5. Check Financial Benchmarks

Many people do not calculate financial expectations as they are just too high and they end up comparing their spending habits with others who have a habit of over spending. Spouses who do this often develop a sense of prerogative and antipathy, while couples who see their situation through the eye of those who have less are more likely to cultivate a sense of gratitude in their lives. The saying goes, “The most important things in life are not things.” Well easy to say, but harder to live. Financial damage in marriage, brought on by high materialistic expectations, often causes couples to not fully be glad about the simple aspects of their relationship that money cannot buy.