Dear Life Kit: My husband shuts down any time I try to talk about our finances

亲爱的生活套件:每当我试图谈论我们的财务状况时,我丈夫就会关闭

Life Kit

2023-09-07

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I'm struggling to get my husband to make a family budget with me. Whenever the topic comes up, he completely gets defensive. How do I get him to talk to me about money? Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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