10 Crucial Money Rules Couples Should Follow

Money Girl

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Investing, Education, Business, Entrepreneurship, How To

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🗓️ 3 November 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Should you open a joint bank account? Get a credit card together? Cosign a mortgage? Money Girl Laura Adams covers ten crucial rules for first-time couples managing their money together. Read the companion article on Quick and Dirty Tips. Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows. Subscribe to the newsletter to get more personal finance tips. Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Links: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/ https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/subscribe https://www.facebook.com/MoneyGirlQDT https://twitter.com/LauraAdams

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0:00.0	Hey friends, thanks for joining me this week. My name is Laura Adams. I'm a personal finance
0:10.9	and small business expert and author. I've been hosting the Money Girl podcast since 2008 and
0:16.9	I'm thrilled that you're here downloading this show and hopefully you will subscribe and continue
0:22.3	getting the weekly shows. My mission here is to help you get the knowledge and motivation to
0:26.8	prioritize your finances, build wealth and have more security and less stress. Every show will
0:33.2	help you come away with some tips and advice to just make better money decisions and take your
0:38.4	financial life to the next level. Be sure to subscribe to the show. That way you'll automatically
0:43.6	know when each new show is released. They come out early every Wednesday and I'd love for you to
0:50.0	participate. You can send me questions or comments, the easiest ways to leave a message. You can do
0:56.0	that by calling 302-364-0308 or you can email me using my contact page at LauraDatoms.com or
1:08.2	connect with me on Instagram at LauraDatoms. And every week we publish a companion blog post for
1:16.6	the show. You'll find that over in the Money Girl section at quick and dirtytips.com. Today's
1:23.1	episode is number 706 called moving in together 10 money rules for first time couples. This show
1:32.5	was kind of inspired by some trends recently. I've been seeing a lot of unmarried people and
1:38.8	you know partners and even friends going in to buy a home together in a lot of cases because
1:45.1	prices have gone up so much that that's the only way people are finding it to be affordable.
1:50.7	And I thought well there are a lot of other rules I want to cover for first time couples. So
1:56.5	we're definitely going to talk about real estate but we're going to talk about some of the firsts.
2:01.2	You know I think being a new couple just includes a lot of things that you do for the first time.
2:06.4	It could be managing money together or even becoming homeowners together. And you know you're
2:12.4	going to have to face things like should you create a joint bank account or cosine and mortgage
2:17.8	together. These are all really critical life events that can either make or break your romantic
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