Originally Published: 27 OCT 25 05:30 ET(CNN) — Money can be a fraught issue for most couples. Not to mention that everybody’s money behaviors are influenced by their experiences around money growing up. A couple with kids, for instance, has to make a lot of ongoing money decisions around that debt: Should we take a family vacation? Going in to a contentious money discussion with criticisms about your spouse — or you as a couple — isn’t a winning approach. “It could be incremental — maybe not as much as one partner wants but more than you ever would do,” Heather Boneparth said.

Source: CNN December 30, 2025 02:21 UTC