Getting Financially Naked: When You Should Ask A Partner What They Make And Why Prenups Are Crucial ft. Shannon McLay

We Met At Acme

Dear Media, Lindsey Metselaar

Education, Society & Culture, Relationships, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 19 January 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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In this episode, I sit down with Shannon from The Financial Gym. We discuss everything from when you can ask a partner about money, why prenups are necessary, getting “financially naked,” who should pay for what based on their salary, and our past lives! This episode starts with a solo where I discuss whether or not you should break up if you’re unsure, living together after a LDR, and a roommate’s partner who stays over every night.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a DR Media production.
0:06.4	Hey guys, welcome back to We Met an Acme. I am so excited about this episode today. I feel like
0:13.6	it's so important to talk about finances. And I know I personally, I don't love to talk about it.
0:20.7	It makes me cringe. And I always feel like if I bring it up when I'm in a relationship,
0:27.0	they'll think that I'm trying to like know what they're making so I can hold it against them.
0:34.0	I don't know. You'll see my thoughts on it when you listen to this week's episode with Shannon.
0:39.6	She has so many really insightful things to say. So I think you're going to really enjoy it before
0:47.2	we get started on Shannon. I'm going to answer a few of your questions that you asked me this weekend.
0:53.3	I did not get a chance to answer. First is roommate significant others overstepping boundaries by
0:59.8	staying over every night. How do you handle? I would just say something to the roommate and be like,
1:05.9	hey, I love your boyfriend. Like, you know, I have no problem with him, but I feel like him being here
1:12.4	every single night is a lot for me as your roommate. And I'm wondering if either you can go to him
1:21.1	a few nights or make it more balanced and like, you know, just say it with love and kindness. And
1:28.9	hopefully, hopefully your roommate will hear you and respect you enough to either start going to
1:36.9	his place more or have a conversation with him. It's also just not healthy to be, you know,
1:43.9	sleeping together every night. So maybe you'll end up saving her relationship at the end of the day.
1:50.8	Is being unsure about a relationship enough to break up? I think so. I would say, you know, too many
1:59.8	people who are unsure not only don't break up, but they get married nowadays. And I think if there's,
2:08.4	if you could avoid getting to the stage where you kind of either have to get married or break up,
2:15.8	and you're just in a place where you're unsure, yeah, I think that's a good enough reason to break up.
2:21.1	You really want to be sure or at least like over 80% sure that you're with the right person. And if
2:29.8	it happens to be early on and you're not sure, then yeah, I would say you can break up.
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