When I speak to live or online audiences, a common question I hear is, what's your number one

tip for achieving financial success? Well, you might be surprised that my answer is not creating

a budget or starting to invest early. Yes, yes, yes, yes, those are important. However,

I believe who you share your life and finances with, whether it's a romantic partner,

spouse, family member, or business partner, that can be the most critical factor for success.

This podcast will review key traits to look for in a partner and provide

tips for existing couples to achieve greater financial success. This show will help you

increase your chances of enjoying more happiness in your life and finances. Welcome back,

everyone. This is episode 932 of Money Girl, and I really appreciate you spending some time with me. You have a lot of shows that you can listen to, so the fact that you're with me really means a lot. I'm your host, Laura Adams. I'm an award-winning author, a spokesperson, money speaker, and founder of the Money Stack. That's my substack newsletter. I've been providing

personal finance and business advice on this podcast weekly since 2008 with over 44 million downloads.

You can learn more and sign up for the money stack when you visit laura d adams.com.

When you sign up, you'll automatically receive my money success

toolkit with the exact templates that I use to manage money. So I hope you'll enjoy that.

All right, so let's talk about some partner traits to choose for success. While I'm going to tell

you up front, I am not a psychologist, I am not a couples counselor,

but I have been happily married for decades. And I've also partnered with various individuals

in successful business ventures, including retail and real estate investments.

I don't think I could have ever achieved a fraction of my financial success

if my marriage and my business relationships hadn't turned out so well. Bad relationships can

keep you from making good money decisions, and divorce can be a financial setback that takes

years to recover from. Now, I realize that circumstances change

and some in life you just don't see coming. You can't see them coming. So splitting up with a partner

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