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107: Avoid Money Drama: How Early Should Finances Come Up in Dating
In this episode, Jessica and Brandon dive into a tricky but essential question: How soon should you bring up money when you're dating?
They unpack why money often feels taboo, share tips to start the conversation without tension, and explore real‐life stories about financial expectations, backgrounds, and values. Whether you're in your 20s, 30s, or beyond, you’ll get tools to help you be curious, open, and intentional in your relationships.
What You’ll Learn:
- How early is “too early” vs. “too late” to talk about things like debt, financial goals, and spending styles.
- Simple conversation starters that don’t feel intimidating.
- How upbringing & past financial habits influence what you expect (and need) in a partner.
- What to do if your partner resists having the money talk.
Questions we answer:
- Should you ask about money on date one, date two, or after you get more serious?
- What clues about a person’s financial mindset can you pick up in subtle ways?
- When is it okay to split bills 50/50 vs. proportionally?
If you’ve navigated this conversation well, or struggled badly, share your stories with us! We love hearing what works (and what doesn’t) in real life.
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Money, relationships, and the mindset to master both. Hosted by financial advisor Brandon and his wife Jess, The Sugar Daddy Podcast breaks down how to build wealth, unpack old money beliefs, and have real conversations about love and finances. Our mission? To help couples and individuals grow rich in every sense of the word: emotionally, relationally and financially.
In today's episode we are going to talk about how soon we think you should talk about money in your dating relationship. We're also going to give you tips and tricks to have non-intimidating conversations with the people that you're dating, so you can find out the information about where their head is with finances early on. Hey babe, what are we?
Brandon:talking about today.
Jessica:Today we are talking about how early into a relationship you should start talking about money.
Brandon:That is a very interesting one for people, because I would say that normally, obviously, money is one of those taboo topics and most people don't want to talk about it, even after they're married.
Jessica:So, yeah, I just don't think that people talk about it at all and there's like this awkward air about money and it stresses people out. People feel guilt and shame around past money mistakes and then they just don't want to be vulnerable with their partner or the person they're dating Because it's like you know, you are like uncovering yourself.
Brandon:I think also too, with like how dating is now. I mean, obviously I don't know how dating is now, but from our you know my brother and some of our friends that are still single that dating in and of itself is harder as you get older, let alone adding this extra layer of talking about money early on Because you know if you are not on the same page as your partner when it comes to how you want to handle your finances, I can tell you that that's probably not going to work out as far as from a relationship standpoint.
Jessica:Well, you need money to survive. So talking about money early, I think, is just as important, especially because we're getting older and we shouldn't just be dating to date. Hopefully you're dating because you want to be in a long term relationship, maybe you want to be married, maybe you still want children. Like time is of the essence. I mean I personally don't have any time to waste. So you not knowing, like, if somebody wants a child early on, like we probably don't need to go past date one or two.
Jessica:I don't want to be month six finding out you want six children or you want no children. Like we need to find that out early so that we can figure out. Do we need to find that out early so that we can figure out, do we need to keep going? I think it's the same thing for talking about money. I mean, realistically, let's say you are with somebody who wants a homemaker and you are a woman who is career driven, you've got goals, you've got certifications and licenses and all these degrees, and now you are dating somebody that's like no, no, I want you barefoot and pregnant at home with our babies. What. That's not going to work.
Brandon:So let's break it down maybe by like age. As far as what you think how early on you should start talking about money when you're dating, let's say you're in your mid to late 20s, how early do you think how early on you should start talking about money? When you're dating, let's say you're in your mid to late 20s, how early do you think they should start talking about money, like how many dates in? Okay, are we in?
Jessica:college or are we post?
Brandon:college. No, I said mid to late, mid to late 20s, so you're not.
Jessica:Listen, my answer is going to say the same. You talk about it as early as possible, like honestly, so what? You just graduated college a few years ago. You're early in career. Do you have student loans? Do you not have student loans? Did you get scholarships? How much are you paying for your student loans?
Brandon:so we're talking like date one, day two.
Jessica:I would say in the first, like, let's say you're seeing each other once a week.
Brandon:I would say by month two it needs to have come up okay, so we're saying assuming that days maybe you've gone on at least four or five dates sure yeah I would agree with that.
