in my family.
Now they are 70. Same people 🚨

[kevinb]

How do you convince her??? You don't, LOL!!!😂😂😂

[BubbleMania]

I’d respectfully tell the girl that she is free to date another guy and find someone else if she is looking for more excitement than I am willing to provide.

[kathyv]

I wish I’d had this conversation with my parents before I’d married. I might have avoided a lot of heartache.

[londoncandid]

Took me a while to get my wife to understand things like this, but she eventually saw sense in making sacrifices now for a better future. Think it depends on the person and how willing they are to listen.

[blacksnk]

She doesn’t care because she doesn’t think she has to pay it off. She thinks when she gets married her HUSBAND will pay it off.

[TheFlyingZulu]

How do you change your girlfriend? Break up with her and find a different one.

[nickwilsonxc]

Stay true to your values and go your own way. She might even come to her senses and try to work things out with you later, but if not then it was her loss. Sounds like you got your priorities straight.

[MyNameIsCorey]

Eric.. brother... Run... You're welcome...

[Westcoastrocksduh]

He needs to take leadership in the relationship and tell her what’s going to happen or it’s over.

Someone has to lead.

[joshcremins]

Show her a compound interest calculator. Punch in some numbers you possibly could invest each month. That's how I got my wife to understand how important it is to stay debt free and invest.

[fauxbro]

you don't, you let some other sucker drain their bank account

[ttr]

Keyword: “GIRLFRIEND”, not wife. Let’s keep it that way.

[juliefitzgerald-frangos]

I will say, she’s 26. Some people are late bloomers, like me. At that age I had student loans I was burying my head in the sand about too. It took me until I met my husband at 29 to buck up and mature and get responsible . And now we are about to celebrate 10 years married, we are in alignment about money, Christianity, children, family … and as things come up we work them out together. So don’t necessarily count her out just yet ! ❤️

[Thebootyrater]

You cant change ANYONE, they can only change themselves. leave now before she makes a ton of dumb financial decisions that you will later have to clean up when yall are married.

[PaulStraunMusic]

I went through the same thing in a LTR. That person is not really for you. You need to follow your gut and stay focused on what’s right if your not seeing eye to eye unfortunately it wasn’t meant to be. As many others have said you can’t fix someone..this discussion will turn into co dependency and narcissism real quick.

[Originalman]

She doesn't view it as an "insurmountable challenge." She just doesn't care and views it as a free lunch. She will eventually leave you for someone else if she can find your replacement.

[brooke]

Just don’t marry her if you’re not on the same page financially. It’s important to work together towards your future.