A couple’s finances can be harder to manage when there is an income disparity between partners. How expenses are put together, the way financial choices are made, and even a partner’s sense of contribution to the relationship can all be coloured by these differences. Left to fester without some frank discussion, such gaps breed resentment
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When a partner withholds money matters or goes behind the other’s back to make financial choices, that is financial infidelity. Whether it is in the form of secret bank accounts, unreported debt, lying about one’s income, or making purchases in silence, this kind of deception can be corrosive. Couples may put a lot of stock
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Money changes when another person comes into the picture. Alone, money feels personal. In the case of a relationship, it becomes shared, watched, and at times judged. Spending habits, saving styles, and income differences can turn emotional fast. That’s because money in relationships doesn’t really have to do with numbers. It is related to security,
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What if you could enjoy your money without guilt, knowing that it’s a tool to enhance your life—not just a resource to hoard out of fear?
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What if choosing yourself isn’t about loss at all? What if it’s about making room for what’s actually yours?
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What do you need to let go of? I’m not talking about a few extra pounds or even the financial weight of credit card debt. I’m referring to the inner baggage that weighs you down and sometimes holds you hostage. If you find yourself feeling like a bag lady, then in the iconic words of
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I dated a millionaire miser. His name was Peter, and it was one of the most toxic relationships I’d ever been in. But, it was also one of the most transformational. I can thank Peter for teaching me a few surprising things about love and money. Maybe you’ll benefit from learning them, too. Money Is
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This is part of a sponsored campaign with Wells Fargo. All opinions are my own. Recently, I had such a wonderful time sitting on #BMWK’s Financial Intimacy panel sponsored by Wells Fargo. Founders of BMWK, Ronnie and Lamar Tyler, strategically positioned this discussion as the kick-off event to their annual marriage cruise—to make it clear
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My coworker’s father died suddenly two weeks ago. It wasn’t a suicide and there were no signs that he was sick. She returned to the office earlier this week after taking those two weeks to put her beloved father’s affairs in order. She was new to the job, so it was hard to for me
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Ask the average Black woman what she loves doing with her friends and you will get answers like, “going out for drinks,” “travelling,” and “going shopping.” The older we get, though, the more complicated and complex our financial realities become— student loans, mortgages, auto loans, and credit card debt. On top of that, Black women
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