Nearly every time I sit with a couple for their first coaching session, I run into the same issue. It’s extremely common and extremely problematic, but few couples know it exists…much less how to fix it. When you struggle to gain traction with your money, you often find a lot of “reasons” to blame it […]
The beauty of having a budget is you have permission to spend money. You don’t have to worry about having enough to pay the bills, buy food or save for retirement because every category is accounted for. That means if there’s money in the category, and it won’t clear the balance, you’re ok to spend […]
If you haven’t heard me talk about the “lessons learned from a draft horse”, it’s a concept that working in unison with your spouse to accomplish the same result is the most effective way to achieve that said result. While a single draft horse can pull 8,000 lbs., 2 draft horses that haven’t been trained […]
I don’t think we’d been married for 6 months when it happened. And all I remember was feeling like I was repeating myself over and over with no acknowledgement of what I was saying. My wife and I had just finished our budget meeting and were fighting. She was still new to the “zero balanced […]
My brother recently became engaged. Which means miracles do still happen! Just kidding, but he and the rest of the family have anxiously been awaiting for this and are very happy for him. And it’s made me think about what life is like at that stage. As I visited with him recently, I couldn’t help […]
Part 2 of 4 part series Family is one of the best things a person can have. But it can also be one of the biggest annoyances. And when you’re buying a house, that blessing or annoyance is something you don’t want to overlook. I’ll just be frank with this tip. Know how close you […]