We're kicking off Season 7 of the podcast with financial experts and co-authors of the book "Money Together," Heather and Douglas Boneparth.

This conversation explores:

- The often-overlooked financial considerations that come with the decision to have children.

- Douglas and Heather's own financial hurdles when they first considered parenthood, including over $300,000 in student loan debt.

- Why emotional readiness can often take precedence over financial calculations — even when "the math doesn't math".

- The critical conversations you and your partner need to be having before having kids.

- Why "contribution" goes far beyond the financial, and how to navigate the topic of contribution when one or both parents steps away from or back from paid work to raise children.

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(10:33) Financial planning & family planning

(25:03) Tips for financial planning for parents

(36:40) Division of labor

(50:15) Combining finances vs. maintaining separate finances

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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Heather;s Instagram ▸ https://www.instagram.com/averagejoelle

Douglas's Instagram ▸ https://www.instagram.com/dougboneparth

Do Money online ▸ https://domoneytogether.com

Douglas and Heather's "The Joint Account" Newsletter ▸ https://www.readthejointaccount.com

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ABOUT HEATHER & DOUGLAS BONEPARTH

Douglas Boneparth, is the founder of Bone Fide Wealth, a wealth management firm in New York City. Recognized as one of the nation's most influential financial advisors, Douglas serves on the advisory councils for CNBC and Investopedia. He has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, and more. He is also a CFP Board Ambassador for New York. Douglas received his B.S. from the University of Florida and his M.B.A. from NYU's Stern School of Business. When he's not making jokes on the internet, he enjoys brewing coffee, though he can do both at the same time.

Heather Boneparth is used to wearing many hats. On her first maternity leave, she co-authored the couple's first book on helping millennials achieve financial freedom. Since then, she has become a rising voice at the intersection of love, money, and family. She has written for CNBC, theSkimm, Insider, Scary Mommy, and more. As a lawyer, she spent more than a decade in the insurance industry before joining the family business as Bone Fide Wealth's director of business and legal affairs. She received her B.S. from the University of Florida and her J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

Heather and Douglas met in college and consider themselves Gators for life. They now live in New Jersey with their two daughters.

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