Jessica:I don't know how often are people seeing each other. Like you don't let's assume you don't have kids, you're working. I mean, are you seeing each other like midweek couple times, or just on the weekends? I mean, obviously it depends on how often you see that person but, like you said, if you're, seeing that person, or you're not exclusive, so maybe you're seeing multiple people. Listen, I don't know what y'all be doing out in these streets these days we're assuming, for example, we haven't dated in a long time.
Brandon:The money conversation comes up because maybe you are interested in seeing this person longer term. So, like you said, a couple of dates in, because I don't necessarily think that needs to be spoken about on the first date.
Jessica:No no.
Brandon:Because you're just trying to have fun and get to know each other. Sure, a couple of dates, you're just having that more light talk to know more about the person and understand who they are.
Jessica:Yeah, okay, on things happening on the internets that people are coming up against these types of scenarios where, like maybe you will talk about money early, right, because apparently there's dudes out here now that are like let's go 5050. There's women out here that are like I don't even want the pressure of somebody thinking that I'm going on this date for a free meal, like I don't know that anybody has that kind of time to waste. So some people are just like listen, let's split it. I got myself, you got yourself. I know that there's like this whole other element of like we're no longer doing dinner dates because it's too much time, too much money. So like let's meet for coffee and like a walk around the park and keep it super low stakes.
Brandon:I like that idea. It's supposed to be like the first date. I think, yeah, I think you don't need to drop $100 on somebody you don't know.
Jessica:Yeah, I agree with that, or more you know. Dinner is expensive.
Brandon:I agree with that. As a guy who went on multiple dates prior to obviously meeting you, I mean it would add up. Like if you're genuinely trying to meet somebody.
Jessica:It does add up quickly. So I mean, but that might be one of those things where it can go a lot of different ways, right Some, let's say I'm going to speak from the woman's perspective. I think some women would be super offended if you were like, hey, let's go 50-50. Or, like you know, are you good with paying for yourself? I think there are women who are like absolutely not, that's just never how I'm going to roll. And then there's other women who are going to be like, yeah, absolutely Like, that's totally fair.
Brandon:So I think it's a good discussion point, like if it comes up. I honestly also think that that discussion could happen before the date, Because obviously you've?
Jessica:Yeah, don't have me show up.
Brandon:Either nowadays you've matched on an app, you're communicating back and forth, whether it's via text, or I seem like a lot of people nowadays, for some reason, don't talk to the person before actually meeting them, which is kind of crazy to me but you've had some type of communication with the person prior to actually going on the first date. So, especially as a guy, if you are one of those guys were like I wanted to go 50-50 on the first date, which I'm not knocking anybody. Do what works for you. I think you should verbalize that.
Jessica:I think like, hey, are you okay? Hey, are you okay with going 50-50? Because if she's how do you feel about-.
Brandon:Yeah, because if she says no and you are very much like I think we should then that kind of gives you the idea that, hey, maybe we don't need to go on a date.
Jessica:Right 100%.
Brandon:Guys, I never, never did that, but I've seen things now where guys use that to gauge different things, whether it's right or wrong, because it's like a test, though I don't like it if it's I wouldn't say it's a test, I say gauge. So like the way that I so, like the way that, if you're gauging, other men are testing yeah, some people are testing.
Brandon:So I would use it in the sense of if I was going to use it to be like are, are you willing, are you looking for like? Also, you just have the conversation because, like when we were like, I'm the type of person where I want to pay for the first dates, but I also did one, you know, a 50, 50 or whatever that may be as far as um contribution in the marriage. So I think you can go, you could pay for the first few dates and that woman's still being um 100 on board for being 50 50-50 in the relationship as it goes forward.
Jessica:Yeah Well, and you know I don't believe in 50-50.
Brandon:And I know what you mean by 50-50.
Jessica:50-50 effort. Effort.
Jessica:Effort Not necessarily the details and all that stuff, right, right, right, yeah, I mean I think you can gather a lot of information from somebody based on how they approach that conversation. I definitely think, like you said, it needs to be had before we show up to wherever we are going. And I think also, you know we've, we've Tori Dunlap from her first 100K, you know she's obviously a multimillionaire and her partner, I don't even think, based on the information I know, that he makes six figures. So there's a huge wage gap, right, and she wrote an article, or was featured in an article where on their first date he said Listen, I've looked you up, I understand what you're about.
