{"id":15458,"date":"2019-07-16T21:13:56","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T21:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fi-nancialplanner.com\/?p=15458"},"modified":"2019-07-16T21:14:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T21:14:01","slug":"spouse-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fi-nancialplanner.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/16\/spouse-on-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A: How do I get my spouse on board with FI?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today I answer one of my most frequently asked questions: How do I get my spouse on board with Financial Independence?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Primarily, I see it as a conflict of goals between the two spouses.\u00a0 Having a frank and honest discussion about goals and how life will change after reaching Financial Independence is the best way to approach this problem.\u00a0 In addition, it may be worth having a third party facilitate the conversation to discuss your goals, determine feasibility of reaching FI and generally make sure it is a fair and even discussion for both sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Q&amp;A: How do I get my spouse on board with Financial Independence?\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rwz76OOKhoo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I answer one of my most frequently asked questions: How do I get my spouse on board with Financial Independence? 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