Send us a textWhat would you when someone you started dating suggests a trip together? Not a two-day getaway or a week to Cancun. But a 7 month road trip.True story by the way. Garrett was dating Amelia for all of two months when they suggest this — they wanted to be an enclosed space so there’s nowhere to go but to work on their stuff as a couple.Well, Garrett and Amelia did go on the road trip. He chats with me about how him and Amelia managed their finances on the road, some tough lessons as they learned to communicate as a couple and why they decided to end their trip early.If his voice sounds familiar, it’s because Garrett is the former co-host of Beyond The Dollar throughout seasons 1 to 3Stick around to the end where I’m going to take what Garrett learned on his trip and how you can use it to strengthen your finances as a couple.What You Hear in This Episode:Why Amelia and Garrett decided to embark on a seven month road trip togetherHow they worked out their income situation and budgetWhat crept up when it came to money management and communication skills while on the roadWhat Garrett learned about himself and his tendencies with money during the tripWhy Amelia and Garrett decided to end their trip earlyGarrett’s hopes for the futureQuestions to Ponder:How can you open up the lines of communication about money?What’s one thing you do in regards to money that really annoys your partner and vice versa?How can you start expressing your wants in a relationship?Resources:Be Awesome Not BrokeFollow Garrett on InstagramFincon - where we met

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