Jessica:I do not make as much money as you. However, even though I understand you are very capable of paying for your own meal, I would like to pay for you. Is that okay? And they actually just celebrated their three year anniversary, and I just think it's so important to establish those dynamics. Just because you don't earn the same amount, or whatever that dynamic is, doesn't mean that you can't talk about it and verbalize it and show up in other ways that are meaningful, right Like there. There was another post, I think, recently, where he had been saving up to take her to like a Michelin star or multi Michelin star restaurant. That's a big sacrifice for him because he is a lower earner, but it meant so much to her because she knows it's not just something where he can slap his car down and it not be thoughtful. So I think it's really when you get into the relationship, it's really about the effort and the meaning behind it, right.
Brandon:Like I agree.
Jessica:I think that's what it is. It's the intentionality of showing up for your partner, aside from what the money is. Yeah, I agree, having shown sacrifice and intentionality right. So I think that the conversation should show up early, regardless of age, and I think that there's a variety of ways that you can do it that don't come across intimidating, and I think that's what people need to focus on.
Brandon:I think that is 100% the point, because I think, in this day and age, I think men are having this battle against women in regards to intimidation, where, like, they're trying to say that women aren't letting men be men and women are trying to be men. I think that's.
Jessica:Listen, nobody's trying to be out here trying to be a man. We are all out here trying to be in our soft life era. Ok, let me be very clear. We are all seeking the soft life at this point.
Brandon:I also think that you know if, if you're a man who's constantly coming across women that you think want to be men, maybe you're not being a man and they have to be, cause you also got to take some looking internally. You know, if you're not providing that stability or whatever she needs quote, unquote the man qualities then maybe that's why she's acting that way.
Jessica:Yes, like listen, things need to get done for us to then sit down on the couch and relax, to do nothing.
Jessica:I know I personally struggle with this. I cannot sit on the couch and watch TV and do nothing, even though I need it physically, when the laundry is not done and the counters need to be cleaned and there's little dust, bunnies and you know, the book bags haven't been cleaned out and the lunches haven't been prepared, and the list never ends. So, in order for me to sit down and feel rested, feel calm, feel relaxed, we all need to do our part, and so I think for you to do all the things that you know are meaningful for me to be able to find peace and calm not that I feel like I've ever shown up as the man, right, but like you need to do your part to what you said, you as a man. If you want to show up as the man and not say, oh, she's trying to take over, she's trying to be a man, well then you need to do the things that allow her to be in her soft girl era.
Brandon:And also in this day and age, if you know, a lot of households cause everything, like everything is expensive and it's just going to get more expensive, and so you, most households, are dual income. So if both of you guys are working and bringing an income, then also the work at home should be split. It shouldn't necessarily be the traditional thing where if you're both working where you come home and the woman is still doing a lot of the household stuff, so you should split it. And I'm telling you guys, like, if you want more one-on-one time with your wife, take care of these things. Fold the laundry, you know, clean the bathroom, make sure the dishes are in the dishwasher and put away like gas up her car, do all those things, and that's going to lead to her being in a better mood and more relaxed for you to have some more one-on-one time.
Jessica:Yes, okay, but before we can get to all the one-on-one time, let's talk about the ways that you can approach a money conversation Honestly at any point in life, whether you're senior year of high school, senior year of college, mid-20s, early 30s. I think it's about taking the intimidation out of the money conversation and I think you could start with something easy, right, like, let's say, you're in the younger, younger years and I think this would work, even if you're in your 40s or beyond finding out what's the first bill you had to pay, right, yeah, like. Was it your cell phone? Was it your car insurance? Because you're going to have people that are like I've been paying everything since I was able to have a job and I was 15 years old. And then you're going to have other people who are like I still don't pay my own bills and I'm 32 years old and I'm still out here, you know, on my parents' phone bill and that's even the difference between me and you.
Brandon:Like you had a. Like I played sports in high school, so I didn't work throughout the year. I worked in the summers, but I worked in a year and so I didn't pay for, like, my own gas or my own insurance or anything in my car, and you did yeah, I, my parents, bought me my first car and the rule was you have to pay for the insurance and the gas and all maintenance and upkeep.
Jessica:Now, that's not to say that they didn't pitch in, but that was the expectation that they they provide the vehicle and I maintain it so that it's safe and drivable. And I took care of that thing every Saturday, I cleaned it, I vacuumed it out. I one thing about me I like a clean car to this day. So, yeah, I mean those are. Those are big differences.
