I’ve never passed on a media request to y’all before, but last week, long time reader, friend of a friend, and journalist who’s work I’ve grown to respect tremendously, Virginia Sole-Smith, twittered that she was working on a story about married couples and how they dealt with money. Of course I told her that I’d love to participate, and wanted to pass this along to the rest of you. I know lots of you have a lot to say about the topics of marriage and money, so if you are interested in getting interviewed for a national women’s magazine on the subject, drop Virginia a line (today or tomorrow, she’s on deadline).
Hi APW Community!
I’m a longtime reader, who has depended on APW to get me through all sorts of wedding planning crises, from invitation addressing etiquette to keeping my last name agita — plus I once fan-stalked Meg at the fabulous New Orleans wedding of our mutual friends. I’m also a magazine writer and have a story where I could really use y’all’s help. Here’s the scoop:
I’m writing a feature for a national women’s magazine about finance and the modern marriage. We’re looking at how couples share (or don’t share!) money these days. Is the joint-checking-only approach history? Are more female primary breadwinners finding themselves in the role-reversal position of giving their husbands a “spending allowance?” How do modern couples figure out (and fight about) how to divvy up shared and person expenses, and how does that change if babies enter the picture? Have you tried more than one approach and found the method that suits you best, or do you think this is an ever-evolving process?
If you’d like to share your story (and both you and your spouse are comfortable being photographed and interviewed about money matters in a national magazine), please email me asap at virginiasolesmith at gmail dot com and include:
- Full names and ages for you and your partner
- Your occupations
- Your town/state
- A brief summary of how money works in your modern marriage — what system you use to manage finances, how well it works for you guys and how figuring out money stuff has impacted your marriage.
- Any numbers that you’re comfortable sharing and that are super relevant to your story. (You don’t necessarily need to share your income, though we love being able to give ballpark figures. But if you’re plowing through $25K in credit card debt together, or having to learn to live on a super shoestring budget, those little numbers really help bring the story to life!)
- A jpeg photo of you both (just for editorial review purposes)
- Emails and phone numbers where you can be reached for follow-up interviews.
Thanks so much! xo
