#36: Relationship Goals
I don’t know about this person writing off people who like getting their nails done as “high maintenance,” but I absolutely agree that if you’re in a relationship and it’s starting to get serious—and especially if you’re starting to think about the possibility of marriage—it’s really important to make sure you’re on the same page about finances.
If you love living on a budget and watching your savings grow but your partner wants to spend every dime that comes into their bank account, that could create problems down the road. Or if your definition of success involves living in a mansion but your partner prefers to live in a small house and put the excess money towards their retirement account, that’s definitely something that you want to get out on the table now before you get too deep into mingling your financial lives.