Comments on: Financial Organizing Soap Opera Episode #1: Holly & Jack

By: The Carnival of Personal Finance #228: Halloween 2009 Edition | Money Crashers

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:34:27 +0000

[...] from Brain Dead Simple tells a story about a Financial Organizing Soap Opera Episode #1. Meet Holly & Jack, fictional characters facing a real-life financial organizing and planning [...]

By: Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News & Opinions #18

Black Coffee: My Favorite Blogs, Money News & Opinions #18 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:28:55 +0000

[...] remember following Demi Moore and the great Rick Springfield on General Hospital too. Anyway, here is Episode 1 of Susan’s soap; it features another fictional couple, Holly and Jack, who immediately get [...]

By: Little House

Little House — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:18:08 +0000

I know a few couples who are like this. I once had a friend who would ‘secretly’ shop and not tell her husband. Then, when he would see a new dress or top and ask about it, she would tell him that she’d had it for years.

Though your characters are fictional, they are based on reality. I can’t wait for the next post.

By: Susan Tiner

Susan Tiner — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:49:12 +0000

Hi Jason B.
Good point. As an attorney specializing in family law, Stephanie could help Holly & Jack draft a clear co-habitation agreement. However, as I see it, the difficulty they face as a couple is a fundamental misalignment of goals. A co-habitation agreement won’t solve this.

By: Jason B.

Jason B. — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:17:39 +0000

This is an interesting fictional couple concept. I imagine many real world couples face similar challenges when trying to reconcile their differing views on how to manage/save/spend money.

If these folks were real, I would be tempted to give them Stephanie’s business card.