#120 : Financial green and red flags in relationships - with Alex Edwards
Money Chill Out by Mariekafinot
Episode notes
Finances are the #2 cause of divorce, yet most couples avoid these conversations early on.
🎙️ Today for Money Chill Out podcast, I sit with Alex Edwards to discuss Financial Green & Red Flags in Relationships
Here’s what we cover:
đź’š Green flags (alignment & mindset)
- Curiosity > judgment in money conversations
- First-date questions: routines, mentors, goals, debt mindset
- Shared financial goals + open communication
- Monthly/quarterly money check-ins
- Healthy independence (separate accounts where needed)
đźš© Red flags (watch early)
- Avoiding or hiding credit score (responsibility indicator)
- Indecisiveness or poor financial decision-making
- “Quit your job, I’ll take care of you” → control risk
- One partner controlling all mo ...Â
Keywords
moneydivorcefinancial literacyfinancial empowermentfinancial educationmoney in relationshipmarriagefinancial secrecyfinancial green flagsfinancial red flags