• How financial planning helped this star come out of the closet

  • Oct 2 2024
  • Length: 26 mins
  • Podcast

How financial planning helped this star come out of the closet

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  • Can love, money, and show biz successfully mix? Married couple Eric Berger and Dan Amboyer prove it's possible, albeit rare. You might recognize actor Amboyer from hit TV shows like Younger and Uncoupled, while his husband Berger is a Senior Vice President of Wealth Management at UBS. On this episode Living Not So Fabulously, hosts David & John Auten-Schneider dive deeper into their story of the financial and emotional impact of coming out in the entertainment industry, and securing their future together. Amboyer knew he would lose the 'leading-man' type of roles if he came out. "I do the Lifetime movies and the Hallmark movies. You're the straight guy and there's a certain audience that those companies are trying to appeal for....They're saying, can you also then play the straight guy in this? And so me just knowing I'm not gonna have necessarily all those same types of roles and that is gonna be a financial hit." Together, they have candid conversations about money, identity, and career risk considerations they tackled as a couple. Amboyer and Berger also reveal how they prepared financially for their family, including navigating the complex surrogacy and legal processes to have children. With humor and honesty, Berger and Amboyer offer valuable insights into getting on the same financial page as a couple, managing uncertainty, and creating long-term security. It's time to take their lessons and start building your own financial harmony, today. Hosts and husbands of Living Not So Fabulously, David & John Auten-Schneider, dive into real money stories with activists, allies, artists, tech-gurus, and trailblazers in the LGBTQ+ community to give you tangible takeaways to tackle your wallet woes. Find this episode's transcripts and more episodes of Living Not So Fabulously at http://finance.yahoo.com/videos/series/living-fabulously/. Have a money story of your own? Questions? Fan mail? Email us at yfpodcasts@yahooinc.com. 00:00-Eric Berger and Dan Amboyer joins Living Not So Fabulously 06:00-Coming out at a cost 8:00-Financial preparing for change 15:00-Uniqueness of family planning for same-sex couples 17:30-Preparing kids' finances Yahoo Finance's Living Not So Fabulously is hosted by David & John Auten-Schneider, and created and produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky. Actor Dan Amboyer has been in hit TV shows like Younger and Uncoupled, while his husband Eric Berger is a Senior Vice President of Wealth Management at UBS. Amboyer and Berger shared their story with the world first in 2017, when they announced their marriage in People Magazine, inspiring us all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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