This is your monthly Fiscal Fitness workout 
In this month's video, Johanna shares some powerful tips for couple's checkbooks. Click here to see the video.
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Who keeps the checkbook in your family? You mean you have two checkbooks? That may keep the peace, but it may not be best for your family's financial wealth and health. There is a solution, though. Watch this month's video for my version of joint-but-separate accounts.
Fiscal Fitness Tip - Tips for tying the money knot
Start off your life together by talking about each others' money habits. This month's article is a great conversation starter. Click to read more. Fighting over money (and maybe the remote) is a top reason couples divorce. If you - or someone you love - are planning a wedding, use these tips to start the discussion about managing your joint finances. Read more
(Almost) Famous Recipes
Roasted Supper Salad Enjoy this hearty salad with white beans. Warm or cold, it's sure to hit the spot. Click here to get the recipe.
I sure love veggies. They just need to know their place - next to the meat. This salad recipe adapted from Andrea Bemis, blogger at DishingUpTheDirt, is amazing, easy, and makes my mouth water for more. The Bobfather is a resolute carnivore, so I served it with Easy Tuna Patties but it is plenty filling for lunch or dinner.  Get recipe
Nerd to the Rescue
Check out this month's Ask the Nerd Q&A!
Financial problem of the month
Have a money question? We Nerds at NerdWallet have your answer! This month's Q&A is about priorities: "Should I open a Roth IRA or increase payments to my student loans? I really want to start investing..." Read more
In closing
Eight years ago, I took Ken Zahn's prep course to help me cram for the CFP exam. That plus 60 hours of study a week for the next few weeks and I passed the exam on the first try at age 50.
Michelle proudly holding onto her CFP(R) review book!
Fast forward to 2015 and history repeats itself. Michelle just returned from the Zahn course in St. Louis and she plans to sit for the new computer version of the CFP exam at the end of March. In next month's newsletter, you'll find out if her 42-year old brain works as well as mine did at 50. Wish her luck! 

Sincerely,
Johanna Fox Turner, a fee-only Registered Financial Planner, also a CFP and CPA!
Johanna Fox Turner, CPA, CFP, RLP

Founder and Partner

Milestones Financial Planning, LLC

Fox & Company, CPA, Inc.