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Eve and Nick20200808Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances and their feelings.

Money worries are known to put a big strain on relationships, and it can be hard to talk openly and honestly without tempers flaring or heads burying deep into the sand.

In this episode, newly-weds Eve and Nick have different ideas about how joined up their finances should be. They sit down with Dee Holmes, a counsellor from the relationship charity Relate, to explore their different attitudes to money, and how they were formed. Will this bring the couple and their finances closer together?

Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Smita Patel

Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Eve and Nick2020080820200809 (R4)Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances and their feelings.

Money worries are known to put a big strain on relationships, and it can be hard to talk openly and honestly without tempers flaring or heads burying deep into the sand.

In this episode, newly-weds Eve and Nick have different ideas about how joined up their finances should be. They sit down with Dee Holmes, a counsellor from the relationship charity Relate, to explore their different attitudes to money, and how they were formed. Will this bring the couple and their finances closer together?

Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Smita Patel

Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Eve and Nick2020080820200812 (R4)Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances and their feelings.

Money worries are known to put a big strain on relationships, and it can be hard to talk openly and honestly without tempers flaring or heads burying deep into the sand.

In this episode, newly-weds Eve and Nick have different ideas about how joined up their finances should be. They sit down with Dee Holmes, a counsellor from the relationship charity Relate, to explore their different attitudes to money, and how they were formed. Will this bring the couple and their finances closer together?

Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Smita Patel

Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Fay and Ben20190817Money is one of the top three strains on relationships and it's a common cause of rift between family and friends too. You might be cautious and risk averse and hate to see your partner frittering their money away on new clothes and nights out; while they might think you should stop being so miserly with your cash and splash out once in a while.

In the Money Box Summer series Ruth Alexander introduces ‘The Money Clinic'. We eavesdrop on the conversations of three couples and a mother and son talking honestly about their finances with a relationship counsellor. We learn who they are, about their relationship with the other person, and what financial issues are coming between them. We hear practical tips on how each couple can better to manage their cash, and also how to manage the emotional side of money. We learn that individual attitudes to money are formed in early life, and how arguments about money are often about so much more than just money.

In this programme, 20-somethings, Ben and Fay, have just moved in together. It's an exciting time, but their arguments about money are getting them down. Can they learn to see eye-to-eye?

Producer Smita Patel
Editor Emma Rippon

In an honest and intimate discussion, a counsellor helps people talk about money.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Fay and Ben2019081720190818 (R4)Money is one of the top three strains on relationships and it's a common cause of rift between family and friends too. You might be cautious and risk averse and hate to see your partner frittering their money away on new clothes and nights out; while they might think you should stop being so miserly with your cash and splash out once in a while.

In the Money Box Summer series Ruth Alexander introduces ‘The Money Clinic'. We eavesdrop on the conversations of three couples and a mother and son talking honestly about their finances with a relationship counsellor. We learn who they are, about their relationship with the other person, and what financial issues are coming between them. We hear practical tips on how each couple can better to manage their cash, and also how to manage the emotional side of money. We learn that individual attitudes to money are formed in early life, and how arguments about money are often about so much more than just money.

In this programme, 20-somethings, Ben and Fay, have just moved in together. It's an exciting time, but their arguments about money are getting them down. Can they learn to see eye-to-eye?

Producer Smita Patel
Editor Emma Rippon

In an honest and intimate discussion, a counsellor helps people talk about money.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Fay and Ben2019081720190821 (R4)Money is one of the top three strains on relationships and it's a common cause of rift between family and friends too. You might be cautious and risk averse and hate to see your partner frittering their money away on new clothes and nights out; while they might think you should stop being so miserly with your cash and splash out once in a while.

In the Money Box Summer series Ruth Alexander introduces ‘The Money Clinic'. We eavesdrop on the conversations of three couples and a mother and son talking honestly about their finances with a relationship counsellor. We learn who they are, about their relationship with the other person, and what financial issues are coming between them. We hear practical tips on how each couple can better to manage their cash, and also how to manage the emotional side of money. We learn that individual attitudes to money are formed in early life, and how arguments about money are often about so much more than just money.

In this programme, 20-somethings, Ben and Fay, have just moved in together. It's an exciting time, but their arguments about money are getting them down. Can they learn to see eye-to-eye?

Producer Smita Patel
Editor Emma Rippon

In an honest and intimate discussion, a counsellor helps people talk about money.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Fiona and James20190810Money is one of the top three strains on relationships and it's a common cause of rift between family and friends too. You might be cautious and risk averse and hate to see your partner frittering their money away on new clothes and nights out; while they might think you should stop being so miserly with your cash and splash out once in a while.

