My roommate and I signed a lease together but we never talked about how we'd handle it if one of us lost our job or had a financial emergency and now I'm unemployed and we're both stressed about the rent situation. We've been friends for years but we're realizing we never established any kind of financial backup plan for our shared living situation.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are discovering that shared financial obligation requires explicit planning for contingencies they hoped would never happen.
“Where Are You with Budgeting and financial planning?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.