Couples fight about all kinds of things, but research shows finances are one of the top sources of tensions. According to a new Couples & Money Study from Fidelity Investments, a quarter of couples say money is the biggest challenge in their relationship. While 90% of couples in the study say they communicate well overall, nearly half (45%) admit they fight about money privately.
Sometimes the problem is that one partner is keeping their financial problems from the other, so they have no idea how much debt their other half is in. But a new dating app could prevent some of those money-related surprises because it requires people to have good credit to join. It’s called score and you can’t become a part of it unless your credit score is 675 or higher.
While all of the users can rest easy knowing none of the users have bad credit, their score won’t be seen by other users on the app, it’s only used to qualify. The goal of Score, beyond matching singles, is to get people talking about financial health. “We need to take the conversation to areas where finance isn’t traditionally discussed,” explains Luke Bailey, co-founder and CEO of Neon Money Club, the company that created Score. He adds that the app “aims to elevate the discussion around financial health, which has remained stagnant for decades.”
Source: NY Post