Whether you’re married or not, combining your finances with a partner can be overwhelming and exciting. Here’s how to do it!
Tag Archives: relationships and money
A Financial Reset After the Expensive Holiday Months: YNAB’s 30-Day More Money Challenge
I’ve been an avid YNAB user for a few years now, but have never actually done their 30 Day More Money Challenge. After what seemed like constant spending over the holiday months I thought that now would be the perfect time to print out the workbook and try it out.
My 2022 Financial Recap
What I earned, my biggest expenses, and joining our finances!
How “Staff Meetings” With My Wife Helped Us Find More Balance
If we couldn’t take anything off our plate anytime soon, we needed to change the way we were approaching the plate so that we could tackle it more as a team.
Reader Question: How Do You Start Budgeting with a Partner?
Budgeting together is different than budgeting alone. Here’s a flexible guide for what questions you’ll need to answer when you start budgeting with a partner.
Reader Question: Should You and Your Partner Join Your Finances?
When we talk about merging finances, it can seem like it’s an all-or-nothing type of question. In reality, the decision to merge finances with a partner (or not) can be as nuanced as you want.
Reader Question: How Do You Start Talking Finances with a Partner?
Having money conversations that take your individual pasts into context while focusing on your joint future can be incredibly rewarding and sustaining. It just takes a little planning and practice!
6 Valentine’s Day Date Ideas that Won’t Break Your Budget’s Heart
Roses are red, violets are blue. Capitalism is a trap, but I’ll invest with you. ❤️
8 Ways Building Community Can Fast Track Your Savings
By focusing on building a strong community we are not only enriching our lives but also creating incredible opportunity to save (and make) more money.
A Little Backstory: Me, My Wife, and Our Money
Cassie and my relationship with money hasn’t always been the smoothest. In fact, at the beginning, it was a bit of a roller-coaster.
Butch On a Budget 