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WCDT Strips 3821-3825 (3-7 September 2018)
TheEvilDog:
--- Quote from: BenRG on 03 Sep 2018, 06:19 ---Actually, yes, I can deny some of the things you said have happened.
There are no money worries, only Claire suggesting Marten should be thinking ahead. The pair have no indication of being under financial strain at all.
There is little 'professional jealousy' too. Marten hasn't got it in him to be jealous, as Claire's clear perplexedness when he admitted that he didn't know why any qualified person would want his job clearly demonstrated. Claire certainly didn't want his job, only a job (and preferably a more senior one).
The only thing that seems to have happened is the communications breakdown that definitely seems to have been resolved aside from both party's sense of guilt at failing to listen but just assume. I think that it is more likely that the two of them will be more likely to try to be extra-nice as a result rather than be offended!
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Claire and Marten might not have money worries now, but the fact that Marten can't even open a savings account is a big red flag for their future. A quick check for the legal requirements told me that Marten would need to have a minimum daily balance of $300 to maintain the savings account. So either Marten is terrible with money or he has no plans in case there's a big emergency.
While Claire might not have professional jealousy, she did attack him for getting a job that he was not qualified for (and before someone says she said "I'm not attacking you", let's just remember that adding "I'm not X" to the start of a sentence is still going to have someone acting like X). Not to mention that when Marten asked her if they weren't dating, would she kill him for his job, Claire said she would prefer not to answer that.
What is happening here is what I said before. Marten and Claire are no longer in their young-people-in-love phase of their relationship. They're people-in-a-relationship. Gone is the cutesy "I love you. No, I love you more" and its replaced with them looking at each other as people, warts and all.
Is it cold in here?:
Certainly I've heard from people with a lot of experience listening to relationship problems that differences over handling money are common and dangerous.
themacnut:
Indeed so. And considering Marten's hatred of spreadsheets, I hope Claire has the wisdom to start him off with a relatively simple one. Just inflow-outflow, with one set of columns for income, another for expenses, and maybe one more set to show what's left.
Rule of comedy however, says she's going to set up him up with one more suited to running a mid-size corporation, thus turning him off the whole budget concept even more.
Emperor Norton:
--- Quote from: Castlerook on 03 Sep 2018, 07:18 ---So either Marten is terrible with money or he has no plans in case there's a big emergency.
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Because yes, that is the only reasons possible that someone doesn't have a savings account. :roll:
TheEvilDog:
--- Quote from: Emperor Norton on 03 Sep 2018, 09:52 ---
--- Quote from: Castlerook on 03 Sep 2018, 07:18 ---So either Marten is terrible with money or he has no plans in case there's a big emergency.
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Because yes, that is the only reasons possible that someone doesn't have a savings account. :roll:
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Well, let's see. Marten is impulsive when it comes to money, best observed when he bought a very expensive guitar after coming into some money.
Also, unless the apartment was something of a steal, until recently most of his money would have been going towards rent or bills or food.
But go ahead, sit back and contribute nothing to the discussion.
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