Welcome to Money Talks, a series in which we interview people about their relationship with money, their relationship with each other, and how those relationships inform one another.
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March 8, 2023
Money Talks: The parents selling clothes their kid will actually wear
Jocelyn and Gage Newman saw a hole in the market for comfortable athleticwear for their young son, and wound up founding a business.
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March 1, 2023
Money Talks: The identical twins running a hometown business
Jeff and Randy run a T-shirt store and community destination that shows off their St. Louis pride.
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February 8, 2023
Money Talks: The best friends running parallel businesses
Meredith and Julia have swapped tips on everything from pricing to fighting off self-doubt as they’ve grown their own craft companies.
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January 25, 2023
Money Talks: How this couple runs a small business while raising six kids
Nia and Brandy bought a used school bus for $4,000 to start their mobile spa in 2016. Here’s where they are now.
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December 19, 2022
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March 17, 2022
Money Talks: Navigating unemployment two years into the pandemic
Ryan and Julie, a couple working in the entertainment industry, spoke with us about their finances in April of 2020. Here’s how things have changed.
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October 30, 2021
Money Talks: The couple who used lessons from 2008 to navigate 2020
This couple is in a different place financially than in the crash that defined their earlier life together.
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October 14, 2021
Money Talks: The couple that grew up with very different relationships to spending
The two make roughly the same salary, but their socioeconomic backgrounds inform how they view that money.
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June 14, 2021
Money Talks: The mother and the college student who shared stimulus checks
Kai and April had a candid discussion about Kai’s right to collect stimulus money as an adult dependent.
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March 9, 2021
Money Talks: The couple with differing financial priorities
Kat and Doug are compromising on saving for their son’s education, donating to charity, and building up long-term investments.
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October 30, 2020
Money Talks: The father and son running a coffeehouse together
Henry and Hrag have navigated the 55-year-old family business with empathy, understanding, and only occasional conflict.
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October 12, 2020
Money Talks: The small-business owners who just started another one
Lin Jerome and Alexandra Lourdes took a gamble on opening a speakeasy-style pizza place during quarantine — and it’s paying off.
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July 14, 2020
Money Talks: The couple navigating child care in the pandemic
Evan and Sarah are attempting to balance work, child care, and public health concerns as they stare down a long summer.
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June 9, 2020
Money Talks: They’ve been together for 15 years and are never getting married. It makes money complicated.
The surprisingly complex finances of a couple who are choosing not to walk down the aisle.
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May 26, 2020
Money Talks: The mother and daughter trying to keep their dance school afloat
Linda and Petra applied for the Paycheck Protection Program, but they haven’t heard back yet.
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April 22, 2020
Money Talks: The couple making it work during coronavirus layoffs
Ryan and Julie work in the entertainment industry and were already living paycheck to paycheck. Now Ryan is navigating unemployment.
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March 24, 2020
Money Talks: This family declared bankruptcy. Now they’re figuring out how to rebuild.
The Running Balance newsletter follows a family of four living on one income in a major US city. Here’s how they do it.
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March 10, 2020
Money Talks: The family that’s been to Disney dozens of times
How Rocio and Lenise make their 3-year-old twins’ (and their own) Disney dreams come true on a budget.
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December 10, 2019
Money Talks: How this self-employed couple pays for health insurance
Dan hosts a podcast about the cost of healthcare — but it doesn’t actually provide him with it.
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November 26, 2019
Money Talks: This couple had 6 dogs. It got really expensive.
Here’s how much it ended up costing them weekly — and what happened when one of their dogs got sick.
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October 15, 2019
Money Talks: They laid out finances on their first date. Then they retired at 38 and 41.
This couple saved enough money to retire early. Here’s how they did it.
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September 17, 2019
Money Talks: She moved home to save money — and her mom never wants her to leave
She grew up in the United States, and her mother’s an immigrant from the Philippines. Here’s how their attitudes about money differ.
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September 3, 2019
Money Talks: She makes triple his salary
How a married couple living in NYC handles a financial imbalance — and the flipping of traditional gender roles.
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August 20, 2019
Money Talks: He has a kid, she doesn’t
Sorting out mortgages and car payments can be tricky — especially when a child from a previous marriage is involved.
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August 1, 2019
Money Talks: one spouse had student loans, the other paid it all off
The husband who paid off $21,000 of his wife’s student loan debt.