In the Money Box Summer series Ruth Alexander introduces ‘The Money Clinic'. We eavesdrop on the conversations of three couples and a mother and son talking honestly about their finances with a relationship counsellor. We learn who they are, about their relationship with the other person, and what financial issues are coming between them. We hear practical tips on how each couple can better to manage their cash, and also how to manage the emotional side of money. We learn that individual attitudes to money are formed in early life, and how arguments about money are often about so much more than just money.

In this programme we meet Fiona, who is frustrated by her son James' feckless attitude towards money. He's 20-years-old but she feels like he sometimes acts like a two-year-old. How can she get him to change his ways?

Producer Smita Patel
Editor Emma Rippon

In an honest and intimate discussion, a counsellor helps people talk about money

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Fiona and James2019081020190811 (R4)Money is one of the top three strains on relationships and it's a common cause of rift between family and friends too. You might be cautious and risk averse and hate to see your partner frittering their money away on new clothes and nights out; while they might think you should stop being so miserly with your cash and splash out once in a while.

In the Money Box Summer series Ruth Alexander introduces ‘The Money Clinic'. We eavesdrop on the conversations of three couples and a mother and son talking honestly about their finances with a relationship counsellor. We learn who they are, about their relationship with the other person, and what financial issues are coming between them. We hear practical tips on how each couple can better to manage their cash, and also how to manage the emotional side of money. We learn that individual attitudes to money are formed in early life, and how arguments about money are often about so much more than just money.

In this programme we meet Fiona, who is frustrated by her son James' feckless attitude towards money. He's 20-years-old but she feels like he sometimes acts like a two-year-old. How can she get him to change his ways?

Producer Smita Patel
Editor Emma Rippon

In an honest and intimate discussion, a counsellor helps people talk about money

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Fiona and James2019081020190814 (R4)Money is one of the top three strains on relationships and it's a common cause of rift between family and friends too. You might be cautious and risk averse and hate to see your partner frittering their money away on new clothes and nights out; while they might think you should stop being so miserly with your cash and splash out once in a while.

In the Money Box Summer series Ruth Alexander introduces ‘The Money Clinic'. We eavesdrop on the conversations of three couples and a mother and son talking honestly about their finances with a relationship counsellor. We learn who they are, about their relationship with the other person, and what financial issues are coming between them. We hear practical tips on how each couple can better to manage their cash, and also how to manage the emotional side of money. We learn that individual attitudes to money are formed in early life, and how arguments about money are often about so much more than just money.

In this programme we meet Fiona, who is frustrated by her son James' feckless attitude towards money. He's 20-years-old but she feels like he sometimes acts like a two-year-old. How can she get him to change his ways?

Producer Smita Patel
Editor Emma Rippon

In an honest and intimate discussion, a counsellor helps people talk about money

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Hollie and Jay20200829Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances and their feelings.

Money worries are known to put a big strain on relationships, and it can be hard to talk openly and honestly without tempers flaring or heads burying deep into the sand.

In this episode, we hear Hollie and Jay in conversation with Dee Holmes, a counsellor from the relationship charity Relate. Jay has been on furlough and is now working reduced hours, but he's still keen to save what little he has spare for a place to live with Hollie. Hollie is also keen on that idea but can't quite seem to stop dipping into her savings to buy clothes. Can they find common ground?

Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Smita Patel

Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a counsellor about their finances and their feelings.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Hollie and Jay2020082920200830 (R4)Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances and their feelings.

Money worries are known to put a big strain on relationships, and it can be hard to talk openly and honestly without tempers flaring or heads burying deep into the sand.

In this episode, we hear Hollie and Jay in conversation with Dee Holmes, a counsellor from the relationship charity Relate. Jay has been on furlough and is now working reduced hours, but he's still keen to save what little he has spare for a place to live with Hollie. Hollie is also keen on that idea but can't quite seem to stop dipping into her savings to buy clothes. Can they find common ground?

Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Smita Patel

Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a counsellor about their finances and their feelings.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Hollie and Jay2020082920200902 (R4)Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances and their feelings.

Money worries are known to put a big strain on relationships, and it can be hard to talk openly and honestly without tempers flaring or heads burying deep into the sand.

