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  • Welcome to Matrimoney!

    Most people don't like to talk about money. We are not most people. 

    On each episode we catch up on married life and check in on our money – from big financial goals to weekly grocery bills. We share real numbers, including our budget, and how we spend and save as we raise our two young boys.

    Got a question for us? We love them. Email us! And keep up with us between shows on Instagram! Kelsey is @kelswharton and Chris is @practicallyawesomechris. 

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  • Episodes

    New episodes of Matrimoney come out every other week. Check out all of our shows on iTunes, Stitcher or your favorite podcast player, or browse episodes by topic or date below.

  • episode 2. Let’s explore the w-4!

    Sleep (or lack thereof) is still a main topic of discussion in our household. We're trying a toddler alarm clock and have high hopes. And Chris is rocking the heating pad while podcasting after he hurt his back. In other life news, we've ditched our television and so far it's going great.

    And then we move on to even more riveting topics: your w-4 and taxes! Chris wrote more extensively about this on his blog – check it out! We also answer a question about how much you should be spending on groceries and share whether our grocery bill stresses us out. 

    We know our w-4 discussion will only apply to U.S. listeners – if you live in another country do you deal with something similar?

  • episode 1. Work in the summah

    We give a run down of our current life and financial situation. It includes two young boys who don’t sleep very much and two full time working parents. Chris is a professor who sometimes works in the “summah”, Kelsey is a science writer.

    We talk about our big financial goal of paying off the house in five years and offer advice on how to split expenses with your partner when your salaries are very different.

    Thanks so much for listening! A quick iTunes review or star rating would earn you a place in our hearts. And we love to get your questions, email us!

  • Resources

    As we mention budgeting tools and resources on the show we’ll post them here. Have a question? Email us!

    Current budget (amount in top right is gross monthly income, which represents our combined income 9 months out of the year; the other three months is variable depending on whether Chris picks up any extra teaching or research):

    Social Security estimations: visit the Social Security Administration website to create and account and track contributions as well as estimated payments in retirement.

  • About

    Kelsey likes her coffee piping hot (which Chris finds offensive) and is a fan of coziness and efficiency. Her financial superpower is a fierce commitment to packing her lunch. Her spirit animal is Rory Gilmore. She blogs at RISING*SHINING and also produces The Girl Next Door Podcast (she might have a podcasting problem). 

    Chris likes his coffee lukewarm (which Kelsey finds offensive) and hates schedules of all kinds except those that display amortization. His financial superpower is budgeting, rebudgeting, and re-rebudgeting. His spirit animal is a vizsla named Drew. He writes about health and sustainability at Practically Awesome. 

    Questions? Recommendations? Toddler sleeping tips? We love to hear from you (especially on the toddler sleeping tips).

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