Financial Infidelity. Chelsea Norton

<span data-preserver-spaces="true">Financial deception is cited as one of the main reasons couples lead to separation and divorce. According to <a href="http://nefe.org/">nefe.org</a>, 84% of couples have been impacted by a form of financial infidelity.</span> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Our next guest, Chelsea Norton, is the Managing Director of Marketing at the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE). Having been previously employed at a small credit union as a collections specialist and loan officer, Chelsea understands first-hand how financial matters encompass the lives and well-being of many people.</span></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Chelsea also supports a micro-chain of organic restaurants that she co-owns with her partner. She is also an avid athlete who enjoys weightlifting, running, cross-fit, mountain biking, and hiking.</span></p> <p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Recorded live at FinCon 2021, Austin, Texas</span></strong></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">Bob and Chelsea discuss the importance of financial literacy and the impact of financial infidelity.</span></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">[3:08] Growing up around proactive money management</span></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">[6:07] Witnessing the financial lives of many people being destroyed by the financial crisis in 2008.</span></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">[8:40] Financial infidelity is more common than you think.</span></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">[12:36] Check what's due before you say I do.</span></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">[16:31] Choose a conversation about money, not a conflict about money.</span></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">[20:11] Modeling the behavior you want to see.</span></p> <p><span data-preserver-spaces="true">NEFE - the National Endowment for Financial Education, focuses on high-quality, forward-thinking financial education through robust research, decision-making tools, and reliable interventio