What do you do when someone you love and care about makes a financial mistake that ends up negatively impacting you? Find out today on the Catholic Money Show. As we begin this episode, I wanna draw your attention to a really fun opportunity For all of you Texans out there

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On October 21, 2023, the diocese of Tyler has asked us to come down and lead a live workshop of our Money Together program.

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It is from 9 AM to 1 PM, and there is gonna be childcare provided. So if that's something that you need to arrange, go ahead, get your ticket. That'll be something that they'll have accommodations for. And why don't you tell a little bit about what our Money Together class actually is, John?

Money Together is our workshop designed to help couples be on the same financial page. So, I mean, It's great if you've been married a while and you still are trying to get on the same financial page, and it's really great if you're just starting out.

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Might as well start out strong And make finances something that bring you together instead of drive you apart. So you can learn more about this live session of money together@walletwin.com/tyler because it's for the diocese of Tyler, Texas. And if you've missed this, maybe you're listening to this in the future, you can go through Money Together anytime in the comfort of your own home atwalletwin.com/moneytogether.

Bada bing bada boom. But if you happen to be in the vicinity of Tyler, Texas actually think it's technically Flint, Texas is where the event is gonna be held. Please join us. We'd love to meet you. Love to see you and help you and your, fiance or your spouse to get on the same page with money.

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Alright. So speaking of the same page.

That's That's what we're talking about today.

Nothing like ripping the page right out of the book,

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a major financial snafu or mistake or error. I could go on and on. Do I need a thesaurus? But when you get a fine a weighty financial mistake in the middle of a relationship, it can bring out some really intense emotions and intense feelings.

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Mhmm. And we've been there, done that. We're gonna highlight 2 couples that we've actually gotten to to work with and kind of counsel through their, financial situations, and then we're gonna lead people through What are some practicals of actually how do I work through financial forgiveness when something happens? And I say when, not if, because something will inevitably happen.

Absolutely.

Yeah. It'll happen. It will happen. Alright. So before we dive in, I'm gonna just give, some details. I've changed names

Of course.

To for the anonymity. Anonym

have been changed to protect the identities of the innocent, and guilty.

I can't say that name, apparently, like in Finding Nemo with the sea anemone. I can't say anonymity. Anonymity. Yeah. There we go. Alright. So, Two different examples, and the outcome was was different for each of them. But it it could have been the same had had we not gotten to coach the 2nd couple.

So the 1st couple came a little bit late in asking this question for us. They were married About 5 years, and they ended up facing a really significant financial crisis because the husband got into day trading, And he ended up draining their entire nest egg of $30,000 that they had saved up to, you know, start a family, buy a home. Over the course of about a year, it kind of just was leaking out slowly. And, there was a lot of emotional turmoil when this happened and was found out. There was Major trust issues and resentment began to to crop up into their relationship. That is the point in which they reached out to us. And there were so many other things now that had happened that this was now just the tip of the iceberg.

There were, if to use medical lingo, Some comorbidities.

Lot of comorbidities. Right? Exactly. Right. Right. Yes. So this was not just, superficial. Mhmm. The cut ran real deep, and there were some arteries severed.