Skip to site content
The Money Guy Show

11 Dangerous Financial Mistakes Couples Make

On this episode of the Money-Guy Show, we’re talking about eleven of the most common — and dangerous — financial mistakes we see couples make.

Do you and your other half function as a team? If you’re the financially dominant one, do you include your spouse in all financial decisions? Does your spouse understand why you make those decisions?

We’re covering these topics and more as we dive deeper into how couples can successfully manage their financial lives together.

As always, we want to thank you for being a Money-Guy listener. By day, we’re fee-only financial planners, and there’s nothing we love more than taking the relationship we have with our listeners to the next level. If you could use a Money-Guy on your side, please get in touch! Drop us a line at brian [at] money-guy.com or bo [at] money-guy.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

Let’s jump into the show!

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

  • Why you can have too many financial accounts
  • How you and your spouse can work together as a financial team
  • The critical reason you need to include your spouse in all financial decisions you make
  • How to avoid the painful mistake of not saving enough for retirement
  • Why (and when) having too much cash can be a bad thing
  • How to make sure your spouse has a voice in family financial matters
  • Why you must diversify your taxes and assets to protect yourself against market volatility
  • The legal issues behind co-mingling inherited assets
  • Why you shouldn’t invest in something your spouse doesn’t understand
  • The importance of knowing your financial advisor’s business model
  • The powerful concept of “free” and how taking advantage gets you ahead financially

Enjoy the Show?

Where You Can Watch and Listen:

Subscribe on these platforms or wherever you listen to podcasts! Turn on notifications to keep up with our new content, including:

  • Episodes of The Money Guy Show every Friday
  • Episodes of Making a Millionaire every other Monday
  • Mini-shows every Wednesday
  • Ask Money Guy Livestreams every Tuesday
  • Tons of other fun content!
Related Content

Free Resources

Financial Order of Operations®: Maximize Your Army of Dollar Bills! Thumbnail

Free Resources

Financial Order of Operations®: Maximize Your Army of Dollar Bills!

Here are the 9 steps you’ve been waiting for Building wealth is simple when you know what to do and the order in which to...

Wealth Multiplier By Age Thumbnail

Free Resources

Wealth Multiplier By Age

If you want to set yourself up for future success, find out how much you need to save every month to become a millionaire.

Car Buying Checklist Thumbnail

Free Resources

Car Buying Checklist

Here’s how you can buy a dependable car that won’t break the bank. Our free checklist walks you through the 20/3/8 rule and strategies to...

Articles

All About the New Trump Accounts for Kids Thumbnail

Articles

All About the New Trump Accounts for Kids

In the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) passed last year, a new type of account called a 530A account or Trump account was authorized....

Are Index Funds Still Better Than Active Funds in 2025? Thumbnail

Articles

Are Index Funds Still Better Than Active Funds in 2025?

Over longer periods of time, index funds tend to outperform actively managed funds in most categories. Recently, total assets in index funds have surpassed the...

5 Best Side Jobs To Earn Extra Income in 2025 Thumbnail

Articles

5 Best Side Jobs To Earn Extra Income in 2025

About 45% of people in the US have a side hustle or second job. Most Americans with a side hustle aren’t making a life-changing amount...

Financial FAQs

Courses & Tools

How about more sense and more money?

Check for blindspots and shift into the financial fast-lane. Join a community of like minded Financial Mutants as we accelerate our wealth building process and have fun while doing it.

Financial Order of Operations®: Maximize Your Army of Dollar Bills! Thumbnail

Free Resources

Financial Order of Operations®: Maximize Your Army of Dollar Bills!

Here are the 9 steps you’ve been waiting for Building wealth is simple when you know what to do and the order in which to...

Wealth Multiplier By Age Thumbnail

Free Resources

Wealth Multiplier By Age

If you want to set yourself up for future success, find out how much you need to save every month to become a millionaire.

Car Buying Checklist Thumbnail

Free Resources

Car Buying Checklist

Here’s how you can buy a dependable car that won’t break the bank. Our free checklist walks you through the 20/3/8 rule and strategies to...

Recent Episodes

It's like finding some change in the couch cushions.

Watch or listen every week to learn and apply financial strategies to grow your wealth and live your best life.

The Passive Income Myth Thumbnail

Episodes

The Passive Income Myth

Is passive income really passive? We explain 3 common passive income myths and share our preferred strategy that helps you measure twice and cut once.

X% of Young Americans Expect To NEVER Retire… Thumbnail

Episodes

X% of Young Americans Expect To NEVER Retire…

Are you a Gen Z or Millennial discouraged about retirement? Discover how the vast majority of millionaires got there as regular savers, plus our new...

The Truth About Rental Properties (Is It Passive Income?) Thumbnail

Episodes

The Truth About Rental Properties (Is It Passive Income?)

Think your rental barely breaks even? We reveal the shocking math when this couple asks if they should sell their duplex to reclaim their time...