Money & Marriage Made Simple

About Money & Marriage Made Simple

Money & Marriage Made Simple is the podcast for newlyweds and couples who want to build a strong financial foundation—together. Hosted by a certified financial coach who paid off over $50K in debt with her husband, this show offers practical guidance on money communication and navigating financial stress as a team. With a calming, judgment-free style, each episode dives into real-life money topics that impact your relationship, from how to talk about money without fighting, to aligning your financial goals as a couple. Whether you’re just starting out or trying to get on the same page, this show will help you simplify your money, strengthen your marriage, and live with more peace. New episodes every other week.

Publisher

Tina Bunn

Category

business · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Jun 2025

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

25 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   The Messy Middle: Keeping Momentum as a Couple When the Excitement Wears Off

   The start of paying off debt is exciting. The finish line is a celebration. But the middle? The middle is just... Tuesday. In this episode, I'm talking about the long middle stretch of a money journey, when the early energy fades, progress feels slow, and it's easy for couples to drift into feeling like they're each doing this alone. I open with a road trip with my kids and that long stretch in the middle of the drive, when everyone is tired and the destination still feels far away. Then I share why the middle of paying off debt feels exactly the same, why it isn't a willpower problem (it's a connection problem), and three simple ways to stay on the same team until you get to the other side. October is Momentum month here on the podcast, in the newsletter, and inside the Debt-Free Collective. In this episode, you'll learn: Why the middle of a money journey is where so many couples quietly lose momentum What the middle often looks like in a marriage, from one partner checking out to the other feeling like they're carrying it alone Why hitting the middle isn't a sign you're failing, but a sign you're actually in it Three things that carry couples through the middle together One question to bring to your next money date Three things that carry couples through the middle 1. Shrink the finish line. The last debt can feel too far away to be real. Pick the next finish line together instead: the next debt, the next $1,000, the end of this month. Momentum comes from finish lines you can actually see. 2. Check in on each other, not just the numbers. In the middle, money dates can turn into numbers in, numbers out, done. Add one human question: "How are you doing with all this?" The partner who's quietly worn out usually won't bring it up. They need to be asked. 3. Name the middle out loud. Say it together: "We're in the hard part." Naming it turns a vague frustration into something you share, and it stops the blame before it starts. Try this week At your next money date, ask each other: "Does this feel like the middle to you?" Then just listen. Choose your next visible finish line together and write it down somewhere you'll both see it. For the rest of October, start every money date with "How are you doing?" before you look at the numbers. Resources mentioned The Debt-Free Collective: couples paying off debt together, with monthly coaching, live Q&A, and community. This month's theme is Momentum. Join here (https://financeswithoutfear.com/collective) Keep reading Keep Score on the Debt, Not on Each Other (https://financeswithoutfear.com/blog/stop-keeping-score-money-marriage) Why Celebrating Money Wins Together Keeps Your Momentum Going (https://financeswithoutfear.com/blog/celebrate-debt-payoff-wins-together) If this episode helped, follow the show so you don't miss the next one, and send it to a couple who's in the middle right now. Connect with me on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube: @financeswithoutfear

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   When Your Money Routines Don't Match

   What if the thing you keep fighting about isn't actually about money at all? In this episode of Money & Marriage Made Simple, I'm sharing the story of Dana and Chris — a couple stuck in the same argument every week. Dana wants a structured, on-the-calendar money check-in. Chris feels boxed in by the formality and would rather talk about it as things come up. It looks like a scheduling disagreement. It isn't. Dana grew up finding safety in structure. Chris grew up finding structure suffocating. Neither of them was wrong — they were just optimizing for two different things, predictability and freedom, and neither one had ever said that out loud. This episode is about what happens when you stop trying to get your spouse to adopt your rhythm and start looking for where your two rhythms can actually overlap. In this episode, you'll hear: —  Dana and Chris's story — the recurring argument over a weekly money check-in that was never really about the calendar —  Why one partner's need for structure and the other's need for flexibility aren't a mismatch to fix, but two different ways of managing the same underlying worry —  The exact shift in language that helped them stop trying to convert each other to their own style —  What a truly "shared" money rhythm actually requires — and what it doesn't —  A simple way to find where your two rhythms already overlap, instead of picking one and abandoning the other —  A reflection question about who's been doing all the adjusting in your relationship lately This episode is for you if... —  You and your spouse handle money planning at different paces, and it keeps turning into tension —  You've quietly assumed your partner's approach to money routines is wrong instead of just different —  You want language for talking about routine mismatches without it becoming a power struggle Resources mentioned: —  Free Money Compatibility Quiz (www.financeswithoutfear.com/score) — a five-minute way to see how differently you and your spouse are wired around money —  The Debt-Free Collective (https://www.financeswithoutfear.com/collective) — a community of couples navigating this exact kind of mismatch, together

3. 

   15 Sept 2026

   When the Money System Breaks (Don't Panic)

   What if missing a few weeks wasn't the failure — what if the failure was only ever in not coming back? In this episode of Money & Marriage Made Simple, I'm closing out our September series on rhythm and routine with the most honest story I've got: a stretch of weeks where life completely took over, and our own money rhythm dropped off entirely. No tracking. No check-ins. Nothing. The panic thought showed up almost instantly — we're back to square one. But when Zach and I finally sat back down together, it wasn't nearly as bad as the story we'd been telling ourselves the whole time we were avoiding it. This episode is about the difference between a pause and a failure, and why a rhythm interrupted by real life isn't a rhythm broken — it's just a rhythm waiting for you to come back to it. In this episode, you'll hear: —  The stretch of weeks this fall when our own money rhythm completely fell apart, and why —  The panic thought that showed up immediately — and why it turned out not to be true —  What actually happened when we finally sat back down together after the gap —  The difference between a pause and a failure, and why we so often treat them like the same thing —  A reframe for anyone who feels like they're constantly "starting over" with their money —  A closing question to sit with about where you've been treating a pause as proof that you failed This episode is for you if... —  You had a good money rhythm going, then life happened and it all fell apart —  You tend to catastrophize a missed week or two instead of just picking it back up —  You feel like you're always "starting over" with money, and it's starting to feel discouraging Resources mentioned: —  The Debt-Free Collective (www.financeswithoutfear.com/collective) — grab the Founding Member price before September 28!

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