I Was Focusing on the Wrong Things

a.????Do you feel like you don’t know where to start when having a conversation about money?

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b.????Do you feel like making the same money ‘mistakes’ again and again and you want to change but you don’t know how?

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c.????Have you seen others somehow take control of their money, but it just seems totally impossible? ?

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My background:

I got married young and broke. We had nothing but a few old cars and student debt to our names.

?This was my first-time managing money not just on my own. He had thoughts and opinions too.

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As our money conversations started to intensify, I knew that we had to do something different.

I have seen close-up what money fights and arguments were doing to marriages. Money issues can drive people apart.

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And that made me scared for what could happen to me and my husband.

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I wished that we could be the kind of people that worked together on our money and reached our financial goals together. I wanted to make something happen because we worked together, not in spite of each other.

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For this to happen, I knew I need to learn more about not just money management, but also couple communication. Our problems were not about doing the math, they were about dealing with each other.?

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I dove into all the books and research to learn everything I could to build a strong relationship and an exciting financial future.

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I want to help couples who are struggling with their next money steps and what to grow with their partner as they step towards financial freedom.?

Laina Brown

Financial Educator | 1.5M+ Video Views | Real Estate Investor | Author

1 年

If you are interested in more on this, I am giving a free talk on how couples manage their money together. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ykv9w3by

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Mark T. Talukdar

Engineer turned Peak Performance Coach | Speaker | Author | Bodybuilder | Host of Peak Performance Perspective podcast

1 年

Looking forward to reading more!

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Mark T. Talukdar

Engineer turned Peak Performance Coach | Speaker | Author | Bodybuilder | Host of Peak Performance Perspective podcast

1 年

I think so many just focus on the specific financial tactics and they don't work when you don't have willing parties who are on the same page

Mark T. Talukdar

Engineer turned Peak Performance Coach | Speaker | Author | Bodybuilder | Host of Peak Performance Perspective podcast

1 年

I think it's great that you are also focusing on the communication aspect of things

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Laina Brown

Financial Educator | 1.5M+ Video Views | Real Estate Investor | Author

1 年

So interesting to look back and think about how much we have changed as a couple!

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