Women and Money

I’ve been thinking about a headline in the Globe and Mail which asks the question, Can a woman over 40 marry for money?

Gender and ageist politics aside, the question should be, “Why are we still asking that question?” Every day I see articles about saving money, paying down debt and budgeting but on the other hand, we have websites that match young women with sugar daddies.

Dealing with the everyday minuatie of money is not glamorous, I get that. There are days when I wish I won the lottery so I don’t have to think about bills and my mortgage. I should have been more financially responsible when I was in my 20s but I’ve learned.

Some people don’t want to bother to work out a budget. Hell, I’ve been guilty of splurging on stuff I don’t need on occasion but bottom line is, shouldn’t we all be able to not have to wonder if marriage is the only way to have a comfortable retirement? Also, I wouldn’t want to be beholden to someone because they have the cash and I don’t. Wrong power dynamics there.

On that note, need to put some money in my RRSPs and put a little extra on my mortgage.