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How to Use Money Fights to Strengthen Your Marriage with Jayson Gaddis

February 20, 2017 By Elle Leave a Comment

Stressed out over your money fights? Learn tactics to help strengthen your marriage and become smarter about how you approach finances as a couple!

Money & Fights as a Couple

Jayson Gaddis, relationship psychotherapist and creator of The Smart Couple Podcast, is here to offer up ideas and tactics you two can use in your marriage.

In this episode we get into:

why you shouldn’t avoid fights
how to start opening up with finances and more
how your friends can push you to be better and more engaged in your marriage

Hope you enjoy!

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Resources on Marriage Fights & Finances

Want to learn more and become more productive with your money dates? Here are some resources to check out:

Thank You to Our Partners

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Support for this podcast also comes from Divvy Investments. If you’re looking for an easy way to help keep your portfolio on target for retirement without having to link your accounts to yet another service, check out Divvy.

Listeners can get a 10% discount; use the coupon code, “Couplemoney”.

Sign Up for the $20 Date Night Challenge

If you’re looking for inspiration, encouragement, and a fun contest, join in on our $20 Money Date Challenge in this month! Each Friday I share some date night ideas you two can do that should cost no more than $20.

We also have a contest where you can win cash. It’s easy to sign up and join!

Support Charity: Water

Want to give more this year? Please join Sarah Li Cain, myself, and a few awesome ladies in media with a campaign we’re running to help provide clean water. We’re working with Charity: Water on it and if you’re not familiar with their model, 100% of your donation will go to clean water projects. You can get all the details and donate here!

Music Credit

Like the music in this episode? Our theme song is by Gentle Regime. I also want to thank Lee Rosevere for music in this episode.

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How to Launch Your Business as a Couple

February 13, 2017 By Elle Leave a Comment

Looking to launch a business together? Learn how Nellie Akalp and her husband built their business, eventually sold it for millions, and started another one!

Launch a Business Together

Launching a business can be stressful. Having a partner can alleviate some of the stress as you’re sharing the load, but what if your partner is also your spouse? Can you find a way to stay happily married and run a business?

Nellie Akalp and her husband have done it not once, but twice. They celebrated their 20th year anniversary with her husband and business partner. The couple started their first business in 1997 with $100 in their small apartment living room. Eight years later that business was acquired by Intuit for $20 million.

Instead of retiring early, they got back into the industry in 2009 with the launch of CorpNet, which they run today helping entrepreneurs.

Nellie is here to chat about marriage and business. We’ll get into:

how they launched a business with a single page website
working together as entrepreneurs and spouses
resources she recommends for those ready to make the leap

Hope you enjoy!

If you want to hear about another couple working together in business, please check my interview with Justin and Rebekah Rhodes. They’re all about sustainable living and are about to head out on the Great American Farm Tour!

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Resources on Starting a Business

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Sign Up for the $20 Date Night Challenge

We also have a contest where you can win cash. It’s easy to sign up and join!

Support Charity: Water

Thank You to Our Partners

Support for this podcast comes from partners like Personal Capital. Easy to set up & easy to use. You can have all your investments, income, and expenses all pulled into one place.

Did I mention it’s free? Why don’t you give Personal Capital a try today?

Listeners can get a 10% discount; use the coupon code, “Couplemoney”.

Music Credit

Like the music in this episode? Our theme song is by Gentle Regime. I also want to thank Lee Rosevere for music in this episode.

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Having a Financial Reboot and Becoming Debt Free with Penny Pinchin Mom

February 6, 2017 By Elle Leave a Comment

Looking to get out of debt, but feeling frustrated with your progress so far? Learn how you two can get a financial reboot and become debt free!

Need a Financial Reboot?

One of the best achievements you two can make with your marriage and money is getting out of debt.

Carrying that burden of debt can be extremely stressful in marriages. One analysis found that money issues account for about 22% of divorces.

With the new year, you may have made it a goal to dump your debt once and for all.

And I hope that you’re doing well with things, but if not, this episode is for you.

I know how frustrating it can be when you’re not making the progress you expect or want to make. You read and hear these stories of couples getting out of a ton of debt in matter of months it seems like you can’t make any headway.

