Ep. 620: The Single Tax

Ep. 620: The Single Tax

From The Best Life Podcast by Danny-J Johnson & Jill Coleman

April 1, 2026 · 32 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the financial and social challenges faced by single individuals compared to those in relationships.

Being in love is great and all, but the real benefit to being in a relationship is the opportunity to split costs. It’s ridiculously expensive just to be alive, which leaves single people unfairly disadvantaged—they have to take care of everything on their own. And it’s not just the financial burden you face when you’re single, there are social struggles, too. While everyone else has a person to celebrate the ups with and get support from during the downs, you have to ride the waves mostly on your own. We think it’s time to start sending a little more support to your single friends… and maybe a few hundred bucks, while you’re at it. An awful first date [2:13] Everything costs more when you’re single [8:28] Making time to celebrate your people [12:34] No where is left that’s affordable [14:21] The older generations aren’t keeping up with the times [18:36] Wanting to celebrate with someone [20:28] You have to allow people to show up for you [24:16] Thoughts on divorce registries [24:52] Starting from scratch costs an arm and a leg [27:28] Subscribe to The Lighthouse Letters https://dannyjdotcom.substack.com/ Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss…

People in this episode

Hosts: Danny-J Johnson, Jill Coleman

Topics covered

  • relationships
  • financial burden
  • social struggles
  • support for singles
  • celebration
  • cost of living

Keywords

  • single tax
  • relationships
  • financial struggles
  • social support
  • celebration
  • cost of living

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