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There are 3 short essays to be discussed on the coming Sunday. I searched the
internet using the keywords "marriage, money, economy" and pick the shorter and
easier ones from the search results as follows:
(0) On Money: Marriage and Economic Friction
(From: San Francisco Chronicle, "Personal Finance," Kathy Kristof.)
http://www.wrmosb.org/finan.html
(1) For Richer, For Poorer Money Matters For Newlyweds
By Karen Redar
http://www.allweddingideas.com/richer.shtml
(2) "The significance of marriage today is what it represents: stable
circumstances," says Anastasia de Waal.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/may/21/socialtrends
To avoid law violation, please try to get the articles by yourselves. If you have no
time, you may guesstimate the contents from my proposed subtopics for discussion in
the following:
0. "Marriage is not dead. Marriage is dying." What's your feeling or
comments about the statement?
1. Some people marry because of social pressure, or even for tax/subsidy
reasons(million interestfree house loan); others tie the knot in order to make a
personal commitment. How about you? What's your motive/expectation?
2. Have rainyday fund/emergency fund?
Unexpected expense? Some emergency plan?
3. Many couples choose to have one joint account for joint bills and still possess an
individual account. Who will take charge of the joint account if you get married?
Are you willing to have fund share account/joint account with your spouse?
Will you have separate property agreement with your spouse?
4. Who do you expect to be the bookkeeper(not only the joint account), you or your
spouse?
5. Do you have some ideas about the economic activity around marriage/wedding?
6. Thinking of the money flow in your family, could you give some interesting/boring
instances?
7. Thinking of the money flow in your company/school/society, could you give some
phenomena? principles?
8. About child poverty problem, what would you do if you would be the president?
9. Old question: Will you marry the one you love or marry the one who loves you?
10. Social disparity on marriage/divorce may be too serious to be discussed?
XI. host for the next week
XII. free talk
XIII. Emergency Plan:
(i) If typhoon alarm is announced for Taipei around 08/10, I will be absent.
(ii) My mobile number is 0933061854. Although I seldom use it, I will turn it on in
the morning of 08/10 in case something unexpected would occur.
(iii) Lunar month 7 is for elf and his relatives, take care!
Wish all of you have a nice Chinese Lover's Day.
Elf be around with you.
elf
elf free talk
Love is like 曇花 and sex is like 蛋塔.
//=== Vocabulary and Phrase
spouse, better half, mate, partner
whittle
hitch
get hitched
hamper: a clothes hamper; an oyster hamper
far between
see eye to eye on a purchase
tie the knot
thwarted aspirations
agenda
affluent
disparity
flatout
pastoral