Under capitalism we are all supposed to be self-sufficient, competitive and selfish individuals if we want to ensure we have (more than) what we need in life. Punk culture has long defined itself in opposition to this, choosing to build up beautiful communal sand castles. But how do we continue to work towards building communal wealth with lovers, partners, friends and our overall community without falling into all the same old conflicts that led the punk houses of our youth to fall apart? 
In this episode of BLTD, the Ladies Who Crunch explore tactics for creating harmonious communal financial systems instead of hostile ones --  finding the middle ground between enduring 3-hr collective consensus meetings and sacrificing one person to become the keeper of the binder bills who everyone will resent and treat really shitty. Whether your goal is to band together with friends to finally afford a home in this nutty housing bubble, to start a business or buy a car you intend to time-share with your bestie or to deeply blend your finances with a life partner (platonic or otherwise), this episode will help you get past the anxiety and learn concrete strategies for making it work. 
Also included in this episode: 

Memories of our own dreamy and/or drama-filled collective living experiences
Discussion of why it is so hard to discuss money-stuff with others
Understanding what circumstances require getting that shit in writing 
Tips for healthy communications about shared finances (i.e. our version of radical candor combined with all our learnings from decades of negotiating activist consensus meetings)
A deep dive into de-risking entering into financial contracts with others, from dealing with inter-personal loans to building up communal emergency funds
Hot takes on what to do if despite taking all our great advice, shit still falls apart
A lot of very joy-filled laughs from your hosts Hadassah & Laura Boo

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This episode is part of our second season. We are calling this season "Punks Not Dead and Capitalism Still Sucks" and it explores the question: how did 90s and 2000’s punk intersect with money, and what can that teach us today? What if you don’t “Live fast die young,” but have to meet needs over the course of your life instead?
Listeners will hear stories -- from “the punkest way I ever made money,” to “the worst minimum wage job I ever had,” to “magic bullshit I did to try to avoid working” -- as well as learn facts about how the financial systems around us operate.
The show is written and produced by the Ladies Who Crunch: Queer femme artist/organizers turned financial professionals Laura and Hadassah, who explore the alternative ways of being that crafted the bedrock of who they are today to understand what they learned - and had to unlearn - from punk in order to figure out their money lives and to understand financial systems.
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The Ladies Who Crunch are Hadassah Damien and Laura Boo. More information about us and this podcast can be found at ladieswhocrunch.club.
Please follow us on Instagram (@bottomlinestopdollars) and if you want to send us questions or episode ideas, email us at bottomlinestopdollars@gmail.com.