Wednesday Breakfast: Angelo Baronessa – Breakups, Beneficiaries & Sexually Transmitted Debt

Financial advisor and JOY favourite Angelo Baronessa returns to the studio to talk about one of life’s trickier transitions — how to handle your money during a separation or divorce.

With Brett opening up about his own current separation, the team dives into everything from superannuation and wills to who technically owns the couch, and how de facto relationships work in Australia (spoiler: two years = very real in the eyes of the law). We also learn about “sexually transmitted debt” (yes, it’s a thing), the risks of joint accounts, and how queer-specific family dynamics — like surrogacy and cohabitation — complicate the financial picture even further.

Smart, supportive, and surprisingly hilarious — this is finance advice the queer community actually needs.