How to Have the Money Talk as a Couple (without Fighting)
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Looking to dump the debt and build wealth together? Learn how you two can have the money talk without starting a fight!
Talking About Money with Your Spouse
In this week’s episode, we’ll be discussing one of the biggest concerns couples have when it comes to love and finances – having the money talk.
When I say the, I mean the exposing your finances to one another. This is a big step and scary step, especially if there is some messiness like debt involved.
For years, I shared monthly net worth updates on Couple Money, but I never really got into the first time we had an open and honest conversation about our finances. We're going to fix that today.
My husband joins me on the podcast as we reminisce about our own money chat.
We began having money chats after we got engaged. It's been a gamechanger.
Did we do everything right? No.
We built a foundation that has helped us find a way to communicate and get a system started for handling our money.
I also share some tools and tips that you can use to prepare you for when you have to talk to your spouse about finances.
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Resources on Marriage & Money
If you want to build your marriage and wealth together, here are a few of my favorite resources.
- Best Budget and Money Apps: Personal Capital, Tiller, Mint
- Grow Your Stash Faster: High Yield Savings with CiT Bank
- Jumpstart Your Marriage and Your Money
- Your Money or Your Life: If you two are thinking about financial independence and perhaps retiring early, this is a wonderful book to jump into. It’s looks and both the finances and the mindset to becoming debt free, having a career that fits your values, and investing for the future.
- Total Money Makeover: Dave Ramsey’s bestseller gives simple and powerful steps to help you get out of debt and build your net worth.
- I Will Teach You to Be Rich: Name sounds scammy, but the information inside is incredibly useful. I love how Ramit gives actual scripts you can use to get fees waived, slash some of your bills, and even having the money talk.
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This episode was originally released on October 2014. Show notes have been updated September 2019.
