Ep 417 Aligning Your Numbers and Your Values w/Natalie and Dan Slagle

About this episode

Zach discusses the complexities of money in relationships with financial professionals Natalie and Dan Slagle.

Zach sits down with Natalie and Dan Slagle , a married couple and co-founders of Fyooz Financial Planning, to explore why money is one of the most charged—and revealing—topics in relationships. Despite being financial professionals, Natalie and Dan found themselves running into the same conflicts as the couples they serve. The issue wasn’t knowledge. It was meaning. They describe how two people can look at the exact same number—$2,700 spent this month—and experience it completely differently. For Natalie, it can trigger scarcity and concern about staying within limits. For Dan, it can represent flexibility and confidence that everything will be okay. Same number. Different story. The conversation explores how those differences are rooted in early experiences: Natalie learning at a young age to separate “needs” from “wants” and take responsibility for the latter, while Dan grew up in a household where generosity and gift-giving shaped his relationship to money. Zach helps reframe the tension: the problem isn’t who’s right—it’s that couples often don’t realize they’re talking about different contexts entirely. One partner may be thinking about this month’s budget, while the other…

People in this episode

Host: Zach

Guests: Natalie Slagle, Dan Slagle

Topics covered

• money in relationships
• financial planning
• communication
• values
• conflict resolution

Keywords

• money
• relationships
• financial planning
• communication
• values
• conflict

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fyooz Financial Planning

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