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How to Combine Finances with Your Partner

  • February 26, 2025
  • Tagged as: budgeting, emergency fund, family finance, Financial Independence, HYSA, net worth

Combining finances with your partner can produce bountiful benefits to both your relationship and your overall financial trajectory. Merging money forces you to communicate more, helps with financial goal setting, and enables you to hit…

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Frugal or cheap: Bringing my own food for kids when we go to a restaurant?

  • November 12, 2024
  • Tagged as: family finance, frugal habits, frugal vs cheap, groceries, Life Hacking, money challenges

Today’s question comes from Nick from North Carolina!… “I have a frugal or cheap question for you… I have an 18 month old son. Until recently, when my wife and I have gone out to…

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Ask Matt & Joel: My husband wants to open a new joint bank account. Which bank should we choose?

  • October 25, 2024
  • Tagged as: family finance, HYSA, interest rates, online banking, personal finance, switching banks

Today’s question was posted in the HTM Facebook Group recently… “Hey Matt and Joel! LOVE your podcast. Thank you for everything you do and have taught me. I’m newly married and my husband and I…

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Ask Matt & Joel: What are the pros and cons of combining finances as newlyweds?

  • October 4, 2024
  • Tagged as: combine finances, family finance, Financial Independence, saving money, wedding

Today’s question comes from Breanna from Chicago… “Me and my husband were recently married in January, and we are considering combining our bank accounts. And really the reason we are considering it is just because…

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Ask Matt & Joel: Will I inherit my parents debt if they pass away?

  • October 2, 2024
  • Tagged as: debt management, emergency fund, family finance, Financial Independence, inheritance

Today’s question comes from Ben from Grand Rapids… “My question is for me and my three brothers…  But probably for a lot of people in similar situations. I grew up in a family that was…

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Power Couples, Bonus Miles & TDF Glide Paths 📈

  • October 1, 2024
  • Tagged as: budgeting, DIY, emergency fund, family finance, Financial Independence, target date funds

Good morning and happy October! Here’s a few Q4 money maintenance tasks to check off your list… O pt out of useless subscriptions 🙅‍♂️C ontribute just 1% more 👌T ally up your net worth 📝O…

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10 Ways Power Couples Save More Money

  • September 28, 2024
  • Tagged as: family finance, Financial Independence, marriage, personal finance, retirement investing, saving for retirement, tax advantaged accounts
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As soon as my wife and I moved in together, we started crushing it financially. And it’s not just because we had no kids at the time and split living expenses… We found out how…

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Ask Matt & Joel: Who owns the house if you buy a place with your friend?

  • September 10, 2024
  • Tagged as: down payment, family finance, investing, mortgages, saving for retirement, should i rent or buy a home

Michelle from St. Paul called into the show… “My aunt is a widow and just retired. And for the last several years she and her best friend have planned to live together in retirement and…

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Replacing Restaurants, Bacon Barometer, & Planning for a Baby! 😅

  • August 27, 2024
  • Tagged as: cheap cell phone plans, emergency fund, family finance, inflation, kids, saving for retirement

Good morning, lovely people! Today we are celebrating National “Just Because” Day. Why?…. Just, because! You don’t need a reason to celebrate. You can be happy, just because. Buy yourself a little treat, just because. Call…

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Tips for Throwing a Wedding on a Budget

  • August 22, 2024
  • Tagged as: engagement ring, family finance, frugal living, marriage, saving money, wedding
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Wedding receptions are a beautiful way to celebrate a major milestone in your relationship alongside your closest friends and family. But, it’s no secret that weddings can be insanely expensive. In 2023, the average wedding…

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