Listen Money Matters - Free Your Inner Financial Badass. All The Stuff You Should Know About Personal Finance.

   Fights over money are a leading cause of divorce. Andrew’s wife Laura joins us to talk about getting a reluctant spouse on board financially.  Laura does a lot behind the scenes for LMM but this is her first time on the show! She was the spender to Andrew’s saver when they met. But after a few years, he whipped her into shape.  Laura’s parents aren’t bad with money but they didn’t teach her enough growing up to be good with money. By the time she met Andrew, her wages were being garnished.  When the couple moved in together, Andrew said one thing he never wanted to fight about was money so they needed to communicate openly and often about it.  Strong arming any topic, especially money, is a fast way to fail. A crash course in what someone should have learned over a few years isn’t helpful either. Addressing money issues as they come up is less contentious and less intimidating.  If one partner has a business the other is not involved in, large business expenses can cause problems. You’ll need to “open your