Healthy Financial Relationships Toolkit
Find all the tools you need to have healthy conversations about money with your partner. Gain a better understanding of your own relationship with money,
Money for many Kiwis is a ‘taboo’ subject that is well known to cause relationship stress.
Becoming comfortable about money is a journey, and every relationship is different – there is no one size fits all solution.
While much of the information below is based on relationships between men and women, it’s relevant to most relationship situations.
Healthy Financial Relationships
Healthy Financial Relationships
Achieving and maintaining a healthy financial relationship is not always an easy task.
Money for many of us is a taboo subject that is well known to cause relationship stress.
Becoming comfortable about money is a journey, and every relationship is different – there is no one size fits all solution.
Healthy financial partnerships require good communication, a level of equality, respect, negotiation and shared goals.
While much of the information below is based on relationships between men and women, it’s relevant to most relationship situations.
Explore healthy financial relationships
What is a Healthy Financial Relationship?
Building anything well starts from the ground up, with a good solid foundation – the same applies to a healthy financial relationship. So, what is
Having conversations about money
Conversations about money are an important part of any healthy relationship. We explore financial wellbeing and what to consider when discussing money with your partner.
Eight tips for talking about money with your partner
We explore the important things to consider when discussing money with your partner – particularly when it’s an uncomfortable topic. Whether you’re married, engaged, starting
Other useful information
Why is it so hard to talk about money?
Money can be an uncomfortable topic to discuss with your partner. It can make or break a relationship. A survey by ANZ found that more
I thought I was bad with money
Paige didn’t realise the severity of the harm she was experiencing until she started to spend some time apart from her partner. Even when the
Economic Harm
Economic harm doesn’t leave visible marks. Like other forms of family violence, it can be subtle – beginning with the smallest breach of trust and
Why conversations about money matter
Healthy financial conversations with your partner are just as important as any other relationship conversation. Without regular conversations about how money and resources will be
Support
Our Economic Harm Specialists can provide support with the financial challenges of relationships. They have experience in financial capability and advocacy, and working with those who have experienced economic harm.
If you would like to speak to a Specialist please call 0800 466 370 and select option 4.
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