Elizabeth Ayoola

I started this conversation with like, yeah, most of these are deal breakers for me.

But now that we're at the end of the conversation, I think I have more flexibility, especially with the nuance that we've discussed.

But still, a lot of these things are deal breakers for me.

But I would definitely say working a lot is not a deal breaker because I know how to keep myself busy.

And then I guess it depends on how we define a lot as well.

And a low credit score isn't either.

And I think along those lines, debt isn't either, depending on how low the credit score is and how much debt it is.

That's it.

And I've put in so much hard work to get my finances to a decent place.

And again, I know we're all starting at different places and all the different phases of our life.

But I would just want to make sure even if I am compromising, the person, again, has similar financial values to me so they don't derail my finances.

So Sarah, what are some ways to approach conversations about money within romantic relationships?

As we've discussed earlier, it can be awkward.

It can be uncomfortable to talk about, but it's definitely necessary.

So what are your thoughts?

For me, similar to Sarah, it wasn't the sole reason, but it was a big reason for two relationships I can think of.

So one was a complete spendthrift.

And anytime any money came in their hand, they had to just buy something new and shiny.

So very difficult to plan and save with them.

And the other one just didn't like working.