6. Talking Money with your Partner w/Adam Kol
Adam Kol is a Couples Financial Counselor and Host of the Equal Partners Podcast. On this episode of CFO at Home Adam and I discuss how he uses his knowledge and skills in the areas of Finance, Mediation and Coaching to help his clients successfully achieve their financial goals, what to do when your partner is reluctant to discuss money issues, and more.
Key Takeaways:
Adam Kol is a Couples Financial Counselor and Host of the Equal Partners Podcast. On this episode of CFO at Home Adam and I discuss how he uses his knowledge and skills in the areas of Finance, Mediation and Coaching to help his clients successfully achieve their financial goals, what to do when your partner is reluctant to discuss money issues, and more.
Key Takeaways:
- Adam’s suggestions for getting a reluctant partner to the table to talk about money:
- Look at yourself; “What can I acknowledge as my role in getting to this point?”
- Cultivate empathy for your partner
- Our relationship with money is complex
- Partner could be dealing with guilt, shame, embarrassment
- Our relationship with money is complex
- Request to have a conversation with your partner
- Share how you feel about your current money situation
- Acknowledge your responsibility
- State why you care (improving your relationship, retire early, providing your the kids, etc)
- Share how you feel about your current money situation
- Ask “When is a good time to talk?”
- Recommended resources:
- Adam’s money quiz -
- https://www.quiz-maker.com/QIBX5G7
- Adam’s Personal Finance music parodies - https://ahkcoaching.com/blog/parody-vol1
- Adam’s money quiz -
- Ways to contact/follow