How to start the money conversation with your partner

Each week the NZ Herald's Cooking the Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it's how to start talking money with your partner, so that you can work together better. Hosted by Frances Cook. <br /><br />Talking to your partner about money is more important than ever. <br /><br />The economy is having a rough time, people are losing jobs, and then Christmas rolls around with the expectation that you spend a bunch. <br /><br />If you're not talking to your partner about how you're handling these things, you can end up accidentally undermining each other. <br /><br />But then, it can be a tricky conversation to have. <br /><br />Egos get in the way, people have different ways of handling things, and conflict crops up. <br /><br />The solution doesn't have to be that you ignore it and hope for better, though. You can have a better conversation, with a bit of strategy. <br /><br />For the latest podcast I talked to money mentalist Lynda Moore<br /><br />We discussed at what point in the relationship you should talk money, the low-pressure ways to start the conversation, and how much you should share with your partner. <br /><br />If you have a question about this podcast, or question you'd like answered in the next one, come and talk to me about it. I'm on Facebook here <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookJournalist/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookJournalist/</a> Instagram here <a href="https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz/</a> and Twitter here <a href="https://twitter.com/FrancesCook" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/FrancesCook</a>