Marriage and change go hand in hand. Our friends who have been married have stories of the struggles and triumphs they’ve gone through together. Looking back, most say that the milestones that they reached took a ton of effort and compromise. Since we’ve been married we’ve dealt with: started a business had 2 kids bought […]
As a couple, what’s your relationship with money? Hi Couple Money Readers, I’m Jamal from The Mill Street Times. Like you, I care about the important things in life: my family, loving what I do for a living, and talking about money. I’m super excited to come to you with some tips that I learned […]
When we first opened our joint account, Rob and I quickly discovered that we had different ideas on how to handle money. Among some of the initial surprises was his insistence that we needed a buffer in our checking account. I thought since we had joint savings we didn’t need an additional financial cushion. Besides, our […]
As many readers know, I’ve recommended and used Mint to keep track our net worth on a month basis for a few years. It’s a wonderful and free tool that allows the two of you get all of your accounts organized easily in one spot. Merging Finances They recently asked me to do an interview […]
Last week my husband joined me on the podcast to be ‘interviewed’ about our first time we sat down and talked about money. [smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/couplemoney/CM_002_Tips_for_Talking_About_Money_with_Your_Spouse.mp3″ social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” social_pinterest=”true” ] Our First Money Chat It’s been eight years since we were engaged and began sharing our finances with one another and so much has changed […]
Yesterday, I got some great news during lunch – Couple Money Podcast is now available on iTunes and Stitcher! Having the show up makes it easier to subscribe and stay up to date on the latest episodes. How to Catch the Couple Money Podcast on iTunes You can find it by searching for our name or checking […]
I’m proud to announce that the first episode of the Couple Money Podcast is up! This has been a project I’ve been working on behind the scenes and I’m so happy to have Brian from Debt Discipline join me as the first guest. It’s a weekly podcast that I’ll be hosting to cover money questions and situations […]
One of the most powerful tools you have to tackle and master your finances is not some fancy calculator or new app, but your spouse. You two are in this journey together and that means using this opportunity not just increase your net worth, but to actually becoming closer. 10 Ways to Build Your Wealth […]