Jessica:Like I was working throughout high school, throughout college, 30 plus hours a week, like I would go straight from school and I had band practice and whatever into working, and there was times I didn't get home until, you know, 10 plus at night and that was fine. Like, I mean it, that was the expectation is like, if I want spending money, I need to make money, and if I want to drive this car I mean that was back in the day you could, you know, get half a tank on five bucks, which was amazing. I mean literally. I remember being like, oh, let me put three dollars in and you would be able to like go up the road, you know, yeah and like I didn't start working like on a consistent basis till I was a like the summer after my sophomore year of college.
Jessica:Yeah.
Brandon:And then I started working, like you know, 30 hours a week or so, and then, probably during the school year, I was doing like 24 hours a week.
Jessica:Well, and I think even a simple question like that helps you understand, like, okay, if our children, once they hit high school, what's the expectation going to be? Because I can tell you we've had these conversations and because I worked and brandon didn't, right, not that I didn't have extracurriculars, not that I wasn't involved in things. His is always like well, I was in sports, I was in sports, I was in sports, I didn't have time, and I'm like I was in things and I had to make the time, so we Not the same.
Jessica:We have differences of opinion there, but it's a good way to spark the conversation, right, you could also.
Brandon:I'm just saying, like I get out of school, I'd go straight to practice and then I'd get.
Jessica:I'd drive home and I'd get home around. You know, 7, 30, 7 do my work three hour shift at the Piggly Wiggly so you weren't going to bed until like midnight.
Brandon:When did you do your homework?
Jessica:I mean it got done.
Brandon:I don't know but then, like on Saturdays and Sundays, I was, I was at games all day that.
Jessica:That's fine.
Brandon:I'm saying like that doesn't make sense. Like if you don't. Like I don't think that makes sense. Like for you to do all that.
Jessica:See how that simple conversation or that simple question can spark this kind of a dialogue.
Brandon:That's all it takes Like for your kids, like it doesn't make sense for like if, if you don't need like understand instilling work ethic, because that's really what it is it's instilling work ethic and discipline.
Jessica:Yes, yeah.
Brandon:You could do that by not having your kid have to go to bed at midnight every night to get everything done.
Jessica:And I'm not. Listen, I'm not over here. Like I got it out the mud, now I need my kids to get it out the mud. No, that this is that's funny.
Brandon:We're talking about sparking conversation, yes, and even between us. Almost how many years have we been doing this?
Jessica:we'll be nine years married, okay, and over a decade together, so it still sparks conversation. That's the point.
Brandon:Choose questions that spark the conversation, without intimidation question do you think would be a good question, like early on in the date, as far as hey, if you were doing the lottery, what would you do?
Jessica:Hundred percent. That was going to be my next one, right? Like if you didn't have to pay another bill ever in your life. Like, how would you spend your time? What would you do if you won the lottery? What's the first thing you would buy?
Jessica:Those types of questions help you dream. They lead right back into our dream framework, right, where you're diving into somebody's past, you're reflecting how it shows up in your current, you're engaging, and then those three elements can go into how you act and manage your money. Right, like the actions you take to manage your money. But I mean 100%. You want to know like is somebody if, if somebody won the lottery and they're like I would buy a mansion and 12 cars, oh, okay, like, no judgment, that's great, but like that might make me ask a couple of other questions. Right, because to me that says maybe you value material things over experiences. I'm a big experience person, right? Like, are we going to sync up in that way If you won the lottery? And you're like I want a Ferrari? And I'm like, hmm, I want to like feed the kids in Bali? Like, uh, okay, maybe we need to dive a little further into that conversation.
Brandon:I mean you can also have the conversation of asking like just how was your upbringing? I mean like how was things.
Jessica:Did you get an allowance?
Brandon:Who paid?
Jessica:the bills in your house.
Brandon:I mean, you don't necessarily go that deep initially. No, but you're staggering I think also finding out about somebody's upbringing can also dictate, like maybe how they think about things or how money was in their family. So for example, I'm asking somebody like you know if they're local, oh where'd you go to high school? And there's a big difference. Like I went to a nice public high school here in Raleigh, north Carolina. Nice public high school Kids have some money, but it wasn't Ravenscroft where you're paying like $30,000 a year to go.
Jessica:Right, that can tell you something. I was in public school.
