My Husband and I Are Both Saving for the Future. But He’s Obsessed With It.
A woman expresses frustration over her husband's obsession with monitoring their retirement savings. While both are saving for the future, her husband frequently checks their accounts and asks for updates, which annoys her. She seeks advice on how to address his behavior without discouraging his financial planning efforts.
- ▪The couple started saving for retirement late but has been maxing out contributions for several years.
- ▪The husband checks their retirement accounts daily and meets with a financial advisor twice a year.
- ▪The wife feels overwhelmed by her husband's constant inquiries about their account balances.
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Pay Dirt My Husband and I Are Both Saving for the Future. But He’s Obsessed With It. Advice by Kristin Wong May 27, 20261:00 PM Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by Worawee Meepian/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Copy Link Share Share Comment Copy Link Share Share Comment Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Kristin and Ilyce here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, My husband and I are both in our mid-40s. We both started saving for retirement late, though for the past few years we have both maxed out our contributions. My husband is very forward focused and checks our retirement accounts everyday. Well, he checks his. He asks for me to give him my balance once a month. I get annoyed every time he asks.
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