It is extremely important to maintain solid communication as a couple about all the different aspects of your finances. One of the best ways to carry out a successful and productive conversation about financial issues is to ask questions and work together to answer them. One key question is to decide where you’re going to store important documents. You’ll also want to sit down together and assess just how much debt you’re in as well. It’s important to work out who will actually sit down each week and pay the bills and manage the money.