"I'm actually optimizing for health and quality of life in the ways that makes sense for me at this moment," he says. "We both have had to loan family members money at different points in our life." He asks: How would you feel if someone in my family said, hey, I need to borrow $50,000? Because now it's our joint money.
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.