Brandon:So it makes a difference. And maybe how your upbringing no money was handled.
Jessica:Yeah, I think all of those types of questions which I think naturally right. Don't you want to know how somebody was raised, what their upbringing was? Are your parents still together, are they not? Yeah, who was the? You know maybe, who was the breadwinner in your home? How did you see the bills getting paid? Like I mean, you want to. I would want to know did you grow up grow up with, you know, a scarcity mindset, did you? Did you did you struggle? Or you know like Brandon and his brother spent their summers in Europe playing soccer with a single mom paying all the bills, right, like that's very indicative of really interesting elements of your childhood, you know, because I would say, financially, you guys were probably better off than many dual income households.
Brandon:Yeah, definitely.
Jessica:And so when we started you know, seriously dating I knew that you weren't going to have a problem with me being somebody who values my career, because that's what you saw from your mom. So I think those are things that are important to talk about, like was your mom a stay-at-home mom, you know? Was one of your parents a stay-at-home parent? How many people were in your home, you know? I mean all those things.
Brandon:I mean honestly, I feel like this is the light question to say like, hey, like if we were to eventually continue dating and moving in together, would we split bills?
Jessica:And how would we split?
Brandon:them yeah.
Jessica:Right, because this whole notion of like 50-50, well, if one of us makes significantly more than the other person, why are we splitting things 50-50? Like, let's say, you make $100,000 a year and I make $40,000 a year, why are we both putting $700 into our rent, like now? I'm going to be struggling, even though you are quote unquote, catching a break because now I'm contributing.
Jessica:Like, talk about those things I think those are really fair conversations to have and you might want to have some sort of an agreement in place. You know, just because it's a romantic relationship, what kind of contract would you put in place with a regular roommate? You know, like what are the expectations there? It's just like, hey, you get the bigger room with the bathroom and the bigger closet.
Brandon:We haven't got there yet. You pay more. This is still having that conversation about money. Because the reason I say that, the reason I brought that up, is because I sometimes my brother talks to me about some of the you know his dating experiences and he had gone out with someone who had a job and you know was making you know decent money, a job and you know I was making you know decent, decent money. And when they he brought the conversation I was talking about like you know money and stuff like that, she was like oh, I expect you to, like I was with the guy to pay for everything and he's like so silly and he was like even while you're working, if we're making the same amount of money, and she's like yeah, and he was like yeah, that's not gonna work but okay, so let's talk about that, right?
Jessica:So Tiffany Aliche, the budget nista, talked about how she was a higher earner and her husband who's since passed away, you know, I think never earned more than like $60,000 a year, and I think he worked for the city or the state, and so what they did is she covered. My understanding is that she covered all of the household bills and then his salary went to their savings, their investments, etc. So it was like they were living off of her income and his income was funding the retirement account. So, like you can come up with, ways that make sense.
Brandon:I think, though, if that's what she was thinking, she would have followed it up with that second part, 100% agree. You wouldn't just say no, I expect the guy to pay for everything. I'm not going to do anything. If you plan on no, you pay for this and then I'll put our money into the savings and investing. I don't think that's what she was thinking.
Jessica:Well, investing, like I don't think that's what she was thinking. Well, and that's also fine, right? Maybe that conversation could have parlayed into you know, hey, if it's possible, I would like for you to pay for everything for x amount of time, because I have this much debt and I want to wipe that out.
Brandon:That's not what we get married. That wasn't what she followed it up. I understand what I'm saying. There was no follow-up. There was no follow-up.
Jessica:What I'm saying is there could be follow-up where you can make a plan around what that looks like. But ultimately, my take is start the conversation as early as possible and start from a place of wonder in the, in the sense of tell me about your upbringing, tell me about how things got done in your home. What age did you get a car? Like, did you have a budget for prom? Have you traveled internationally? Like, if you could go on your dream vacation or buy your dream car, which one would you choose? Like?
Brandon:those are all super easy, fun conversation topics that you can have that aren't tell me how much you make, how much are you contributing to your 401k yeah, like I don't, yeah, like we're not saying early on that you need to ask somebody like how much you make, because that's going to rub people like I. I would be rubbed the wrong way. If we're on the first, second, third date and you're like how much you make, you can have other conversations to gauge how someone interacts with money or their knowledge about you know finances, without asking them how much they make or how much money they have.
