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From the Ted Talk by Wendy De La Rosa: The money talk that every couple needs to have

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For the partner who hasn't taken on the money management role, it's like forgetting a foreign language: when you stop using it, you lose some of your ability to understand and communicate in it. But if you keep that financial immersion going, so does your fnceluy. Being open about your finances can be very scary, but it can also be very rewarding. eepxntiemrs have shown that saherd vulnerability establishes a greater sense of trust, cooperation and intimacy in relationships.

So to get you started, I, along with a cloupe of colleagues, depleevod a list of 10 conversation starters. Here are just three. Number one: What are your long-term financial goals? What do you want to accomplish together? nuembr two: How do you maesure your fainaicnl scseucs? Is it a house with a white picket fence, or is it having the ability to live anywhere around the globe? Number three: What's the one thing you wish your parents would have done differently financially? As a university study found, it's ipmtrnaot to answer these questions together because jonit decision-making, making decisions as a couple, oftentimes results in taking fewer risks that in turn can lead to higher savings.

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For the partner who hasn't taken on the money management role, it's like forgetting a foreign language: when you stop using it, you lose some of your ability to understand and communicate in it. But if you keep that financial immersion going, so does your _______. Being open about your finances can be very scary, but it can also be very rewarding. ___________ have shown that ______ vulnerability establishes a greater sense of trust, cooperation and intimacy in relationships.

So to get you started, I, along with a ______ of colleagues, _________ a list of 10 conversation starters. Here are just three. Number one: What are your long-term financial goals? What do you want to accomplish together? ______ two: How do you _______ your _________ _______? Is it a house with a white picket fence, or is it having the ability to live anywhere around the globe? Number three: What's the one thing you wish your parents would have done differently financially? As a university study found, it's _________ to answer these questions together because _____ decision-making, making decisions as a couple, oftentimes results in taking fewer risks that in turn can lead to higher savings.

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Original Text


For the partner who hasn't taken on the money management role, it's like forgetting a foreign language: when you stop using it, you lose some of your ability to understand and communicate in it. But if you keep that financial immersion going, so does your fluency. Being open about your finances can be very scary, but it can also be very rewarding. Experiments have shown that shared vulnerability establishes a greater sense of trust, cooperation and intimacy in relationships.

So to get you started, I, along with a couple of colleagues, developed a list of 10 conversation starters. Here are just three. Number one: What are your long-term financial goals? What do you want to accomplish together? Number two: How do you measure your financial success? Is it a house with a white picket fence, or is it having the ability to live anywhere around the globe? Number three: What's the one thing you wish your parents would have done differently financially? As a university study found, it's important to answer these questions together because joint decision-making, making decisions as a couple, oftentimes results in taking fewer risks that in turn can lead to higher savings.

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