Joint Accounts

Why money management is something couples should do together

Tying your self-worth to your job can backfire

Ever since we combined our money, we’ve been fighting all the time

How to have an awkward but necessary conversation

How to navigate a gifting culture clash

Strategies for keeping the mystery in gift-giving when you share a credit card

My family is making me feel guilty, but I have a budget to stick to

We can’t stop fighting about it. Should we just separate our finances?

We’ve always kept our finances separate, but now that we have a baby, it feels like the cost is disproportionately falling on me

How do I get out from under their thumb without causing any conflict?

Fixing it up is making us broke and miserable

He’s enabling their terrible financial decisions, and it’s putting a strain on our relationship

My husband and I agreed it was the right choice for us, but I worry about being seen as lazy

He received a lot of money when his father died, and now it feels like the power balance in our relationship is skewed

My partner doesn’t understand why I don’t want to move in together until I’ve paid off my loans

He grew up rich and doesn’t have to work. I barely have any savings.

I know it could be helpful, but sharing something so personal makes me really uncomfortable

He’s asked me to live with him for free while I’m in school, but I’m uncomfortable being so dependent on him

It’s hard not to feel resentful

We’ve been together for 20 years, but he wants to leave everything to his adult children

Before we get married, I want to know how to protect myself financially

I’m trying to be responsible, but his Amazon packages keep coming

We have become financially interdependent, but I’m uncomfortable telling my partner what to do with his money

We haven’t been dating long, but I feel good about our future