Lumifer comments on Twenty basic rules for intelligent money management - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vaniver 19 March 2015 06:15:56PM 13 points [-]

When evaluating potential marriage partners give bonus points to those who have a history of saving. Do this not because you want to marry into wealth, but because you should want to marry someone who has discipline, intelligence and foresight.

A more immediate consideration here is that money is (I believe) the most common cause of fights in relationships, and agreeing about money before you get into the relationship should help avoid that.

Comment author: Lumifer 19 March 2015 06:21:04PM -2 points [-]

If we are going there, even better advice is just the traditional "Marry someone rich" X-/

Comment author: Vaniver 19 March 2015 07:15:44PM 5 points [-]

If we are going there, even better advice is just the traditional "Marry someone rich" X-/

This prevents some fights about money, but not others. Matching spending habits and interests probably does more to minimize conflict than just having more to fight over.