As I read an article advising people who are dating on how to introduce money as a topic for discussion, I kept thinking that all of the suggestions ignore one simple thing – using your own observation skills. One can gather a lot of info well before you even have that first serious money talk. I mean, in the beginning of any dating relationship, it would be pretty hard to start talking about setting a money goal together – right?
Before you launch into a discussion about credit scores and debt loads, considering just observing how your new date interacts with money – from the first date.