5 Ways To Make Your Marriage More Important Than MoneyThis guest article from YourTango was written by Mary Jo Rapini.  

“People are made to be loved and things are made to be used. The confusion in this world is that people are used and things are loved.” — Author Unknown.

I watched 20/20 last week with millions of others to see the aftermath of destruction that followed the scandal Bernie Madoff put in motion. The story depicted the results of greed, deception, narcissism, and destruction when you value money more than anything else. Closer to home, with the current economic situation, loss of jobs, loss of income, and loss of respect from a business you have worked for most of your life, it’s tough to find a balance.

When does stuff become too much? How much do we need to survive happily as a family?

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  1. i really agreed with you. The ideology of keeping marriages a life is based on individual exposes and what the person concerned believe and forward more scientist believe based on the month of which the person was born. Marriage was main to be forever and not to be on contract or short time as it’s the case in today’s world.

    Adam and ever live for ever and together as husband and wife and that’s was a example for us to follow. There was no separation or contract devour paper

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