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

Relationships are hard enough as it is without talking about finances. So we’re gonna lay it down about how to handle money in a relationship. You have a better chance of staying married than winning the lottery so that’s good news!  But how can we increase the chances that you’ll stay married when money issues arise? To prenup or not prenup?  Oooh, sticky.  If there is a chance that the man or woman of your dreams is marrying you for your vast wealth or celebrity, a prenup might be the life choice for you.  But if you’re just a regular guy or gal, a prenup is probably not that important. A good solution to avoid money arguments is a joint checking account where each partner contributes a percentage of their income for household expenses. Each partner can also have a private account that they can spend on whatever they like. Open, on-going communication is better than the occasional fight.  This is especially important before moving in together or getting married.  Imagine finding out on your honeymoon th