thrifty couples are happiest and too much debt with ruin a marriage. consumer debt is an equal opportunity marriage destroyer. it doesn t matter where you live or how much you make, too much debt strains a marriage. jeffrey is an assistant professor of family consumer and human development. he researches monies and couples. i m quoting you here. your research has shown that consume debt is really, really dangerous to your love life. consumer debt is definitely a problem for married couples and all co-habiting couples. according to the marriage project at the university of virginia, couples that disagree about money once a week 30% more likely to divorce. do you fight more than once a week? your chances of going down the wrong path are right up there? what makes thrifty couples happier than everybody else? well, i think you really said it at the beginning there. thrifty couples are simply not accumulating consumer debt. we re talking about credit card debt or maybe th
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