What's Your Relationship Worth?
Sure we love them, but sometimes our spouse, our kids, and our family members can really drive us crazy – especially when it comes to money! It turns out your kid’s money approach may shock you. Our friend’s daughter inherited a pretty large chunk of change right before she was ready to leave for college.
We get the opportunity to talk to a lot great people across the nation – young and old, rich and poor. And all kinds of folks are telling us, “We’re sick of divorce.” People are tired of the pain and destruction caused by divorce. It hurts our children through the tension, fighting, and fear. Divorce […]
A Spender Gone Wild? A Lesson in Hoarding and Addiction We love having the opportunity to share our relationship-saving message with people from all over the globe. It’s such a treat to talk to so many people whose relationships have been saved or improved, and always fun to hear the wide variety of individual money […]
The other day we were talking to a young lady and she was telling us about her Saver Money Personality – she gets a darn right thrill out of the coupon section in the Sunday paper! Our comment to her was, “we bet your fiancé is the exact opposite.” She said… “YOU’RE RIGHT, HOW DID […]
Twin studies. Birth order books. Family reunions. These are all great ways to ponder or observe how similar or dissimilar we are to our family members and siblings. From facial expressions to viewpoints, the similarities and differences among children can be fascinating! We also think it is fascinating that you are able to see a […]
When we talk with people about their Money Personalities, someone always asks us, “Did I get my Money Personality from my parents? Was I born with them, or was it how I was raised? The answer is yes and not really. We see example after example that verifies your two Money Personalities are part of […]
We hear this all the time. : “Help, I Married My Money Opposite!” As we travel and speak around the country, this is a source of pain and panic for many couples.
One of the biggest mistakes couples make when it comes to money is to worry and obsess about it to the point where it becomes all-consuming. This could exhaust you since most every decision we make as a couple involves money. So let’s be intentional, talk about it, get it out in the open so […]
We received an email from a woman; we’ll call her Kelly, who was on a collision course. She had a habit that was driving her crazy! A successful, ambitious woman, Kelly was making herself nuts by shopping and buying what she wanted on the weekend, and then returning virtually everything she bought that next week. […]
It would be funny if it weren’t so tragic. A recent CU grad and his girlfriend had been dating for almost three years and things were going very well. You could say they were “serious.” Neither one had ever dated anyone else for this long.
Natalie Tysdal and Chris Parente appear to know everything about everyone … every day! As Emmy winners and co-hosts of Denver’s FOX31 Everyday show, you would guess they have heard it all. But, we might have found the one exception. Chris and Natalie did not know their Money Personalities™ … yet. So they went to our […]
This week The Money Couple™ will be featured in Parade magazine, “the most widely read magazine in America”. Over 63 million readers will have the chance to take The Money Couple Quiz in Parade to see if they can answer day-to-day money questions, eye-to-eye with their partner. If you read our books or cruise around […]
Christmas parties are such fun! But planning a Christmas party with your spouse can take some planning and shopping. That’s when a party’s fun and games can disappear like a batch of warm gingersnaps if the couple doesn’t first consider their differing Money Personalities. Jim and Kara’s Christmas Party Our friends Kara and Jim moved […]
We were talking to a couple yesterday (we’ll call them Sean and Tiffiny) about last year’s painful gift-giving experience. They know now that Sean is a Security Seeker/Spender and Tiffiny is a Saver/Security Seeker. Last Christmas they had a knockdown, yelling match because Sean had finally “had it.” With hurt feelings, how can they put […]
Is The Money Couple Different Than Dave Ramsey? People call us the “Dave Ramsey for couples,” or the “kinder, gentler Dave Ramsey.” Clever folks even say, we’re “A Dave Ramsey/Gary Chapman swirl cone.” Wow! We are honored to be compared to Dave and we respect Dave’s message and passion. But a quick comparison shows, The […]
We often talk about how money effects every decision we make. When you and your spouse have a strong money relationship, life is pretty smooth. However when you and your spouse are not agreeing about those day to day decisions then life is anything but smooth. So how do you as a couple get and […]
You might not realize it, but nearly every decision you make on a given day involves money. If you’re going to make your morning coffee or grab something at the local coffee shop. Whether you drive to work or take public transportation, pack a lunch or order out. The way you and your partner communicate […]
Your Money Personality: Flyer Every person has a distinct way of thinking about and dealing with money, your Money Personality. Unfortunately money causes tension in almost every marriage, especially over time. Probably because a day doesn’t go by without a decision to be made about money – home-brewed coffee or a latte on-the-go, lunch out […]
Money Personality: Security Seeker Every person has a distinct way of thinking about and dealing with money, your Money Personality. Unfortunately money causes tension in almost every marriage, especially over time. Probably because a day doesn’t go by without a decision to be made about money. Home-brewed coffee or a latte on-the-go, lunch out or […]
Money Personality: Risk Taker Every person has a distinct way of thinking about and dealing with money, your Money Personality. Unfortunately money causes tension in almost every marriage, especially over time. Probably because a day doesn’t go by without a decision to be made about money – home-brewed coffee or a latte on-the-go, lunch out […]
