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Money fights usually aren’t just about the spreadsheet.
In this episode, Kristin sits down with Dr. Jenny Olson, Assistant Professor of Marketing at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, to talk about how couples actually navigate money: joint accounts, separate finances, spender/saver dynamics, income differences, debt, and financial infidelity.
If you and your partner have ever had the “should we combine finances?” conversation, avoided a money talk because it felt too loaded, or wondered why one of you saves while the other spends, this episode gives you the research-backed language to make the conversation less tense and more productive.
Inside, you’ll hear:
- What the research says about joint vs separate bank accounts
- Why savers and spenders often end up together
- How to talk about money without turning it into a character attack
- What happens when one partner earns more or brings more debt
- Why financial infidelity is more common than most couples realize
- How to plan better money conversations with your partner
- Why “we” language matters when you’re building a financial life together
Guest
Dr. Jenny Olson is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. Her research focuses on consumer financial decision-making, romantic couples and money, financial infidelity, and how people perceive spending, saving, and purchases. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and featured by outlets including The Wall Street Journal and Forbes.
What you’ll learn
- Why joint accounts may help preserve relationship quality over time
- How transparency can create better shared financial goals
- Why “spender” and “saver” labels can become harmful when they turn moralistic
- How to approach unequal income or unequal debt as a team
- What financial infidelity actually means
- Why planned money conversations tend to go better than surprise ones
- How to make money talks feel less like conflict and more like connection
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Resources / links
Dr. Jenny Olson’s website: http://www.jennyginolson.com/
Dr. Jenny Olson's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyginolson/
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