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…
When it comes to tracking expenses, I’ve got two confessions to make: Confession #1: I’m a reformed stickler. I used to think everyone needed to do their own books, no ifs ands or buts about it! Now I know: it can be SO empowering to hand off our bookkeeping to a pro. But I still believe tracking your finances, at least for awhile, is an invaluable education. As long as you find the right tracking system for you. Confession #2:…
Money is a journey. And it never goes in a straight line. You dance two triumphant steps forward … only to fall one step behind. You track your expenses religiously for a month … then realize you hate that software. You take a big leap in your day-to-day money practices … only to zigzag back to deep, vulnerable, internal work. This is why we need friends. Kindred voyagers on this money journey, to cheer us on when we succeed and…