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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.

Can a Spender and a Saver Live in Financial Harmony?

Emily Hudson
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July 15, 2024

Find common ground, establish clear communication, and develop goals that you are both invested in achieving together.

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.

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.

Introducing YNAB Together for Your Shared Financial Journey

Dan Cayer
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November 2, 2022

Welcome to YNAB Together, our solution for groups of people who want to manage money and goals together—all for the price of a single subscription!

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.

10 At Home Date Night Ideas (with Printable Game)

Ashley McCann
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August 30, 2022

With romance, it’s all about effort over expense and thoughtfulness over things, so keep the spark alive with at home date night ideas.

A Date Night That Pays Off Debt

Emily Hudson
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April 7, 2022

Dillon and Carly pay off six figures of debt and plan a wedding with cash by implementing a date night tradition that pays off...literally!

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.

How to Make a Budget for Separation

Rachel Wong
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October 22, 2021

Preparing for divorce and need a survival guide on how to budget for separation between now and then? We'll walk you through it step by step.

How to Separate Your Finances

Ashley McCann
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October 8, 2021

Whether you're breaking up or keeping the peace, sometimes you have to separate finances as a couple. Learn to make and keep separate budgets.

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.

10 Budget-Friendly Date Ideas

Rachel Wong
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February 12, 2021

Looking for some budget-friendly dates that don’t break the bank? Here's a list of 10 budget-friendly dates that are easy on the wallet.

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