Speaking strictly for myself... being with someone who is the financial polar opposite is a good thing, especially since am the kind of person who, when I love something that I don't need, but see it's 50% off, I HAVE to have it because "I'm saving money, not spending it." Also, you can learn to improve your spending habits, when encouraged by someone who is more conservative. At the same time, there's nothing worse than a cheap person (male or female). If someone is unwilling to be generous with friends, s/o, etc... really, how much room in their hearts is there, after all the counting of pennies is done. Cheap people always seem to be the self-absorbed ones.