In this episode, we hear Hollie and Jay in conversation with Dee Holmes, a counsellor from the relationship charity Relate. Jay has been on furlough and is now working reduced hours, but he's still keen to save what little he has spare for a place to live with Hollie. Hollie is also keen on that idea but can't quite seem to stop dipping into her savings to buy clothes. Can they find common ground?

Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Smita Patel

Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a counsellor about their finances and their feelings.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Julie and Paul20190824Money is one of the top three strains on relationships and it's a common cause of rift between family and friends too.

You might be cautious and risk averse and hate to see your partner frittering their money away on new clothes and nights out; while they might think you should stop being so miserly with your cash and splash out once in a while.

In the Money Box Summer series Ruth Alexander introduces ‘The Money Clinic'. We eavesdrop on the conversations of three couples and a mother and son talking honestly about their finances with a relationship counsellor. We learn who they are, about their relationship with the other person, and what financial issues are coming between them. We hear practical tips on how each couple can better to manage their cash, and also how to manage the emotional side of money. We learn that individual attitudes to money are formed in early life, and how arguments about money are often about so much more than just money.

In this programme we meet Paul who wants to retire early, but his wife Julie says he can't afford to. Can they come up with a plan for this next stage of life that they will both agree to?

Producer Smita Patel
Editor Emma Rippon

In an honest and intimate discussion, a counsellor helps people talk about money.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Julie and Paul2019082420190828 (R4)Money is one of the top three strains on relationships and it's a common cause of rift between family and friends too.

You might be cautious and risk averse and hate to see your partner frittering their money away on new clothes and nights out; while they might think you should stop being so miserly with your cash and splash out once in a while.

In the Money Box Summer series Ruth Alexander introduces ‘The Money Clinic'. We eavesdrop on the conversations of three couples and a mother and son talking honestly about their finances with a relationship counsellor. We learn who they are, about their relationship with the other person, and what financial issues are coming between them. We hear practical tips on how each couple can better to manage their cash, and also how to manage the emotional side of money. We learn that individual attitudes to money are formed in early life, and how arguments about money are often about so much more than just money.

In this programme we meet Paul who wants to retire early, but his wife Julie says he can't afford to. Can they come up with a plan for this next stage of life that they will both agree to?

Producer Smita Patel
Editor Emma Rippon

In an honest and intimate discussion, a counsellor helps people talk about money.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Maggie and Declan20200822Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances and their feelings.

Money worries are known to put a big strain on relationships, and it can be hard to talk openly and honestly without tempers flaring or heads burying deep into the sand.

In this episode, Maggie and Declan split their finances 50:50, but have significantly different living costs. Maggie spends generously on Declan and his children, but feels guilty if she spends anything on herself. They sit down with Dee Holmes, a counsellor from the relationship charity Relate, to explore why Maggie feels this anxiety, and what they both might be able to do to ease it.

Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Smita Patel

Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a counsellor about their finances and their feelings.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Maggie and Declan2020082220200823 (R4)Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances and their feelings.

Money worries are known to put a big strain on relationships, and it can be hard to talk openly and honestly without tempers flaring or heads burying deep into the sand.

In this episode, Maggie and Declan split their finances 50:50, but have significantly different living costs. Maggie spends generously on Declan and his children, but feels guilty if she spends anything on herself. They sit down with Dee Holmes, a counsellor from the relationship charity Relate, to explore why Maggie feels this anxiety, and what they both might be able to do to ease it.

Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Smita Patel

Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a counsellor about their finances and their feelings.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Maggie and Declan2020082220200826 (R4)Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances and their feelings.

Money worries are known to put a big strain on relationships, and it can be hard to talk openly and honestly without tempers flaring or heads burying deep into the sand.

In this episode, Maggie and Declan split their finances 50:50, but have significantly different living costs. Maggie spends generously on Declan and his children, but feels guilty if she spends anything on herself. They sit down with Dee Holmes, a counsellor from the relationship charity Relate, to explore why Maggie feels this anxiety, and what they both might be able to do to ease it.

Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Smita Patel

Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a counsellor about their finances and their feelings.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Poppy and Cliff20190803Money is one of the top three strains on relationships and it's a common cause of rift between family and friends too.

You might be cautious and risk averse and hate to see your partner frittering their money away on new clothes and nights out; while they might think you should stop being so miserly with your cash and splash out once in a while.

In the Money Box summer series Ruth Alexander introduces ‘The Money Clinic'. We eavesdrop on the conversations of three couples and a mother and son talking honestly about their finances with a relationship counsellor. We learn who they are, about their relationship with the other person, and what financial issues are coming between them. We hear practical tips on how each couple can better to manage their cash, and also how to manage the emotional side of money. We learn that individual attitudes to money are formed in early life, and how arguments about money are often about so much more than just money.

