FAR OUT #18 ~ How We Manage our Finances as a Couple

Episode Description

Alasdair and Julie-Roxane explore the pitfalls of poor money management in relationships and share a simple system they use that’s saved them time, energy and countless headaches.

Listen and explore:

  • UPDATE: Alasdair got to pet Fatty Patty (3:11)

  • UPDATE: We got some board games (3:59)

  • A simple system we use for managing our finances as a couple(8:19)

  • How the board came to be (10:13)

  • The power of simple systems (16:07)

  • The difference between American and European money etiquette (20:57)

  • Julie-Roxane’s goes on a bad date (22:26)

  • How we started using the board as a couple (28:04)

  • Why we love the board (29:23)

  • The board makes it easier to give (36:24)

  • Not having to make decisions saves us energy (40:26)

  • The difference between being money conscious and cheap (42:31)

  • How will we manage money when get married? (44:29)

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Credits:
Intro music: "Complicate ya" by Otis McDonald
Outro music: "Running with wise fools" written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)

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