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Stock Market Discussions in Your Marriage
A friend of mine reached out because he was concerned about the financial headlines and wanted to talk to his wife about it. I told him...


Credit Card Debt vs Savings: What to Focus on First
For dual-career married couples navigating the intricacies of personal finance together, striking the right balance between paying off...


Make Saving Automatic in Your Marriage: 5 Graphics to Help
A group of Modern Husbands and Lead Dads is beginning to meet monthly to discuss ideas to be better husbands and fathers. For our latest...


New Year Resolution: 3 Secrets to Save Money as a Couple
"Ugh, I wish I had NOT saved for this emergency or last summer's vacation. I always end up regretting it when I save money." You read...


Start Thinking Rich: Podcast Episode
Although this episode of the Modern Husbands Podcast is not pushed out until November 6th, you can listen to the embedded episode now....


5 Tips for How to Save Money: For Couples
Updated post: 10/15/24 - Original post: 5/3/22 Tip #1 Set your savings goals together Tip #2 Save for emergencies first Tip #3 Change...


How Can We Save Money for the Future?
7 simple tricks that always work that almost nobody uses Teamwork makes the dreamwork, and great teammates have strong relationships. ...


What Couples Need to Know About Investing for Retirement
Original post: 5/26/23; Updated post: 8/30/24 Table of contents What is the difference between financial independence and retirement? ...


Tiller: The New Savings Goal Tracker for Google Sheets and Excel
Tiller is a personal finance tool that automatically imports your daily financial data into Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel, allowing...


What the Hell Effect: How to Stop it From Derailing Financial Goals in Marriage
Many of us set ambitious financial goals with the best intentions. You know the drill – budgeting, saving, investing – and then you sway....


Comparing Investment Strategies with Your Spouse or Partner: Part 2
As shared in part one of this two part series, Many marriages include one spouse who understands the basics of investing and the other...


Comparing Investment Strategies with Your Spouse or Partner: Part 1
Many marriages include one spouse who understands the basics of investing and the other who has no idea what is happening. If this sounds...

FIRE Movement Tips for Couples
Post Contents FIRE Movement Meaning FIRE Movement Tips: 5 Key Ideas FIRE Movement vs. FI Movement When One Spouse Wants FI, and the Other...

Will Crypto Crash?
Cryptocurrency is a polarizing investment topic in the financial world. Cryptocurrencies have experienced rapid rises and falls....


How Can We Save Money Together?
Saving money is not always easy. As you can imagine, we are frequently asked by couples how they can save money together. Here are three...

Podcast Episode: How Spouses Can Use Retirement Savings to Reduce Their Taxes
Each week, Dr. Bruce Ross, Christian Sherrill, and Brian Page host national experts who share winning ideas to manage money and the home...


Podcast Episode: How Married Couples Plan for Retirement
In this episode of the Modern Husbands Podcast, we discuss how the common challenges couples encounter when planning for retirement...

Comparing Investor Fees: How they are holes in your retirement savings bucket
An investor fee is much like a hole in the bucket; the greater the fee, the bigger the hole in your retirement savings bucket. The...


How to Save for Emergencies with a Spouse
As a spouse or parent, we are responsible for planning and saving for the unexpected. The older we get, the more experience we have with...


The Spousal IRA
Most working Americans can consider two types of IRAs: a traditional IRA and a Roth IRA. Both can be a great way to build up...
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