In this programme we meet Cliff and Poppy who own a cafe together but their financial mind-sets are miles apart. He's a ‘maverick' with money, while she's intensely frugal. Can they find a middle ground?
Producer Smita Patel
Editor Emma Rippon

In an honest and intimate discussion, a counsellor helps people talk about money.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Poppy and Cliff2019080320190804 (R4)Money is one of the top three strains on relationships and it's a common cause of rift between family and friends too.

You might be cautious and risk averse and hate to see your partner frittering their money away on new clothes and nights out; while they might think you should stop being so miserly with your cash and splash out once in a while.

In the Money Box summer series Ruth Alexander introduces ‘The Money Clinic'. We eavesdrop on the conversations of three couples and a mother and son talking honestly about their finances with a relationship counsellor. We learn who they are, about their relationship with the other person, and what financial issues are coming between them. We hear practical tips on how each couple can better to manage their cash, and also how to manage the emotional side of money. We learn that individual attitudes to money are formed in early life, and how arguments about money are often about so much more than just money.

In this programme we meet Cliff and Poppy who own a cafe together but their financial mind-sets are miles apart. He's a ‘maverick' with money, while she's intensely frugal. Can they find a middle ground?
Producer Smita Patel
Editor Emma Rippon

In an honest and intimate discussion, a counsellor helps people talk about money.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Poppy and Cliff2019080320190807 (R4)Money is one of the top three strains on relationships and it's a common cause of rift between family and friends too.

You might be cautious and risk averse and hate to see your partner frittering their money away on new clothes and nights out; while they might think you should stop being so miserly with your cash and splash out once in a while.

In the Money Box summer series Ruth Alexander introduces ‘The Money Clinic'. We eavesdrop on the conversations of three couples and a mother and son talking honestly about their finances with a relationship counsellor. We learn who they are, about their relationship with the other person, and what financial issues are coming between them. We hear practical tips on how each couple can better to manage their cash, and also how to manage the emotional side of money. We learn that individual attitudes to money are formed in early life, and how arguments about money are often about so much more than just money.

In this programme we meet Cliff and Poppy who own a cafe together but their financial mind-sets are miles apart. He's a ‘maverick' with money, while she's intensely frugal. Can they find a middle ground?
Producer Smita Patel
Editor Emma Rippon

In an honest and intimate discussion, a counsellor helps people talk about money.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Poppy and Cliff20200815Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances and feelings.

In this episode, cafe owners Poppy and Cliff return to the Money Clinic to talk to Dee Holmes, a counsellor with the relationship charity, Relate. Last summer, the Liverpool cafe owners spoke to Dee about how they could find a middle ground - Cliff's ‘maverick' attitude towards money was clashing with Poppy's intense frugality. Since then, they've been forced to close their cafe due to Covid-19 and they want help managing the resulting financial and emotional fallout. Will they be able to get back on an even keel?

Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Smita Patel

Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a counsellor about their finances and their feelings.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Poppy and Cliff2020081520200816 (R4)Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances and feelings.

In this episode, cafe owners Poppy and Cliff return to the Money Clinic to talk to Dee Holmes, a counsellor with the relationship charity, Relate. Last summer, the Liverpool cafe owners spoke to Dee about how they could find a middle ground - Cliff's ‘maverick' attitude towards money was clashing with Poppy's intense frugality. Since then, they've been forced to close their cafe due to Covid-19 and they want help managing the resulting financial and emotional fallout. Will they be able to get back on an even keel?

Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Smita Patel

Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a counsellor about their finances and their feelings.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.

Poppy and Cliff2020081520200819 (R4)Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a relationship counsellor about their personal finances and feelings.

In this episode, cafe owners Poppy and Cliff return to the Money Clinic to talk to Dee Holmes, a counsellor with the relationship charity, Relate. Last summer, the Liverpool cafe owners spoke to Dee about how they could find a middle ground - Cliff's ‘maverick' attitude towards money was clashing with Poppy's intense frugality. Since then, they've been forced to close their cafe due to Covid-19 and they want help managing the resulting financial and emotional fallout. Will they be able to get back on an even keel?

Presenter: Ruth Alexander
Producer: Smita Patel

Eavesdrop as a couple open up to a counsellor about their finances and their feelings.

A relationship counsellor helps people talk about money in honest and intimate discussion.