We are Court, Nic, and Finn. We are a lesbian family who reached financial independence in 2018 for our family of 3 in our early 30s, and we've also reached financial independence for our hopeful family of 4 in 2019 (we are hoping for another baby in 2021 and wanted to ensure we'd still be financially independent when our family grows).

Let's get into the three keys you need to make your romantic relationship a success when it comes to money. Grab a paper and pen or paper and pencil because today's video (or if you're reading, today's blog post) is going to be a little bit more interactive.

Hi friends! I'm Stephanie Xenos, recovering rocket scientist, member of the FIRE (Financial Independence/Retire Early) community, and founder of Money Muse. In 2018 at 32 years old, I reached financial independence and retired from a career spent at NASA and SpaceX.

“I'll never have enough money." "I'm too stupid to understand how to manage my money." "What if I make a financial mistake that I can't undo?" Sound familiar? These are financially anxious thoughts, and these types of thoughts are what is cluttering up your mind and getting in the way of you having an amazing and empowered relationship with money.

29% of women in heterosexual marriages are the breadwinner. And of those 29%, most of them say they are less content in their relationship than their peers who are making equal amounts or where their partner makes more.

2019 was A YEAR. With a 7-month-old certificate in financial social work, I told myself that 2019 was going to be the year of EXPERIMENTing. As a Virgo and Enneagram 8, letting go and trying alllll the things was a challenge, to say the least.

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by The Worth Project’s Erica Gellerman to talk about what got me into financial therapy (read about it here). She generously returned the favor and let me do a mini financial therapy assessment and open up about some big differences she sees with money and lifestyle living abroad with her husband and son.