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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 450645" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #8b4513">Part of my sister's agreement when she finally came clean with her H (and the rest of us) about her impulse control issue concerning gambling (away all her daughter's college savings and thousands of dollars in payroll, including some of my mom's ss money) was that she was no longer allowed to have a credit card or ATM card or Debit card or checks. Her H had to hold all the money and he had to learn how to pay the bills and when, etc., all matters concerning banking. It was a very difficult year for them, but ultimately, it forced them to face the matter head on and work together with full disclosure. My sister was extremely stressed by learning to live on a budget - I should add that her H us is a softy and when she asked for money, he just gave it to her, but she still had to be held accountable for where it was spent. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #8b4513"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #8b4513">Anyway, I'm thinking that your H needs a shorter leash in regards to access to your money. The thing is that promises are rarely kept, but the bills still need to get paid. Irresponsible behavior at any age needs to be dealt with in a natural consequence way, imvho. Best of luck.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 450645, member: 2211"] [SIZE=2][COLOR=#8b4513]Part of my sister's agreement when she finally came clean with her H (and the rest of us) about her impulse control issue concerning gambling (away all her daughter's college savings and thousands of dollars in payroll, including some of my mom's ss money) was that she was no longer allowed to have a credit card or ATM card or Debit card or checks. Her H had to hold all the money and he had to learn how to pay the bills and when, etc., all matters concerning banking. It was a very difficult year for them, but ultimately, it forced them to face the matter head on and work together with full disclosure. My sister was extremely stressed by learning to live on a budget - I should add that her H us is a softy and when she asked for money, he just gave it to her, but she still had to be held accountable for where it was spent. Anyway, I'm thinking that your H needs a shorter leash in regards to access to your money. The thing is that promises are rarely kept, but the bills still need to get paid. Irresponsible behavior at any age needs to be dealt with in a natural consequence way, imvho. Best of luck.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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