As I pull freshly baked rolls from the oven, filling our kitchen with the aroma of home, my wife Tatiana fires up her laptop. It's Saturday morning, and while most couples might be heading out for brunch or sleeping in, we're about to embark on our weekly financial journey. Welcome to our "money date"—a ritual that's become as essential to our relationship as date nights and shared dreams. Building on a Foundation of Financial Openness From the very beginning of our relationship, Tatiana and I were refreshingly open about money. Unlike many couples who find finances to be a tricky subject, we put everything on the table while dating. This transparency became a cornerstone of our relationship, allowing us to align our financial goals
José
José concluded his distinguished 13-year career at Vanguard at age 44, stepping away from corporate life to embrace an early retirement. As a project manager, he expertly orchestrated the creation and delivery of educational materials—both digital and print—for 401(k) participants, ensuring resources reached millions of investors. Today, he embraces life's simpler pleasures: quality time with family, pursuit of passion projects, discovery of new adventures, and leisurely meals in his garden oasis.
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Great post and I agree, the key to a financially happy marriage is to be really open about money, making sure goals are aligned. In our household, we are not as disciplined about reviewing our budget and spending every weekend as you, but we generally know where we are at any point in time against our goal. At the beginning of the year, we did a recap on our investments and spending of previous year and calculated our estimate of 2015. That lets us know how much we have to put aside no matter what to achieve long term goals. Automating savings has worked really well for us. If it’s not available, we are less likely to spend it.
Mrs. Goodlife
It’s definitely important to know where you stand, even if you don’t review it weekly . It became a tradition to us since we were dating. Congrats on your saving strategy!
Great topic. I wish my dog’s budget was $35 a month. I think she eats more than that in a week.
That budget was increased from $20 last year! We’ve been eating organic food for years and Tanya realized that the asaroso was never upgraded from cheap dry food. At least a dog is more fun. Would you like to adopt a friendly kitty as well? 🙂
I think the cat’s new name should be asaroso XD
Thank you for being our first commenter! That’s a great suggestion. To me, it feel as if it’s his name since that the first word I scream when I see him. Tanya, can we officially changed the name of the individual with the penthouse style? Our readers are demanding it.
Of course we can change Pushok’s name to Asaroso, as long as yours changes to Asaroso #2. You see, I love you both equally, so parity in treatment is a must.:)