Sally Kohn: I think for us, it was actually making us like tighten our budgets or at least tighten our minds in a way that was not aligned with how we wanted to spend money. This is very different than if you started just spending crazy amounts of money or going to the casino all the time and just gambling like a maniac. It took me probably too long to get there. And then there's almost like, you got to become that new CEO,. You got to think about your investments differently," she says. "I would have been fired if I was a CEO"
Money is a leading cause of problems in relationships. It’s not just not having money, it’s conflict around money, lack of alignment, and the downstream effects of that.
Money is complicated because it’s influenced by your direct circumstances, but also by your childhood, psychology, and trajectory. It's also complicated because so few people talk openly and honestly about money.
In this episode, Steph and Cal open up the kimono and explore how they deal with and think about money in their relationship. They share their current working philosophy on money and stories about the things they struggle with and are still working on.