Money and relationships
Join us on October 4, 2017 at Capital One Café in downtown Denver for a fun game about money and relationships so you and your partner can lay the foundation for financial freedom.
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The game about money and relationships
The newlywed game premiered in 1966 to give America a chance to revel in how well newlyweds knew each other, because, well, they were newlyweds. The premise was that these couples wouldn’t know each other as well as couples who have more history behind them than in front of them. However, many couples these days are always newlyweds when it comes to money, and that can lead to stressful relationships.
That’s why we’re excited to partner with Capital One and Capital One Café in Denver again for their new cafe Money and relationships Campaign. Capital One Cafes across the country are hosting Workshops on money and relationships because money plays an essential role in the success of relationships. A recent study shows that money plays a role in 59% of divorces. If you are a couple who has had money issues yourself, these workshops will be helpful for you and your partner.
Our money and relationship history
Couples usually come together based on hormones and pheromones, not credit scores and debt-to-income ratios. However, it is credit score and debt-to-income ratio that can end a relationship. We are no different. It wasn’t until a year and a half after we met that we had a serious conversation about our money and learned that we were in an extremely precarious situation.
Even though we both worked in financial services and helped other people with their money, we were two thirty-somethings saddled with $51,000 in credit card debt and living in a rented basement apartment. This put a lot of strain on us and our relationship.
Neither of us were good at managing our money as individuals, we were also bad at managing our money as a partnership. We managed our money in silos, spent our money unconsciously, and made no plans to achieve our individual and collective goals.
Without much help from anyone, we figured out how to change our circumstances. But that took time and wasn’t easy. Luckily, thanks to Capital One, couples no longer have to go it alone.
That’s why we want you to join us on October 4thTh at 5 p.m. at Capital One Café, 1550 Wewatta St, Denver, CO 80202 to have fun and talk money and relationships.
Make your money and your relationships work with workshops that are worth money
Introducing Capital One Cafes Money and Relationships Money Workshops to Denver, on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 5 p.m., Capital One will host a live game called Money agreed Here, metro Denver couples, including you, will discover how well we know (or don’t know) our partner’s money values.
Moderated by our friend and Capital One Money Coach, Megan LathropCouples are asked a series of questions in an interactive game show format in front of a live audience. For a couple presenting themselves as the voice of LGBTQ money, this is a little scary, it may be eye-opening, but it will definitely be fun. The first in a series will take place following the event Money and relationships Workshops aimed at helping couples develop healthy communication habits when it comes to their money and financial decisions.
To strengthen your personal relationship by strengthening your financial relationship, visit us to see how you compare to us and other couples in Denver, and to learn how Capital One Café can help you and your partner to become financially successful.
For more information or to register for a workshop, visit Capital One.
Will you not be in Denver on Wednesday, October 4, 2017?
If you’re not in the Denver metro area to join in on the financial fun on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, you’ll have another chance to play Money agreed and to find out more about the free Money and relationships workshops. If you are in the Greater Philadelphia area on Wednesday, October 18thTh at 5 p.m. at Capital One Café in Philadelphia, 135 S 17th St. Suite A, Philadelphia, PA 19103.