Tracie Fobes, founder of Penny Pinchin Mom, comes on the show to offer practical and real encouragement to get rid of that debt.
In this episode we get into:

why you shouldn’t get swept up with what you see online
how to embrace the process becoming debt free
the challenges and joys of having a financial reboot

Hope you enjoy!

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Resources on Fixing Your Finances

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Thank You to Our Partners

Support for this podcast comes from partners like Personal Capital. Easy to set up & easy to use. You can have all your investments, income, and expenses all pulled into one place.

Did I mention it’s free? Why don’t you give Personal Capital a try today?

Listeners can get a 10% discount; use the coupon code, “Couplemoney”.

Music Credit

Like the music in this episode? Our theme song is by Gentle Regime. I also want to thank Lee Rosevere for music in this episode.

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Finding Your Financial Path

January 30, 2017 By Elle Leave a Comment

Looking to retire early? Learn how you two can define your priorities and find ways to save big on your budget while still having fun!

Finding Your Financial Path

How are you two doing on your goals this year? Are things chugging along pretty well or you had a bump in the road?

For us, January has been not that we expected. We had to make a couple trips to Virginia to see a dear friend when they went into hospice and shortly after again when they lost their battle with cancer.

While we’ve done a pretty good job with our finances, you can imagine, our minds and priorities were on other more important matters.

If you had a setback or looking to get back on track with your goals, Ziv from Our Financial Path is on the show today to share his stories and some tips to help.

In this episode we get into:

deciding together on what’s your priorities
finding ways to save with their budget
living a good life without sacrificing quality

Hope you enjoy!

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Resources on Discovering Your Financial Path

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$20 Date Night Challenge

Last summer we did the $20 Date Night Challenge and was a ton of fun!

So what is the challenge? We’re going to inspire one another to go out on more dates, but not break our budget.

Starting this week, each Friday I’ll share some date night ideas you two can do that should cost no more than $20.

We’re talking about eating out, catching concerts, and having some downtime as a couple.

And to make this a bit more interesting, we’re having a contest. You can win some cash for more dates!

If you haven’t already, join the community. Once you’re in, all you have to do is take a picture of your own $20 date night. Share it on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, tag me, and use the hashtag #20dollardatenight!

Thank You to Our Partners

Support for this podcast comes from partners like Personal Capital. Easy to set up & easy to use. You can have all your investments, income, and expenses all pulled into one place.

Did I mention it’s free? Why don’t you give Personal Capital a try today?

Listeners can get a 10% discount; use the coupon code, “Couplemoney”.

Music Credit

Like the music in this episode? Our theme song is by Gentle Regime. I also want to thank Lee Rosevere for music in this episode.

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Travel Hacking as a Couple

January 23, 2017 By Elle Leave a Comment

Learn how you can use travel hacking as a couple to get great deals on your trips!

Travel Hacking as a Couple

Peter and Ruby, from A Journey We Love, come on the podcast to walk us through. In this episode, they share:

their process for find deals with their trips
how they budget during their travels
tips for first-time travelers

Hope you enjoy!

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Travel Hacking Resources

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Music Credit

Like the music in this episode? Our theme song is by Gentle Regime. I also want to thank Lee Rosevere for music in this episode.

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How to Save More Than Half Your Income with Distilled Dollar

January 16, 2017 By Elle Leave a Comment

Want this to be your best year ever? Go big and get tips, strategies, and resources so you two can save more than half your income this year!

How to Save Half Your Income (or More!) Together

Do you think you two could save half your income this year?

Saving over half may seem impossible, but banking a significant chunk of your income can help you accomplish incredible things with your finances and life.

Today’s guest is Matt from Distilled Dollar. In this episode, Matt shares:

why he and his fiancée have chosen to be so aggressive with savings
how they worked through their spending so they’re now able to save 60% of their income
how they stay motivated

It’s not your typical millennial money story.

Hope you enjoy!

If you’re looking additional ways to save half your income, please check out my interview Joe and Kathleen of Stacking Benjamins.

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Resources to Boost Your Savings Rate

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Thank You to Our Partners

Support for this podcast comes from partners like Personal Capital. Easy to set up & easy to use. You can have all your investments, income, and expenses all pulled into one place.

