Comments on: Financial Stats Bomb!

By: mollyjade

mollyjade — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 04:10:11 +0000

In reply to Tonya.

The transponder doesn’t upload to the cloud. Dexcom Share, the app that lets other people look at your Dexcom data, requires a smartphone. So if a caretaker wants to see real time data and get push notifications, the patient has to have a smartphone with Internet access.

https://www.dexcom.com/dexcom-share-0

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 08:45:30 +0000

My husband’s divorce cost $100,000. His ex got 1/2 his 401k & 1/2 the equity in the house plus big lawyer bills. It took years to recover. To young people: one of the most important decisions you can ever make is finding the right partner. Divorce can be extremely costly. PS we skipped a wedding/engagement ring. I’m not a jewelry person & a private ceremony in our living room was just fine (and cheap) since we’ve both been married previously.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:19:57 +0000

In reply to Flyover State.

100% there’s a need for it! And we’re starting to see a lot of *apps* come out to tackle just that as so many usually are focused on *individual* use.

Here are three on the scene that seem promising after poking around and personally talking with them:

https://www.honeyfi.com/
https://onist.com/
https://www.zetahelp.com/

There’s also blogs and podcasts that focus on couples too!

https://couplemoney.com/
http://couplemoneypodcast.com/

https://www.hisandhermoney.com/
https://www.hisandhermoney.com/podcasts/

So stuff does already exist, but certainly not enough to connect ALL couples yet…

By: Flyover State

Flyover State — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:06:38 +0000

I’m happy to see 55% (and growing!) of couples are combining their money. Combining money after marriage is one piece of advice I will always give to newly weds, if asked. It forces communication about finances, which can often be an area of disagreement or misunderstanding. I’m indifferent on each person having one separate account for discretionary spending. If you choose to have side accounts, I’d recommend (and as J$ says above) making sure all of your “combined” financial goals are being met first. I’m pretty passionate about this, I wonder if there’s a need/desire for financial literacy training for couples…who’s with me?

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:13:58 +0000

In reply to Karl B.. Sounds like Karl 2.0 is on a roll :)

By: Karl B.

Karl B. — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 12:00:14 +0000

For sure! I still spend money on the things I love but fortunately, I have simple interests. I love barbecuing (lunches for the week :), good craft beers (cheaper than good wine) and sports (road trip for a hockey/football game is cheaper than a trip to Europe). I travel internationally for work so I’ve been able to visit Bali, Cape Town, Rio, Santiago (Chile), Fiji, Tokyo and other small wonderful places for really cheap since my divorce.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:24:18 +0000

In reply to Jen. That is so beautiful!!!! And would take that in a heart beat if we had any old family heirlooms passed down! Which we didn't, but maybe we need to start the tradition ourselves with this ring! Would make me feel much better about spending the $7k on it, haha...

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:20:42 +0000

In reply to Karl. B. Oh wowww good for you! You're right that sometimes it takes major events to change your habits... And amazing how happy you can still be even while spending less, right?

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:18:50 +0000

In reply to Tonya. Man, learning so much today!!! And very true that kids are never left alone at that age anyways, haha... (at least they better not be!)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 11:17:07 +0000

In reply to Marc. Oh yeah, haha... kids love watching other kids like them play with toys they drool over :)