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And so your responsibility over the next two weeks is to write me a proposal for what skin in the game is going to mean for you. Okay. And put the onus on him. And that way when things get dicey three or four years from now, when he's exhausted and doesn't want to do X, Y, or Z or whatever y'all agreed on, you can say, hey, you wrote the terms to this and I agreed to them.

And so your responsibility over the next two weeks is to write me a proposal for what skin in the game is going to mean for you. Okay. And put the onus on him. And that way when things get dicey three or four years from now, when he's exhausted and doesn't want to do X, Y, or Z or whatever y'all agreed on, you can say, hey, you wrote the terms to this and I agreed to them.

And so you're shifting the skin of the game onto him. What's the investment in this thing worth for him? And let him come back to you on that. And it has a way of leveling the playing field when you're talking to an adult, a rising adult child. So give that a shot. I like that plan.

And so you're shifting the skin of the game onto him. What's the investment in this thing worth for him? And let him come back to you on that. And it has a way of leveling the playing field when you're talking to an adult, a rising adult child. So give that a shot. I like that plan.

And so you're shifting the skin of the game onto him. What's the investment in this thing worth for him? And let him come back to you on that. And it has a way of leveling the playing field when you're talking to an adult, a rising adult child. So give that a shot. I like that plan.

Today's question comes from Owen in Washington. Owen writes, My partner and I have been together for two years and have lived together for one. We frequently talk about getting married. I've brought up opening a joint house account to split expenses for housing and possibly utilizing it as a savings vehicle, but this idea was shot down quickly. All right, you're dating well, Owen.

Today's question comes from Owen in Washington. Owen writes, My partner and I have been together for two years and have lived together for one. We frequently talk about getting married. I've brought up opening a joint house account to split expenses for housing and possibly utilizing it as a savings vehicle, but this idea was shot down quickly. All right, you're dating well, Owen.

Today's question comes from Owen in Washington. Owen writes, My partner and I have been together for two years and have lived together for one. We frequently talk about getting married. I've brought up opening a joint house account to split expenses for housing and possibly utilizing it as a savings vehicle, but this idea was shot down quickly. All right, you're dating well, Owen.

We know how much the other earns, but that's about it. When is it time to share our financial situations, and when is it a flag if one partner doesn't want to share at all? If marriage is the path we're on, then this seems like a necessary first step. Yes, you should share financial situation before you decide to become roommates.

We know how much the other earns, but that's about it. When is it time to share our financial situations, and when is it a flag if one partner doesn't want to share at all? If marriage is the path we're on, then this seems like a necessary first step. Yes, you should share financial situation before you decide to become roommates.

We know how much the other earns, but that's about it. When is it time to share our financial situations, and when is it a flag if one partner doesn't want to share at all? If marriage is the path we're on, then this seems like a necessary first step. Yes, you should share financial situation before you decide to become roommates.

Yeah. Yeah, I would say it's a huge, humongous, gigantic... Calling all cars red flag if you're considering a long-term relationship with somebody, you're considering moving in with somebody, which I don't recommend for multiple reasons, or if you're choosing to marry somebody and they won't talk to you about their financial situation. Yeah, huge, giant red flag.

Yeah. Yeah, I would say it's a huge, humongous, gigantic... Calling all cars red flag if you're considering a long-term relationship with somebody, you're considering moving in with somebody, which I don't recommend for multiple reasons, or if you're choosing to marry somebody and they won't talk to you about their financial situation. Yeah, huge, giant red flag.

Yeah. Yeah, I would say it's a huge, humongous, gigantic... Calling all cars red flag if you're considering a long-term relationship with somebody, you're considering moving in with somebody, which I don't recommend for multiple reasons, or if you're choosing to marry somebody and they won't talk to you about their financial situation. Yeah, huge, giant red flag.

and getting trying to get cute about it and being like well let's create a super house fund that might be like part this part savings account part utility but no because then you're gonna be like you talk about like venmoing your spouse gosh like hey i got i got arby's last night for 11 so just venmo me well i got coffee so it's only 238 like just keeping score like that's exhausting oh my

and getting trying to get cute about it and being like well let's create a super house fund that might be like part this part savings account part utility but no because then you're gonna be like you talk about like venmoing your spouse gosh like hey i got i got arby's last night for 11 so just venmo me well i got coffee so it's only 238 like just keeping score like that's exhausting oh my

and getting trying to get cute about it and being like well let's create a super house fund that might be like part this part savings account part utility but no because then you're gonna be like you talk about like venmoing your spouse gosh like hey i got i got arby's last night for 11 so just venmo me well i got coffee so it's only 238 like just keeping score like that's exhausting oh my

Gosh, dude, that's not a marriage.

Gosh, dude, that's not a marriage.

Gosh, dude, that's not a marriage.