Did I mention it’s free? Why don’t you give Personal Capital a try today?

Listeners can get a 10% discount; use the coupon code, “Couplemoney”.

Music Credit

Like the music in this episode? Our theme song is by Gentle Regime. I also want to thank Lee Rosevere for music in this episode.

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Jumpstart Your Money and Marriage with the New Year New You Financial Summit

January 13, 2017 By Elle Leave a Comment

Want to make this your best year ever with finances? Learn how you can dump debt, retire early, launch a business, and more with the New Year, New You Financial Summit!

Attend the New Year, New You Financial Summit

Welcome to the season four finale of Couple Money. I can’t believe we’ve done this!

When I started the podcast a few years ago, my idea was simply calling up couples and interviewing them about what they achieved together with their finances.

And now I’m finishing up a fourth season with the biggest event I’ve ever done – New Year, New You Financial Summit.

And it’s thanks in large part to you – your support, ideas, and questions have made this possible!

This summit has been a work in progress for the past few months and I’m so thrilled with the response so far. I’ve gotten to chat with some of you during the sessions which has made this all the more special to me.

In this episode, we’ll get into: what goes behind the scenes to put together a summit

what goes behind the scenes to put together a summit
highlights from the summit so far
some honest and personal answers we had in our Q&A sessions from a couple of our speakers

Hope you enjoy!

Catch the New Year, New You This Week

You can register for free all through this week and catch the sessions as they are released until Sunday night.

New Year New You Partners & Giveaways

In addition to the sessions, we partnered up with some wonderful companies. Special Shout out to Proactive Budgets, Republic Wireless, iBotta, and HoneyFi!

Besides offering really great service to help you save your money, they are sponsoring some incredible giveaways.

Republic Wireless is offering credit for a free smartphone and three months service with them
HoneyFi gave away $100 through PayPal/Amazon gift card
iBotta will be doing a few drawings including one for $250 credit which can be cashed out
ProActiv is giving lifetime subscriptions to their app every day of the summit

Check out all the details here. We wanted to give people every reason to register for the New Year, New You Summit.

So if you haven’t already, please sign up!

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New Year, New You Financial Summit

January 9, 2017 By Elle Leave a Comment

Ready to take action to build your marriage and money? Sign up for the New Year, New You Financial Summit!

Watch the New Year New You Financial Summit

The New Year, New You Financial Summit starts today and I want to give you the inside scoop!

Our mission for the summit and all the sessions is to make sure we’re equipping you with the information and tools to help you make this your best year ever with finances. Besides covering the more technical topics like getting out of debt or investing for retirement, we also wanted to provide practical tips for real life situations that many people deal with.

The summit sessions will cover some of the most popular goals and issues people have with money, with each day focusing in on a theme.

Monday will be building a brilliant budget. All three sessions are about real life on a budget.
Tuesday is all about money and relationships. I’m excited not only because we have a session on money and marriage, but we’re also discussing parenthood and priorities, handling finances as head of households and taking care of aging parents.
Wednesday is about boosting your income. Sometimes, you’ve done all you can to slash the budget so these sessions are about earning more. I have a session with Phillip Taylor from PT Money where he lays out how started on the side and now has two successful businesses.
Thursday’s theme is dumping debt fast. Sick and tired of those credit card bills? Our speakers not only share how they dumped huge amount of debts, but also how they stay motivated through the process and still had some fun.
Friday closes out with investing for your future. We go over not only how to get started with investing, we also look at strategies to help you retire early and get insight on investing in real estate from those who have been there and done that.

New Year New You Partners & Giveaways

In addition to the sessions, we partnered up with some wonderful companies. Special Shout out to Proactive Budgets, Republic Wireless, iBotta, and HoneyFi!

Besides offering really great service to help you save your money, they are sponsoring some incredible giveaways.

Republic Wireless is offering credit for a free smartphone and three months service with them
HoneyFi is giving $100 through PayPal/Amazon gift card
iBotta will be doing a few drawings including one for $250 credit which can be cashed out
ProActiv is giving lifetime subscriptions to their app every day of the summit

Check out all the details here. We wanted to give people every reason to register for the New Year, New You Summit.