Jessica:Right, Well, and two, I mean listen, something as simple as somebody putting down a credit card. Oh, why did you choose that credit card? Oh, because I use my points and miles.
Brandon:I never thought of that one. That's a good one.
Jessica:You know like, oh, like you have an Amex Platinum, like I heard that fee is super high. Like you know like, oh, like you have an amex platinum, like I heard that fee is super high. Like what are the benefits that you get out of it? Even something like that can?
Brandon:that seems way more innocent.
Jessica:I mean, it's curious right, it's like you're being curious, but like it could tell you a lot, because that person could be like oh yeah, I don't really know what the benefits are, which to me would be a red flag because you're spending $700 to have that card. Like I would be able to rattle off every single benefit I get from our Amex Platinum right.
Jessica:Or why the Capital One Venture is a really good card and how we've used it, or even something like that. If somebody responds with like oh, yeah, I use this to, you know, book my flights because I really love travel and I try to do it as much on points as possible, you know, like even something like that can start to help you understand that person's mindset around money, and it can. It can either set off some red flags or it could be like hey, this person like seems financially responsible. Like let me ask a couple more questions that are in that direction, so I can see, like, are you paying off your credit card every single month? Like, are you carrying debt? I mean even something as simple as like hey, did you get scholarships for college? No, I had to take out student loans.
Jessica:Oh, man, like there's so much craziness going on with the student loan industry. Like, how are you handling that? Right, and they could respond with oh, I've paid them off. Or I was super frugal for a couple of years and you know I've already paid them off. Or like, yeah, it's a super struggle and I my bill's $1,500 a month, like it doesn't have to be intimidating to just honestly be curious.
Jessica:All you're doing, is you're being curious and you know, me.
Brandon:I rattle off 30 questions before your eyes are fully open, still to this day.
Jessica:For me, asking questions is no big deal, but, you know, take the intimidation out by just asking about how they grew up, what their experiences are around money, the things that they value, you know, is it. Is it material things? Is it experiences like those are things that will, honestly, if you end up in a relationship, will be very important, because if you're somebody who you know is all about experiences or fine dining or traveling the world, and your partner is all about, you know, labels and brands, that might not be a good mix, you know like Probably not going to be a fit, so try to take the intimidation out.
Brandon:So what would you say if you were to anyone out there that's there on a date and they're trying to have these conversations the same way that we're talking about, and the other person is, you know, kind of resistant to it?
Jessica:Red flag and listen. I don't mean that in the sense of.
Brandon:Yellow flag maybe.
Jessica:Yellow-ish Red adjacent, because I want to be with somebody who can have a conversation, who can dialogue, so that not that I get the answer that I want, but that I understand where you're coming from, I get the context and you are mature enough to have a difficult conversation. Because if you can't have a difficult conversation in the beginning of your relationship, you're not going to be able to have a difficult conversation when it matters, and there's always difficult conversations to have, especially as your relationship progresses right. Where do you live? How much should you spend on rent? How much can you afford for your mortgage? Where do you send your kids to school? What kind of car seat are you going to buy? Do we need organic strawberries, do we not? Whatever it is, you will have conversations. And if you are with somebody who cannot have conversations because they feel hard or difficult, that to me is worrisome, because you're probably never going to be able to have the conversations that you want.
Brandon:I agree. I mean it's all about communication and that starts early in the relationship.
Jessica:Listen, and I'm not here to teach you how to communicate. You're an adult and you need to do that on your own and I don't have time to help you through that. Yeah, yeah, to help you through that, yeah. So if you have any questions that have worked for you in understanding more about your partner's finances and you did it early on we'd love to hear from you. Drop a comment, slide in our DMs. Let us know what question got you the answers that you needed from your partner to have a better conversation around money and we will share them with our audience. But my take is have the conversation as early as possible, at least start getting curious Within that first month.
Jessica:Yes, within the first month.
Brandon:Because time is your most precious asset.
Jessica:Yeah.
Brandon:You don't want to waste it with someone that's not on the same page with you.
Jessica:Absolutely. Don't be out here wasting time trying to square peg round hole. It's only going to lead to more problems in the future. So, all right, we want to hear from you If you've had really good money conversations with your partner or in a dating situation, let us know. Until next time, don't forget. Benjamin Franklin said an investment in knowledge pays the best interest. You just got paid. Until next time. Sugar Daddy Podcast. Yo Learn how to make them pockets grow.
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