7 Ways to Keep Financial Harmony in Your Entrepreneurial Marriage

In many ways, Marriage and Entrepreneurship seem contradictory. Entrepreneurship is typically a risk-taking solo act, while marriage is more about finding security and increasing unity. So when these two aspects merge alongside one another on the road of life they are bound to have some issues. 

Research shows that finances, intimacy, child rearing and extended family issues tend to top the charts in regards to the top topics of marital disagreements. However, it is the topic of finances that predicts divorce better than other other marital issue. *

Which is why I believe it is vital to understand how money functions within your relationship because if you aren't paying attention it can lead down a road you didn't really intend to follow.

5 Simple Ways To Reconnect With Your Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurship can be really tough on a marriage. Mostly because The Marriage tends to end up in the backseat on this one way street. And they say white girls can't rhyme. It takes A LOT of hard work to keep your marriage on equal footing when there's a startup romance blooming (or looming, however you like to view it). Today I am sharing 5 Simple Ways to Reconnect with Your Entrepreneur. They will take a little bit of effort, but they can pay off in a big way.

Persevering in Your Entrepreneurial Marriage

No doubt you've heard it before, that perseverance is the key to success in entrepreneurship. History is full of examples of entrepreneurs who have accomplished great things because they were able to persevere in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. An outsider may not be thinking that having to persevere someone who constantly perseveres would be a challenge, but if you are married to an Entrepreneur then you understand that statement completely.

Perseverance is also the key to success in an Entrepreneurial Marriage. 

There came a point in my marriage that I realized that this love of all things Entrepreneurial wasn't just a fad, or a phase, and that it wasn't going away anytime soon. 

This wasn't exactly an easy thing to accept for me.

Married to an Entrepreneur: Making Room for Three

When you are Married to an Entrepreneur you are also married to their ventures.
Three isn't a crowd in Entrepreneurial Marriages. It's the norm.

Finding your place in the mix can be a challenge.
Too involved in the business and it can get complicated.
Not involved enough and you can get blindsided.

Finding the perfect connection depends on need, abilities and desire.