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So money, episode 1442, financial advice for stepmoms, dads, and blended families with Cameron

Norman, founder and CEO of this custom life.

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I do recommend keeping your money separate. I really do. It doesn't mean you can't contribute

to the stepkids if you want to. It doesn't mean you can't help cover all these expenses.

It's just protecting your assets so that you both can benefit from them later down the road.

Welcome to So Money, everybody. I'm Farneesh Tarabi. The 21st century family is oftentimes a blended

family. The dynamics of managing your money, how to save, how to invest, how to afford,

common, and separate goals can be more challenging for families that are coming together at a different

later stage in life. Our guest Cameron Norman brings financial advice on how to manage your money

and your life together as a blended family. She is a certified step family coach, the creator of

the blended family formula for stepmom success and host of the stepmom diaries podcast.

Cameron is married to a recently retired army veteran and has four stepchildren and she

takes us behind the scenes of how she and her partner initially came together, the questions they

answered, and some financial steps she might have taken differently. Here's Cameron Norman.

Cameron Norman, welcome to So Money. Thank you. So excited to be here. I'm really doing my

audience a service here. So many of my audience members have reached out over the years to say,

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