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Here's the problem. When me and my girlfriend first start dating we were both young, carefree and spent freely. Usually we would go to the movies, night clubs, eat out at nice restaraunts and go out of town. We had a great time, our relationship was great and she was happy. One problem! We never saved any money.
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Now five years into the relationship I'm at the point that I recognize the need to save money for the future. Our weekends now consist of watching $1 movies rented from redbox, going out to night clubs only on New Years, eating at restaraunts on special occassions (birthdays,anniversaries,couples night.etc..), and only going out of town for family related events. By changing some of our habits we're both able to save money. Problem is she feels we're still young and should take trips, eat out more, spend freely and etc.................
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NO I say. Don't get me wrong. I know one of the keys to a good relationship is having a good time. A relationship should never get boring and stale. I understand. I'm just tired of living check to check and i'm ready for a change. I feel that the majority of the financially independent people in the world today made sacrifices to achieve their wealth. So if me and my girl can just sacrifice some things now, I think in the future (3-7years) when we've built a financial nest we'll be able to travel,eat out, and live it up as much as she wants. Patience is a virtue. If we live the lifestyle she wants right now, in 5-7 years we'll still be working a dead end jobs living check to check but we'll have great memories and picture albums. I've taken a stand on changing our future for the better.
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