Summary: Dealing with a full plate? Teresa shares how she and her husband worked together on paying down their debt while dealing with a health crisis!<br> [smart_track_player url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/couplemoney/How_to_Handle_Health_and_Money_Stress_as_a_Couple.mp3″ social=”true” social_twitter=”true” social_facebook=”true” social_gplus=”true” ]<br> Dealing with Money and Health Stress Together<br> <br> Life is a mix of the mundane, adventure, and the completely unexpected.<br> This year alone has been a roller-coaster for us. We’ve had some huge wins with buying our house, something we really planned and worked towards to find.<br> I also got to dig deeper with podcasting as I attended my first conference, the big one – Podcast Movement in Chicago this summer. So many people and information there, I’m still processing it.<br> We also had some big bumps. We have several loved ones dealing with health problems, major and/or chronic.<br> We’d love to think can anticipate or fix anything that comes our way, but that’s not the case. Sometimes we’re hit with big news, the kind you never think of or can prepare for.<br> And to make things more difficult, it can come up in the middle of another big change.<br> Teresa Randolph, host of <a href="http://popcollectorspodcast.com">Pop Collectors Podcast</a>, had to deal with this first hand. Today she shares how she and her husban worked together through a health crisis and how they dug out of debt.<br> Hope you enjoy!<br> <br> Subscribe to Couple Money Podcast via <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/couple-money-podcast-build/id924656111">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/elle-martinez/couple-money-podcast?refid=stpr">Stitcher</a>, or copy <a href="http://couplemoneypodcast.com/feed/podcast/">this link to use </a>with a podcatcher of your choice. You can also find me hanging out on <a href="https://twitter.com/CoupleMoney">Twitter </a>and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/couplemoney">Facebook!</a><br> <br> Resources on Dealing with Stress as a Couple<br> If you’re looking for more ways to work together through tough times, here are some resources: <br> <br> * <a href="http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2013/10/07/how-big-is-your-circle-of-control/">How Big is your Circle of Control?</a><br> <br> If you want to chat with Teresa, check her out on Instagram!<br> Thank You to Our Partners<br> Support for this podcast comes from partners like Personal Capital. Easy to set up & easy to use. You can have all your investments, income, and expenses all pulled into one place.<br> Did I mention it’s free? Why don’t you<a href="http://couplemoneypodcast.com/pc"> give Personal Capital a try today</a>?<br> Support for this podcast also comes from <a href="http://couplemoneypodcast.com/divvy">Divvy Investments</a>. If you’re looking for an easy way to help keep your portfolio on target for retirement without having to link your accounts to yet another service, <a href="http://couplemoneypodcast.com/divvy">check out Divvy</a>.<br> Listeners can get a 10% discount; use the coupon code, “Couplemoney”.<br> Music Credit<br> Like the music in this episode? Our theme song is by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/gentleregime">Gentle Regime</a>. I also want to thank <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts/">Lee Rosevere</a> for music in this episode.<br> QUESTION OF THE DAY: What crisis have you two worked through?<br> <br>
