It’s hard for me to believe, but it was over 16 years ago that I led my first money workshop. I didn’t feel ready, in the slightest — I had only been consciously working on my own money relationship for several years. But my first money mentor, Tamara, lovingly pushed me out of the nest. “Bari,” she announced, “it’s time for you to lead your first workshop. I’ll host it. Get ready.” I panicked. While I could feel, deep in…
You get honest with your honey when it’s been your “turn” to do the dishes the last seven times. (You might even get playful and growl.) You tell her when you can’t stomach watching another rom com … and need to get some “cave time” with the fellas. (And she probably gives you a smooch and celebrates your honesty.) If you and your honey can get honest about so much else … why do you get so stuck, when…
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it for years to come: When couples choose to do money work together, you will move mountains. You can become closer, more intimate, more on-the-same-team, than ever before. You can peer beneath the surface of those fights (or those closed-off lines of communication) and see what’s really going on. You can make it fun and playful. And, I know it sounds crazy, but: you can make money work downright sexy. (Ahem.) But here’s…