Practical writing on relationships, money, and the place where the two meet. Educational rather than preachy, and specific rather than inspirational.
Most money arguments are not about money. Here is how to find the thing underneath, and what to do once you have.
Read the article → Relationships + MoneyFrom the easy ones to the ones people avoid for years. Work through them a few at a time, not in one sitting.
Read the article → Relationships + MoneyThere is no correct number, but there are some useful principles. Mostly about signalling rather than cost.
Read the article → Relationships + MoneyFully joint, fully separate, or the hybrid most people actually land on. The tradeoffs of each.
Read the article →A goal that only one of you wants is not shared. Here is how to find the overlap and make it concrete.
Coming soonWhat to do, what to avoid, and why the first one should be shorter and lighter than you think.
Read the article →Not deal breakers necessarily. But things that are far easier to discuss before than after.
Coming soonSaving is usually framed as deprivation. It does not have to be, and it works better when it is not.
Coming soonThoughtfulness reads as generosity far more reliably than spending does. Fourteen ideas that prove it.
Read the article →Rent is the easy one. These are the thirty that cause friction six months in if you skip them.
Coming soonWhen to bring it up, how much detail, and what their reaction actually tells you.
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