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Relationships

Relationships

Create financial harmony with the ones you love.

Create financial harmony with the ones you love.

Yours, mine, and ours

Best Personal Finance App for Couples

Looking for the best budgeting app for couples? YNAB's money management method will change your relationship with money (and each other!)

How Family Histories Strained Our Finances

The relationship your parents (and their parents before them) had with money affects yours. Overcome your family's history with finances.

85 Financial Questions to Ask Your Partner

Wondering what financial questions to ask your partner about money? We've got a list of 85 to ask whether you're dating, engaged, or married.

How to Combine Finances After Marriage: A Practical Guide for Newlyweds and Beyond

Dan Cayer
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November 25, 2025

PSA: Money worry doesn't have to be part of married life. Learn how to combine finances after marriage, get good with money together, and build a spending plan together using YNAB.

How to Talk to Your Partner About Money

Ashley McCann
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May 14, 2025

Money's a sensitive subject, but it shouldn't be! Learn tips and tricks for how to talk to your partner about money—and why it's so important.

85 Financial Questions to Ask Your Partner

Rachel Wong
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April 17, 2025

Wondering what financial questions to ask your partner about money? We've got a list of 85 to ask whether you're dating, engaged, or married.

What Are the Best Financial Goals for Couples?

Emily Hudson
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April 15, 2025

Money touches everything in a relationship—but it doesn’t have to cause stress. Here’s how one couple moved from financial overwhelm to shared clarity, and how you can too.

A Spendful Move: Sarah’s Story

Sarah Aspinall
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December 27, 2024

What other's say is financially "smart" might not be the right choice for you. See what happened when Sarah viewed a big life change through the lens of spendfulness.

When Human Math Beats Real Math

Ben Barlowe
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April 25, 2024

Sometimes, the mathematically right choice is actually the wrong choice. Personal finance is personal, and we often should make financial decisions based on more than math.

How Brian and Leann Got Maui’d: A Second Chance at YNAB

Ben Barlowe
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March 26, 2024

Brian and Leann used YNAB to save for an amazing wedding and honeymoon, but the real win was the way the experience brought them closer together.

Deciding What’s Financially Fair With Your Partner

Dan Cayer
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February 20, 2024

"Fair" is in the eye of the beholder. Learn how to transform messy money talks into collaborative conversations with YNAB.

How to Do the More Money Challenge With a Partner

Shannon Farr
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January 4, 2024

Doing the More Money Challenge with a partner? Here are some tips if you find yourself joining the challenge with your other half.

Two Hearts, Four Habits: YNAB Couples Share Their Success Stories

Emily Hudson
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December 26, 2023

Less arguing. More adventures. Fund your future together with four simple habits that will change your relationship with money.

A Decade Into YNAB: Here’s Why My Wife and I Are Still Thankful

Dan Cayer
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November 22, 2023

How Family Histories Strained Our Finances

Dan Cayer
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June 19, 2023

The relationship your parents (and their parents before them) had with money affects yours. Overcome your family's history with finances.

Best Personal Finance App for Couples

Ashley McCann
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December 26, 2022

Looking for the best budgeting app for couples? YNAB's money management method will change your relationship with money (and each other!)

Make Room For Yourself While Managing Money Together

Jesse Mecham
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December 8, 2022

Learn how adding some wiggle room for personal spending can help you and your partner handle finances together for the long haul.

Study: How Finances Affect Relationships

Ashley McCann
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October 25, 2022

We teamed up with eharmony to survey people to learn how finances affect relationships. See what the results say about love and money.

Financial Intimacy: The Budget Meeting Date Night

Lindsey Burgess
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December 8, 2021

A regular Budget Meeting Date Night, is a chance to evaluate whether or not your money is still aligned with your priorities.

Budgeting for Couples When You Don’t Share Accounts

Ashley McCann
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October 27, 2021

Not ready to join accounts but still want to use manage money as a couple? Enjoy financial independence together with these budgeting tips for couples.

6 Money Lessons I Wish I Had Learned As a Newlywed

Rachel Wong
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May 12, 2021

When I first got married, money was a hot topic, full of accusing looks and thorny fights. Now? We've hit our groove. Here's what I learned.

How Two People Fell in Love Thanks to Budgeting

Rachel Wong
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February 7, 2020

This couple met in the unlikeliest of ways: through YNAB, a budgeting app. See how two budgeters manage finances together.

How We Manage Money As a Couple

Michael Black and Liz Fawthrop
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February 3, 2020

Managing money as a couple is hard! See how we found a common language around money through YNAB and are Team Joint Everything!

The Trick To Balancing Yours, Mine, & Ours (Plus Free Printables!)

Lindsey Burgess
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February 23, 2017

Join your finances and work toward shared goals. Success (and not fighting about money!) depends on striking the fine balance between yours, mine, and ours.

Financial Intimacy: Money Talk Matters

Lindsey Burgess
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February 14, 2017

Money can be the source of conflict or a tool to achieve the life you want. Here's how to start a conversation about money that will draw you closer.

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