Episode #58 - Stepfamily Couples: Four Keys To Flourishing
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It’s hard enough to navigate money, emotions, relationships, and expectations inside a single relationship, but...
What about in blended families with sets of step parents, step kids, your kids, and your new spouse?!
Blending beautifully takes intentional conversations, collaboration, and perseverance to navigate what may seem like an ongoing family construction zone.
Bill and Jen Rogers, of the Stepfamily Mission Possible podcast, are here to help us anticipate the complexities and develop a personalized roadmap!
In this episode, they help us uncover the “magical formula” to blended parenting. They also share ways to take the sting out of child support and alimony.
Plus, they’ll teach you how to move from feeling stuck, even if you have very different ideas about the proper direction.
Bill and Jen also lighten this tough topic with humor and actionable steps, including:
What it takes to raise kids with solid financial perspectives, values, and positive money habits, even while being influenced by multiple adults between at least two households. [5:16]
How to establish money boundaries with exes, stepkids, your own kids, and new spouses, plus how to be prepared for difficult conversations around those boundaries and your circumstances. [14:31]
Learn about how blended families have a unique experience around one of the most underappreciated and overlooked areas of family finances. You’ll also learn how drawing a map of all the relationships in your life can help provide comfort in determining beneficiaries. [29:40]
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Book recommendation: The Smart Stepfamily Guide To Financial Planning
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