Matrimoney

We coin the phrase "April crazy brings May awesome," and chatabout our recent thoughts on a possible rental property. Plus ourtheory or busyness being expensive and Chris's controversialthoughts on "the American dream." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We give an update on the debate we're having on our house name plus share how we would spend extra money if we came into it. And answer a listener question about how big an emergency fund to maintain and dealing with unexpected expenses. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We share our advice for a young couple who wants to save for an international adoption and also reflect on the best pieces of financial advice we've ever received. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We tackle two listener questions about ethical investing and day-to-day tasks of budgeting, plus explore an idea to sell our home and rent instead and share some marriage tips! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We share advice for our second featured listener plus keep it real by discussing the low account balance alerts we've been getting and catch you up on Chris's flu survival. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're bringing you our first Matrimoney featured listener profile! So we're diving deep into one listener's financial situation and giving our (unqualified) advice. Plus the usual update on the sleep/lack of sleep at our house, what's happening in our life and money lately.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We share a riveting update of our 2015 tax refund plus the decisions we made during our recent 2016 financial summit. Plus we're answering a listener question about what to do when an employer stops offering 401(k) matches. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We run through all our 2015 financial numbers plus compare them to 2014 and reveal the good, the bad and the overspending. We're also sharing why the phrase Determined Orange is helping our marriage and answering a listener question about upgrades around the house versus saving money. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Besides talking about Chris's new perfect haircut we bring you an update on whether or not we made our $20,000 savings goal plus answer a listener question about life insurance. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As the year winds down we reflect on 2015 and share goals for 2016, plus answer a listener question about how we handle financial disagreements. Happy new year, everyone! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's a busy week in the middle of a busy month and we share the good and bad in our finances lately. Plus a listener question has us re-evaluating what we want to do with the big pot of money we're saving up to pay off the mortgage.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We answer a listener question about saving for college plus we talk about our Christmas budget for this year and how getting rid of stuff has become our favorite hobby. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's Budgeting 101 plus we answer a listener question about what advice we wish we could give to our younger selves. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chris shares his theory of frustration and how it's related to love and the stock market. We also answer a listener question about how we made the decision to be a family with two working parents plus we share an update on progress towards paying off our mortgage.AND we are now accepting listener profiles that we will feature on the show along with our advice. Please visit our website to submit information about your financial situation and ask questions, mwah! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Make yourself a cup of tea (we did!) and join us for a chat about budgeting for holidays and gifts as well as Chris's recent travel and two PSAs for fellow toddler parents.www.loveandmatrimoney.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We took our young boys to a bar, Chris wants to have a reckoning with coffee and Kelsey's trying to save money on her haircuts. We also answer a listener question about whether future earning potential influenced our career choices. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We recap life lately which included a coffee date (!), Chris's birthday and an awesome double day date. In money talk we're talking cash flow and answer a listener question about how we save for retirement. http://www.loveandmatrimoney.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We reveal a month of our spending as tracked by Mint, which has Chris busting out a beat, and address listnener questions about our advice to not use a financial planner.www.loveandmatrimoney.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A new semester means we're looking for a new routine as we get busier. Plus we talk about our monthly budget including income, our biggest expenses and where we've found savings. We also address listener questions about prioritizing paying off debt versus building a savings versus saving for retirement.http://www.loveandmatrimoney.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sleep (or lack thereof) is still a main topic of discussion in our household. And then we move on to even more riveting topics: your w-4 and taxes! www.loveandmatrimoney.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.