Marriage Across the Long Term: Financial Stewardship and Periodic Planning Review

Marriage is a years-long partnership that benefits from sustained financial stewardship and periodic planning review. The couples who navigate long marriages well share patterns of regular financial conversation, willingness to update planning as circumstances change, and consistent attention to shared values. This course is about that longer arc. You will work through written reflections and planning exercises that examine your current situation and the routines that would support a thriving long-term marriage. What you'll learn: - Build sustainable financial conversations including periodic reviews and major decision alignment - Update legal planning as life changes including children, careers, and inheritances - Plan for major decisions together including home purchases, business ventures, and educational investments - Manage challenges including unequal earnings, career sacrifices, and family of origin issues - Engage qualified professionals as needed including attorneys, financial advisors, and counselors - Reflect on the longer-term role of marriage in financial life and personal meaning The course begins with financial conversations, moves through legal planning updates, major decisions, managing challenges, professional engagement, and finishes with long-horizon reflection. A capstone written exercise asks you to draft a multi-year marriage planning approach. This course is designed for married couples thinking about long-term planning. It is approachable for committed beginners and engaged couples. The course is informational and complements, but does not replace, advice from qualified attorneys, financial advisors, and counselors when significant decisions arise.