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While most Americans say couples should talk about money honestly before living together, Gen Z and millennials believe the conversation should happen way sooner.
Nearly a third, 32%, of Gen Z adults and 40% of millennials say an honest conversation about your finances and long-term goals should happen before a relationship gets serious, according to the 2023 Planning & Progress study by Northwestern Mutual.
The study is based on 2,740 online interviews among U.S. adults conducted Feb.17 to March 2.
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These two generations have experienced several bouts of market and economic turmoil during their formative years, from the Great Recession of 2007-09 to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Millennials and Gen Z [are] living through a lot of different events, perhaps very, very quickly. It’s making it a really important conversation for them,” said certified financial planner Kyle Menke, founder and CEO of St. Petersburg, Florida-based Menke Financial, a Northwestern Mutual-affiliated firm.
Money, while certainly not the most important thing in life, has a significant impact on a lot of different areas.
Kyle Menke
certified financial planner
Why it’s important to have a relationship money talk
Being open and honest with your partner should be central in the language of love, experts say, and that includes talking about money.
Across all generations, 72% of Americans believe couples should talk about their finances before living together, Northwestern Mutual found.
“Money, while certainly not the most important thing in life, has a significant impact on a lot of different areas,” Menke said.
For instance, your prospective partner may spend and manage their money completely different from you, said CFP Sophia Bera Daigle, the founder of Gen Y Planning in…
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