So if you haven’t already, please sign up!

Catch the New Year, New You This Week

You can register for free all through this week and catch the sessions as they are released until Sunday night.

Hope to see you there, take care!

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Life After Debt: Rebuilding Your Finances and Yourself with Miss Mazuma

January 5, 2017 By Elle 2 Comments

Stressed and overwhelmed by debt? Learn how you can rebuild your finances and life. Miss Mazuma shares how she overcame $500k of debt, short sales, and found happiness!

Rebuild Your Finances

It’s the beginning of a new year and while so many right now are all jazzed up about knocking down their debts, saving more, or spending less, that enthusiasm will die down.

And if you still have a huge amount of debt or just a big goal you want to tackle when that happens, you can discourage. And in some cases, understandably depressed.

It’s normal.

But what do you then?

How can you stay focused and climb out?

Today’s guest, Miss Mazuma, is kind and brave enough to share her story. In this episode we get into:

how she got into so much debt,
have a look into the painful and frustrating process of a short sale
see how she work through this and came to a healthier spot

Her story is both encouraging and real.

If you want to hear from someone else who has dug out from a mountain of debt, please check out my interview with Toni Husbands. She shares how she and her husband got on the same page and paid off over $100,000of debt.

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Resources for Paying Off Debt

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New Year, New You Financial Summit

We’ve been talking about goals and how you two can reach them.

I’ve teamed up with some of my buddies on something that can help you two have an EPIC year. We’re hosting the New Year, New You Summit. It’s a huge week-long event that you can catch from home. It’s going to be happening January 9-13, 2017.

How would you like to hear from others who have done big things like pay off six figures of debt, retired early, or became a one income family to have more time for the kids?

And the best part? You can watch the summit that week for FREE! You just have to register and we’ll save you a spot. Register for FREE here!

Don’t forget to invite friends and loved ones who you feel could also use this! There will also be over free resources and prizes. I want you to have the best year ever, so please sign up today!

Thank You to Our Partners

Support for this podcast comes from partners like Personal Capital. Easy to set up & easy to use. You can have all your investments, income, and expenses all pulled into one place.

Did I mention it’s free? Why don’t you give Personal Capital a try today?

Listeners can get a 10% discount; use the coupon code, “Couplemoney”.

Music Credit

Like the music in this episode? Our theme song is by Gentle Regime. I also want to thank Lee Rosevere for music in this episode.

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How to Achieve More with Vision Boards

January 2, 2017 By Elle Leave a Comment

Frustrated with the typical goal setting tips and tricks? Ready to actually achieve some big dreams this year? Learn how vision boards can help you clarify your goals and keep you focused!

Understanding Vision Boards

It’s the second day of the 2017 and I’m betting that you’re probably flooded with a ton of goal setting tips, hacks, and trips. I know my Facebook stream has comments from friends about their ambitious goals for the year.

On one hand, I think taking a step back and having some clarity on what you want to accomplish is a wonderful first step, but I’m not a New Year’s Resolutions woman.

Whenever you decide to build your marriage and wealth, go for it.

Today Michelle Jackson, creator Shop My Closet Project, is here to discuss:

what vision boards are and how they can help you
how to create a productive vision board
setting yourself up for success

Hope you enjoy!

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Resources for Creating Vision Board and Achieving More

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New Year, New You Financial Summit

We’ve been talking about goals and how you two can reach them.

How would you like to hear from others who have done big things like pay off six figures of debt, retired early, or became a one income family to have more time for the kids?

And the best part? You can watch the summit that week for FREE! You just have to register and we’ll save you a spot. Register for FREE here!

Don’t forget to invite friends and loved ones who you feel could also use this! There will also be over free resources and prizes. I want you to have the best year ever, so please sign up today!

Thank You to Our Partners

Support for this podcast comes from partners like Personal Capital. Easy to set up & easy to use. You can have all your investments, income, and expenses all pulled into one place.

Did I mention it’s free? Why don’t you give Personal Capital a try today?

Listeners can get a 10% discount; use the coupon code, “Couplemoney”.

Music Credit

Like the music in this episode? Our theme song is by Gentle Regime. I also want to thank Lee Rosevere for music in this episode.

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