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How to Choose a Financial Planner
The decision to hire a financial professional to manage your investments can have a significant impact on your financial future as a...


Married? Set and Reach Your Savings Goals With These Five Strategies
Saving money as a couple can feel daunting, especially when life is busy and expenses keep piling up. But setting clear financial goals...


The Most Expensive Simple Mistake Married Couples Make Investing for Retirement
For many dual-career couples, planning for retirement is a crucial aspect of financial management. However, a startling number of couples...

Peace Out, American Stock Market
Our love affair with the American Stock Market took a break on Valentine’s Day this year. In mid-November, Hope and I started our...


Your Social Security Benefits Are Not Safe
Do you trust the current government to safeguard your Social Security right now? I don't. I also have never factored Social Security...


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...
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