I've always felt a little bit envious of some of my friends who have parents that could step in and help them out if things went wrong. And so that's always been a struggle for me which is falling into a scarcity mindset. We both have spreadsheets where we used to track everything we were spending, how much our net worth was increasing or decreasing every single month. I think that's something that I guess you could say is an assetSome people are like hell yeah, you should be tracking this stuff. Also just on the note of you being surprised people not knowing the price of milk I'm always surprised when people go bankrupt. They don't expect it for the same reason as
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.