NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast
Cross-Country Moving Tips and What a CFPB Shutdown Could Mean for You
13 Feb 2025
What financial considerations should be made for a cross-country move?
Hey, Sean. Hi, David.
So David, before we get into the conversation, I want to remind you that everything we're about to discuss is just for educational and entertainment purposes. We are not here to give you specific financial or investing advice, but instead provide you with information so that you can make your own smarter financial decisions. Sound good? Sounds great. Perfect.
Let's start by digging into your financial life generally. How do you and your wife manage your household finances? How are you feeling about things financially?
Yeah, we manage a lot of things in a unique way. I do feel like that's something different about us is that we've never merged our finances. I take care of the mortgage, she takes care of utilities. And we both kind of have our own separate accounts, which I do feel like might complicate the cross country move logistics.
Do you end up Venmoing each other or finding some way to send cash back and forth when you're covering expenses?
I'm proud that we do not Venmo or Zelle each other. I know there are some couples that do, but no, we're not at that level. But we've kind of just always had the you take care of this, I take care of that. We both in general feel that that's a fair way to do it.
And what about your income levels? Because I know with some couples, if one person is earning more than another, they might cover certain things and the person who's earning less might cover less. How does that break down for you guys?
I think we're both making about the same amount. I might make maybe 10 or 20 percent more. But again, we've always done it the way that we do it. And I've not felt the need to bring up or cause a major problem. change as we prepare for what could be a cross country move.
Right. Yeah. And we'll get into that in just a second here. But I'm wondering also, how do you feel like you're doing financially? Do you think things are going well? Do you think there are areas where things could be better?
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