by Lori Atwood | May 15, 2014 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other
Maybe you’ve been married for 30 plus years or maybe you’re just engaged and planning your wedding. Either way, you are a team and that includes your finances. Yes, it’s a touchy subject; yes, it’s one of the main reasons for divorce; and yes, your parents did it...
by Lori Atwood | Jan 14, 2014 | Financial Fitness, Personal Negotiation
Nobody ever wants to think about divorce and even fewer people talk about it, but I have had a lot of clients divorcing spouses and even the best divorce lawyer won’t help you with the nuts and bolts of your post-divorce finances. Don’t assume it will be...
by Lori Atwood | Oct 3, 2013 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other
Leave me a comment, tell me how you do it in your household! You may have great reasons for having separate accounts including not wanting to know what the other one is spending at amazon or starbuck’s each month. But the risk to not sharing accounts is neither of you...
by Lori Atwood | Aug 27, 2013 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other, Teaching Children about Personal Finance
I was working with a client the other day who said that he and his spouse argue over spending. He said the arguments usually go like this: Spouse 1: “We can afford it!” Spouse 2: “No, we can’t afford it” Spouse 1: “Yes, we can. We have enough in the bank.” Spouse 2:...